Norma Jean & Marilyn is a 1996 made-for-TV biographical film produced by HBO and premiered on 18 May 1996. Ashley Judd as Norma Jean and Mira Sorvino as Marilyn Monroe. The film also featured Josh Charles, Ron Rifkin, Lindsay Crouse, David Dukes as Arthur Miller, and Peter Dobson as Joe DiMaggio. It was partially-based on "Norma Jean: My Secret Life With Marilyn Monroe" by actor Ted Jordan (played by Charles), who claimed to have had a years-long relationship with Monroe.
The tagline for the highly-fictionalized film summarizes the plot: Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality. In dream-like scenes, Monroe and her former self appear together, with Norma Jean sometimes taunting Marilyn.
It was nominated for 5 Emmy Awards, including for both lead actresses.
