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Lana Turner

Acting 74 (deceased) years old Wallace, Idaho, USA ★ 1.5
Born: February 8, 1921
Died: June 29, 1995

Biography

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Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in They Won't Forget (1937). She played featured roles, often as the ingenue, in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938). During the early 1940s she established herself as a leading actress in such films as Johnny Eager (1941), Ziegfeld Girl (1941) and Somewhere I'll Find You (1942). She is known as one of the first Hollywood scream queens thanks to her role in the 1941 horror film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and her reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her performance in the film noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). Her popularity continued through the 1950s, in such films as The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Peyton Place (1957), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 1958, her daughter, Cheryl Crane, stabbed Turner's lover Johnny Stompanato to death. A coroner's inquest brought considerable media attention to Turner and concluded that Crane had acted in self defense. Turner's next film, Imitation of Life (1959), proved to be one of the greatest successes of her career, but from the early 1960s her roles were fewer. She gained recognition near the end of her career with a recurring guest role in the television series Falcon Crest during 1982 and 1983. Turner made her final television appearance in 1991, and died from throat cancer in 1995.

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Known For

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Self (archive footage) 1988
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited) 1952
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl Sheila Regan 1941
Betrayed
Betrayed Carla Van Oven 1954
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland 1947

Filmography

Acting Credits (97)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2018
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope... Self (archive footage) 2017
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage) 2004
Murders of Hollywood
Murders of Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2003
Reflections of Evil
Reflections of Evil Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage) 2002
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir Self (archive footage) 2001
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner Self (archive footage) 1996
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine Isabelle (archive footage) 1993
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files 1992
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Self (archive footage) 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Self (archive footage) 1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Self 1987
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (archive footage) 1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage) 1982
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Jacqueline Perrault 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Witches' Brew
Witches' Brew Vivian Cross 1980
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns (archive footage) 1979
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Elizabeth Raley 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Elizabeth Raleigh 1977
Bittersweet Love
Bittersweet Love Claire 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
Persecution
Persecution Carrie Masters 1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory Self (archive footage) 1972
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
Harold Robbins' The Survivors 1969
The Big Cube
The Big Cube Adriana Roman 1969
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self - Guest / Various Characters 1967
Madame X
Madame X Holly Parker 1966
Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces Kit Jordon 1965
Who's Got the Action?
Who's Got the Action? Melanie Flood 1962
Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise Rosemary Howard 1961
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed Marjorie Penrose 1961
Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black Sheila Cabot 1960
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life Lora Meredith 1959
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Andy Hardy Comes Home Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited) 1958
Another Time, Another Place
Another Time, Another Place Sara Scott 1958
The Lady Takes a Flyer
The Lady Takes a Flyer Maggie Colby 1958
Peyton Place
Peyton Place Constance MacKenzie 1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956
Diane
Diane Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze 1956
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur Lady Edwina Esketh 1955
MGM Parade
MGM Parade Self 1955
The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase Elsa Keller 1955
The Prodigal
The Prodigal Samarra 1955
Betrayed
Betrayed Carla Van Oven 1954
Flame and the Flesh
Flame and the Flesh Madeline 1954
Great Lady Has an Interview
Great Lady Has an Interview The Star 1954
Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers Nora Taylor 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful Georgia Lorrison 1952
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow Crystal Radek 1952
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited) 1952
Mr. Imperium
Mr. Imperium Fredda Barlo 1951
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own Lily Brannel James 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers Lady De Winter 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Homecoming
Homecoming Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall 1948
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland 1947
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street Marianne Patourel 1947
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice Cora Smith 1946
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf Bunny Smith 1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
Keep Your Powder Dry Valerie Parks 1945
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Marriage Is a Private Affair Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West 1944
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (archive footage) 1944
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady Lana Turner (uncredited) 1943
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War Self 1943
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden 1943
The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession Lana Turner 1943
Strictly G.I.
Strictly G.I. Self - Guest Star 1943
Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You Paula Lane 1942
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager Lisbeth Bard 1941
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk Elizabeth Cotton 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Beatrix 'Bea' Emery 1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl Sheila Regan 1941
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self 1940
We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young Marjorie White Brooks 1940
Trifles of Importance
Trifles of Importance Self (archive footage) 1940
Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway Pat Mahoney 1940
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed Patty Marlow 1939
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga Herself (uncredited) 1939
These Glamour Girls
These Glamour Girls Jane Thomas 1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare Rosalie Lewett 1939
Dramatic School
Dramatic School Mado 1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Rich Man, Poor Girl Helen 1938
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd Passerby (uncredited) 1938
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Love Finds Andy Hardy Cynthia Potter 1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Adventures of Marco Polo Maid 1938
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick Mlle. Auber 1937
Topper
Topper Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 1937
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget Mary Clay 1937
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Self 1936

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