8 Showstopping Roles That Made Marilyn Monroe an Icon

This heist film, based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W.R. Burnett, gave Monroe her breakout role. Her part as Angela, a young mistress who gets unwittingly entangled in a crime, isn't big, but it is certainly memorable. Angela gave Monroe the start of her movie-star career, and she also gave us one of the best comebacks of all time: "Haven't you bothered me enough, you big banana head?"