Lana Turner
Acting
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
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movieScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieThis Is Bob Hope...
2017
Self (archive footage)
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieMurders of Hollywood
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieReflections of Evil
2002
Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage)
movieMarlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieLana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieBecoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
movieLa Classe américaine
1993
Isabelle (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
(archive footage)
movieDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
(in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Jacqueline Perrault
movieWitches' Brew
1980
Vivian Cross
movieThe Hollywood Clowns
1979
(archive footage)
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Elizabeth Raley / Elizabeth Raleigh
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
moviePersecution
1974
Carrie Masters
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
tvHarold Robbins' The Survivors
1969
Tracy Carlyle Hastings
movieThe Big Cube
1969
Adriana Roman
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
movieMadame X
1966
Holly Parker
movieLove Has Many Faces
1965
Kit Jordon
movieWho's Got the Action?
1962
Melanie Flood
movieHollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBachelor in Paradise
1961
Rosemary Howard
movieBy Love Possessed
1961
Marjorie Penrose
moviePortrait in Black
1960
Sheila Cabot
movieImitation of Life
1959
Lora Meredith
movieAndy Hardy Comes Home
1958
Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieAnother Time, Another Place
1958
Sara Scott
movieThe Lady Takes a Flyer
1958
Maggie Colby
moviePeyton Place
1957
Constance MacKenzie
movieDiane
1956
Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
movieThe Rains of Ranchipur
1955
Lady Edwina Esketh
tvMGM Parade
1955
Self
movieThe Sea Chase
1955
Elsa Keller
movieThe Prodigal
1955
Samarra
movieBetrayed
1954
Carla Van Oven
movieFlame and the Flesh
1954
Madeline
movieLatin Lovers
1953
Nora Taylor
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Georgia Lorrison
movieThe Merry Widow
1952
Crystal Radek
movieSingin' in the Rain
1952
Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)
movieMr. Imperium
1951
Fredda Barlo
movieA Life of Her Own
1950
Lily Brannel James
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
movieThe Three Musketeers
1948
Lady De Winter
movieHomecoming
1948
Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
movieCass Timberlane
1947
Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
movieGreen Dolphin Street
1947
Marianne Patourel
movieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
Cora Smith
movieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945
Bunny Smith
movieKeep Your Powder Dry
1945
Valerie Parks
movieMarriage Is a Private Affair
1944
Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West
movieTwenty Years After
1944
(archive footage)
movieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943
Lana Turner (uncredited)
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
movieThe Youngest Profession
1943
Lana Turner
movieStrictly G.I.
1943
Self - Guest Star
movieSomewhere I'll Find You
1942
Paula Lane
movieJohnny Eager
1941
Lisbeth Bard
movieHonky Tonk
1941
Elizabeth Cotton
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
Beatrix 'Bea' Emery
movieZiegfeld Girl
1941
Sheila Regan
movieWe Who Are Young
1940
Marjorie White Brooks
movieTrifles of Importance
1940
Self (archive footage)
movieTwo Girls on Broadway
1940
Pat Mahoney
movieDancing Co-Ed
1939
Patty Marlow
movieRhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939
Herself (uncredited)
movieThese Glamour Girls
1939
Jane Thomas
movieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
Rosalie Lewett
movieFour's a Crowd
1938
Passerby (uncredited)
movieThe Great Garrick
1937
Mlle. Auber
movieTopper
1937
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
movieThey Won't Forget
1937
Mary Clay
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movieAnother Time, Another Place
1958
Co-Producer