Lana Turner
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-02-08
Day of Death
1995-06-29 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Wallace, Idaho, USA
Lana 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
Acting
(2019)
Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)
(2002)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2002)
Reflections of Evil
as Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage)
(2001)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1993)
La Classe américaine
as Isabelle (archive footage)
(1988)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
(1987)
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1980)
Witches' Brew
as Vivian Cross
(1979)
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1976)
Bittersweet Love
as Claire
(1974)
Persecution
as Carrie Masters
(1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1969)
The Big Cube
as Adriana Roman
(1966)
Madame X
as Holly Parker
(1965)
Love Has Many Faces
as Kit Jordon
(1962)
Who's Got the Action?
as Melanie Flood
(1961)
Bachelor in Paradise
as Rosemary Howard
(1961)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1961)
By Love Possessed
as Marjorie Penrose
(1960)
Portrait in Black
as Sheila Cabot
(1959)
Imitation of Life
as Lora Meredith
(1958)
Another Time, Another Place
as Sara Scott
(1958)
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1958)
The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Maggie Colby
(1957)
Peyton Place
as Constance MacKenzie
(1956)
Diane
as Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
(1955)
The Prodigal
as Samarra
(1955)
The Sea Chase
as Elsa Keller
(1955)
The Rains of Ranchipur
as Lady Edwina Esketh
(1954)
Betrayed
as Carla Van Oven
(1954)
Flame and the Flesh
as Madeline
(1954)
Great Lady Has an Interview
as The Star
(1953)
Latin Lovers
as Nora Taylor
(1952)
Singin' in the Rain
as Actress in 'The Royal Rascal' (uncredited)
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Georgia Lorrison
(1952)
The Merry Widow
as Crystal Radek
(1951)
Mr. Imperium
as Fredda Barlo
(1950)
A Life of Her Own
as Lily Brannel James
(1948)
The Three Musketeers
as Lady De Winter
(1948)
Homecoming
as Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
(1947)
Green Dolphin Street
as Marianne Patourel
(1947)
Cass Timberlane
as Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
(1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Cora Smith
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Bunny Smith
(1945)
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Valerie Parks
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1944)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Lana Turner (uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
Strictly G.I.
as Self - Guest Star
(1943)
The Youngest Profession
as Lana Turner
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Paula Lane
(1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Beatrix 'Bea' Emery
(1941)
Ziegfeld Girl
as Sheila Regan
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as Lisbeth 'Liz' Bard
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Elizabeth Cotton
(1940)
(1940)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Pat Mahoney
(1940)
Trifles of Importance
as Self (archive footage)
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Marjorie White Brooks
(1939)
These Glamour Girls
as Jane Thomas
(1939)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Patty Marlow
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Rosalie Lewett
(1939)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Herself (uncredited)
(1938)
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Cynthia Potter
(1938)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Maid
(1938)
Dramatic School
as Mado
(1938)
Rich Man, Poor Girl
as Helen
(1938)
Four's a Crowd
as Passerby (uncredited)
(1937)
Topper
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Mary Clay
(1937)
The Great Garrick
as Mlle. Auber
(1936)
Crew
(1958)
Another Time, Another Place
Co-Producer