Farran Smith Nehme

The Marilyn moment: Monroe at 100

During her lifetime, Marilyn Monroe was condescended to by critics, directors and other actors, who too often confused her with the dumb blondes she was asked to play. One hundred years after her birth it's time to put aside the distractions of her beauty and the tragic aspects of her life and consider the knockout moments in her films that illuminate what she really was – a hard-working, gifted and hugely original actress.