"My name is Marilyn Monroe (/ˈmærəlɪn mənˈroʊ/; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) I was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, I became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. I was a top-billed actress for a decade, and my films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2023) by the time of my death in 1962. Long after my death, I remain a pop culture icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked me as the sixth-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood."