Acting
Lana Turner
EN, FR cinema · 86 credits
Born
8 February 1921
Died
29 June 1995 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Wallace, Idaho, USA
Also known as Julia Jean Turner · Лана Тёрнер · Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner
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
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Classe américaine
as Isabelle (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Witches' Brew
as Vivian Cross
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
Bittersweet Love
as Claire
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Persecution
as Carrie Masters
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Cube
as Adriana Roman
Madame X
as Holly Parker
Love Has Many Faces
as Kit Jordon
Who's Got the Action?
as Melanie Flood
Bachelor in Paradise
as Rosemary Howard
By Love Possessed
as Marjorie Penrose
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
Portrait in Black
as Sheila Cabot
Imitation of Life
as Lora Meredith
Another Time, Another Place
as Sara Scott, Co-Producer
The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Maggie Colby
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peyton Place
as Constance MacKenzie
Diane
as Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
The Sea Chase
as Elsa Keller
The Rains of Ranchipur
as Lady Edwina Esketh
The Prodigal
as Samarra
Betrayed
as Carla Van Oven
Flame and the Flesh
as Madeline
Great Lady Has an Interview
as The Star
Latin Lovers
as Nora Taylor
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Georgia Lorrison
The Merry Widow
as Crystal Radek
Singin' in the Rain
as Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)
Mr. Imperium
as Fredda Barlo
A Life of Her Own
as Lily Brannel James
The Three Musketeers
as Lady De Winter
Homecoming
as Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
Cass Timberlane
as Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
Green Dolphin Street
as Marianne Patourel
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Cora Smith
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Bunny Smith
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Valerie Parks
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
The Youngest Profession
as Lana Turner
Slightly Dangerous
as Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Lana Turner (uncredited)
Strictly G.I.
as Self - Guest Star
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Paula Lane
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Beatrix 'Bea' Emery
Ziegfeld Girl
as Sheila Regan
Johnny Eager
as Lisbeth Bard
Honky Tonk
as Elizabeth Cotton
Trifles of Importance
as Self (archive footage)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Pat Mahoney
We Who Are Young
as Marjorie White Brooks
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Rosalie Lewett
These Glamour Girls
as Jane Thomas
Dancing Co-Ed
as Patty Marlow
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Herself (uncredited)
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Cynthia
Dramatic School
as Mado
Rich Man, Poor Girl
as Helen
Four's a Crowd
as Passerby (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
as Mary Clay
The Great Garrick
as Mlle. Auber
Topper
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
