1921-02-08 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.
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2018-07-27 |
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This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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Murders of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2003-01-01 |
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Reflections of Evil | Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage) | 2002-03-22 |
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Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-03-21 |
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Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir | Self (archive footage) | 2001-10-01 |
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Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-22 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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La Classe américaine | Isabelle (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files | 1992-01-01 | |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self (archive footage) | 1988-05-16 |
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-01 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage) | 1982-05-21 |
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Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
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Witches' Brew | Vivian Cross | 1980-10-31 |
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The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
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Bittersweet Love | Claire | 1976-10-01 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Persecution | Carrie Masters | 1974-11-07 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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The Big Cube | Adriana Roman | 1969-04-30 |
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Madame X | Holly Parker | 1966-03-03 |
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Love Has Many Faces | Kit Jordon | 1965-02-24 |
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Who's Got the Action? | Melanie Flood | 1962-12-25 |
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By Love Possessed | Marjorie Penrose | 1961-07-19 |
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Bachelor in Paradise | Rosemary Howard | 1961-11-01 |
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Portrait in Black | Sheila Cabot | 1960-07-27 |
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Imitation of Life | Lora Meredith | 1959-04-09 |
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Andy Hardy Comes Home | Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1958-12-22 |
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Another Time, Another Place | Sara Scott | 1958-05-02 |
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The Lady Takes a Flyer | Maggie Colby | 1958-01-30 |
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Peyton Place | Constance MacKenzie | 1957-12-13 |
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Diane | Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze | 1956-01-12 |
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The Rains of Ranchipur | Lady Edwina Esketh | 1955-12-14 |
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The Sea Chase | Elsa Keller | 1955-06-04 |
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The Prodigal | Samarra | 1955-05-06 |
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Great Lady Has an Interview | The Star | 1954-02-14 |
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Flame and the Flesh | Madeline | 1954-05-05 |
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Betrayed | Carla Van Oven | 1954-09-07 |
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Latin Lovers | Nora Taylor | 1953-08-12 |
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Singin' in the Rain | Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited) | 1952-04-10 |
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The Merry Widow | Crystal Radek | 1952-09-05 |
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The Bad and the Beautiful | Georgia Lorrison | 1952-12-25 |
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Mr. Imperium | Fredda Barlo | 1951-03-02 |
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A Life of Her Own | Lily Brannel James | 1950-09-01 |
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Homecoming | Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall | 1948-04-29 |
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The Three Musketeers | Lady De Winter | 1948-10-20 |
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Green Dolphin Street | Marianne Patourel | 1947-01-15 |
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Cass Timberlane | Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland | 1947-11-06 |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice | Cora Smith | 1946-05-02 |
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Week-End at the Waldorf | Bunny Smith | 1945-10-04 |
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Keep Your Powder Dry | Valerie Parks | 1945-04-01 |
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Marriage Is a Private Affair | Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West | 1944-08-23 |
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Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944-01-01 |
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The Youngest Profession | Lana Turner | 1943-02-26 |
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Strictly G.I. | Self - Guest Star | 1943-01-01 |
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Du Barry Was a Lady | Lana Turner (uncredited) | 1943-08-13 |
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Slightly Dangerous | Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden | 1943-04-01 |
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Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
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Somewhere I'll Find You | Paula Lane | 1942-08-27 |
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Honky Tonk | Elizabeth Cotton | 1941-10-01 |
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Johnny Eager | Lisbeth Bard | 1941-12-09 |
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Ziegfeld Girl | Sheila Regan | 1941-04-25 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Beatrix 'Bea' Emery | 1941-08-12 |
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Trifles of Importance | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-13 |
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Two Girls on Broadway | Pat Mahoney | 1940-04-19 |
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We Who Are Young | Marjorie White Brooks | 1940-07-19 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga | Herself (uncredited) | 1939-09-02 |
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Calling Dr. Kildare | Rosalie Lewett | 1939-04-28 |
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These Glamour Girls | Jane Thomas | 1939-08-18 |
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Dancing Co-Ed | Patty Marlow | 1939-09-29 |
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Four's a Crowd | Passerby (uncredited) | 1938-08-04 |
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The Adventures of Marco Polo | Maid | 1938-04-07 |
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Rich Man, Poor Girl | Helen | 1938-08-12 |
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Love Finds Andy Hardy | Cynthia Potter | 1938-07-22 |
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Dramatic School | Mado | 1938-12-09 |
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The Great Garrick | Mlle. Auber | 1937-10-30 |
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Topper | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
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They Won't Forget | Mary Clay | 1937-07-14 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self | 1936-09-11 |
