Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 08, 1921
Died
Jun 29, 1995
Place of Birth
Wallace, Idaho, USA
Credits
98 titles
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
Filmography
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Reflections of Evil
Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
La Classe américaine
Isabelle (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
Falcon Crest
Jacqueline Perrault
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Witches' Brew
Vivian Cross
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
Ciné regards
Self
The Love Boat
Elizabeth Raley
Bittersweet Love
Claire
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Persecution
Carrie Masters
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
Tracy Carlyle Hastings
The Big Cube
Adriana Roman
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Madame X
Holly Parker
Love Has Many Faces
Kit Jordon
Who's Got the Action?
Melanie Flood
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bachelor in Paradise
Rosemary Howard
By Love Possessed
Marjorie Penrose
Portrait in Black
Sheila Cabot
Imitation of Life
Lora Meredith
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Another Time, Another Place
Sara Scott
The Lady Takes a Flyer
Maggie Colby
Peyton Place
Constance MacKenzie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Diane
Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
The Rains of Ranchipur
Lady Edwina Esketh
MGM Parade
Self
The Sea Chase
Elsa Keller
The Prodigal
Samarra