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Lana Turner
Actor, Producer
Died June 29, 1995 (74 years)
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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.
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
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as Sheila Cabot |
| 2017 | Gene Tierney, une star oubliée · as Cast |
| 2016 | Chris Olsen - The Boy Who Cried · as Cast |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Cora Smith In The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | Reflections of Evil · as Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Sweet Dreams · as Madame X |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years · as Constance Mackenzie |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as Isabelle (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "johnny Eager" / "the Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive Footage) |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Jacqueline Perrault |
| 1980 | Witches' Brew · as Vivian Cross |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Raley |
| 1976 | Bittersweet Love · as Claire |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | Persecution · as Carrie Masters |
| 1969 | The Survivors (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as 'gone With The Wind' Screen Test (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Big Cube · as Adriana Roman |
| 1966 | Madame X · as Holly Parker |
| 1965 | Love Has Many Faces · as Kit Jordon |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses · as (archive Footage) |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action? · as Melanie Flood |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed · as Marjorie Penrose |
| 1961 | Bachelor in Paradise · as Rosemary Howard |
| 1960 | Portrait in Black · as Sheila Cabot |
| 1959 | Imitation of Life · as Lora Meredith |
| 1958 | Andy Hardy Comes Home · as Cynthia Potter (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place · as Sara Scott |
| 1957 | 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 Rains of Ranchipur · as Lady Edwina Esketh |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase · as Elsa Keller |
| 1955 | The Prodigal · as Samarra |
| 1954 | Betrayed · as Carla Van Oven |
| 1954 | Flame and the Flesh · as Madeline |
| 1953 | Latin Lovers · as Nora Taylor |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful · as Georgia Lorrison |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow · as Crystal Radek |
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain · as Actress In 'the Royal Rascal' (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Mr. Imperium · as Fredda Barlo |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 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 | Cass Timberlane · as Virginia 'jinny' Marshland |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street · as Marianne Patourel |
| 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 | 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 |
| 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You · as Paula Lane |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager · as Lisbeth 'liz' Bard |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk · as Elizabeth Cotton |
| 1941 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Beatrix 'bea' Emery |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl · as Sheila Regan |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young · as Marjorie White Brooks |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway · as Pat Mahoney |
| 1939 | Dancing Co-Ed · as Patty Marlow |
| 1939 | These Glamour Girls · as Jane Thomas |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare · as Rosalie Lewett |
| 1938 | Dramatic School · as Mado |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd · as Passerby (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Rich Man, Poor Girl · as Helen |
| 1938 | The Chaser · as Miss Rutherford |
| 1938 | Love Finds Andy Hardy · as Cynthia Potter |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo · as Maid |
| 1937 | The Great Garrick · as Mlle. Auber |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget · as Mary Clay |
| 1937 |