Lana Turner
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1921-02-08
- Died
- 1995-06-29
- Place of birth
- Wallace, Idaho, USA
- Also known as
- Julia Jean Turner · Лана Тёрнер · Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Falcon Crest
1981
as Jacqueline Perrault
The Love Boat
1977
as Elizabeth Raley / Elizabeth Raleigh
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
1969
as Tracy Carlyle Hastings
Movies (85)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
Imitation of Life
1959
as Lora Meredith
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Lady De Winter
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Cora Smith
Madame X
1966
as Holly Parker
Diane
1956
as Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
Topper
1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
1941
as Lisbeth Bard
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Beatrix 'Bea' Emery
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Georgia Lorrison
Homecoming
1948
as Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Mr. Imperium
1951
as Fredda Barlo
Peyton Place
1957
as Constance MacKenzie
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Sheila Regan
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Classe américaine
1993
as Isabelle (archive footage)
The Sea Chase
1955
as Elsa Keller
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Latin Lovers
1953
as Nora Taylor
By Love Possessed
1961
as Marjorie Penrose
Honky Tonk
1941
as Elizabeth Cotton
Betrayed
1954
as Carla Van Oven
The Prodigal
1955
as Samarra
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Who's Got the Action?
1962
as Melanie Flood
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Lana Turner (uncredited)
Reflections of Evil
2002
as Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage)
A Life of Her Own
1950
as Lily Brannel James
Portrait in Black
1960
as Sheila Cabot
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Helen
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Jane Thomas
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
as Rosemary Howard
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Sara Scott
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
as Cynthia Potter
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Youngest Profession
1943
as Lana Turner
Witches' Brew
1980
as Vivian Cross
The Merry Widow
1952
as Crystal Radek
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958
as Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
as Paula Lane
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Rosalie Lewett
Green Dolphin Street
1947
as Marianne Patourel
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Bunny Smith
They Won't Forget
1937
as Mary Clay
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Valerie Parks
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955
as Lady Edwina Esketh
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Patty Marlow
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
We Who Are Young
1940
as Marjorie White Brooks
Love Has Many Faces
1965
as Kit Jordon
Flame and the Flesh
1954
as Madeline
Trifles of Importance
1940
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Maid
The Lady Takes a Flyer
1958
as Maggie Colby
The Great Garrick
1937
as Mlle. Auber
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Passerby (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Pat Mahoney
Bittersweet Love
1976
as Claire
Dramatic School
1938
as Mado
The Big Cube
1969
as Adriana Roman
Persecution
1974
as Carrie Masters
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939
as Herself (uncredited)
Great Lady Has an Interview
1954
as The Star
Strictly G.I.
1943
as Self - Guest Star
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
About Lana Turner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 scre… With 95 credits spanning from 1936 to 2018, Lana Turner has appeared in 85 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lana Turner Movies
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) — as (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
- Imitation of Life (1959) — as Lora Meredith
- The Three Musketeers (1948) — as Lady De Winter
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
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