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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.
Acted in 68
2020s
- 2023
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
TV
1990s
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1993
La Classe américaine
Isabelle (archive footage)
1980s
- 1982
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
- 1981
- 1980
Witches' Brew
Vivian Cross
1970s
- 1979
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
- 1977
- 1976
Bittersweet Love
Claire
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
- 1974
1960s
- 1969
The Big Cube
Adriana Roman
- 1966
Madame X
Holly Parker
- 1965
Love Has Many Faces
Kit Jordon
- 1962
Who's Got the Action?
Melanie Flood
- 1961
Bachelor in Paradise
Rosemary Howard
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Flyer
Maggie Colby
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
The Rains of Ranchipur
Lady Edwina Esketh
The Prodigal
Samarra
- 1954
Betrayed
Carla Van Oven
Flame and the Flesh
Madeline
Great Lady Has an Interview
The Star
- 1953
Latin Lovers
Nora Taylor
- 1952
The Merry Widow
Crystal Radek
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
Homecoming
Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
- 1947
Cass Timberlane
Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
- 1946
- 1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Bunny Smith
Keep Your Powder Dry
Valerie Parks
- 1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
- 1943
Slightly Dangerous
Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
The Youngest Profession
Lana Turner
- 1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Paula Lane
- 1941
- 1940
We Who Are Young
Marjorie White Brooks
Two Girls on Broadway
Pat Mahoney
1930s
- 1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Patty Marlow
These Glamour Girls
Jane Thomas
Calling Dr. Kildare
Rosalie Lewett
- 1938
Dramatic School
Mado
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Helen
Four's a Crowd
Passerby (uncredited)
- 1937
The Great Garrick
Mlle. Auber
They Won't Forget
Mary Clay
Produced 1
1950s
- 1958
Appearances29
2010s
- 2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 2017
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Murders of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1996
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
- 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981
1970s
- 1978
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1967
- 1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1943
Show-Business at War
Self
Strictly G.I.
Self - Guest Star
- 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
1930s
- 1939
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Herself (uncredited)
- 1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self