Lana Turner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1921
- Died
- June 29, 1995
- Birthplace
- Wallace, Idaho, USA
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.
Filmography
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood 2018
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope... 2017
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song 2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner 1996
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Classe américaine 1993
as Isabelle (archive footage)
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files 1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
as (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
Witches' Brew 1980
as Vivian Cross
The Hollywood Clowns 1979
as (archive footage)
Bittersweet Love 1976
as Claire
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
Persecution 1974
as Carrie Masters
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Cube 1969
as Adriana Roman
Madame X 1966
as Holly Parker
Love Has Many Faces 1965
as Kit Jordon
Who's Got the Action? 1962
as Melanie Flood
Hollywood: The Selznick Years 1961
as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bachelor in Paradise 1961
as Rosemary Howard
By Love Possessed 1961
as Marjorie Penrose
Portrait in Black 1960
as Sheila Cabot
Imitation of Life 1959
as Lora Meredith
Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958
as Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Another Time, Another Place 1958
as Sara Scott, Co-Producer
The Lady Takes a Flyer 1958
as Maggie Colby
Peyton Place 1957
as Constance MacKenzie
Diane 1956
as Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
The Rains of Ranchipur 1955
as Lady Edwina Esketh
The Sea Chase 1955
as Elsa Keller
The Prodigal 1955
as Samarra
Betrayed 1954
as Carla Van Oven
Flame and the Flesh 1954
as Madeline
Great Lady Has an Interview 1954
as The Star
Latin Lovers 1953
as Nora Taylor
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
as Georgia Lorrison
The Merry Widow 1952
as Crystal Radek
Singin' in the Rain 1952
as Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)
Mr. Imperium 1951
as Fredda Barlo
A Life of Her Own 1950
as Lily Brannel James
The Three Musketeers 1948
as Lady De Winter
Homecoming 1948
as Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
Cass Timberlane 1947
as Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
Green Dolphin Street 1947
as Marianne Patourel
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946
as Cora Smith
Week-End at the Waldorf 1945
as Bunny Smith
Keep Your Powder Dry 1945
as Valerie Parks
Marriage Is a Private Affair 1944
as Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943
as Lana Turner (uncredited)
Show-Business at War 1943
as Self
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
The Youngest Profession 1943
as Lana Turner
Strictly G.I. 1943
as Self - Guest Star
Somewhere I'll Find You 1942
as Paula Lane
Johnny Eager 1941
as Lisbeth Bard
Honky Tonk 1941
as Elizabeth Cotton
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
as Beatrix Emery
Ziegfeld Girl 1941
as Sheila Regan
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
We Who Are Young 1940
as Marjorie White Brooks
Trifles of Importance 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Two Girls on Broadway 1940
as Pat Mahoney
Dancing Co-Ed 1939
as Patty Marlow
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga 1939
as Herself (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls 1939
as Jane Thomas
Calling Dr. Kildare 1939
as Rosalie Lewett
Dramatic School 1938
as Mado
Rich Man, Poor Girl 1938
as Helen
Four's a Crowd 1938
as Passerby (uncredited)
Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938
as Cynthia
The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938
as Maid
The Great Garrick 1937
as Mlle. Auber
Topper 1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
They Won't Forget 1937
as Mary Clay
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) 1936
as Self
Credits from TMDB.