Lana Turner
Biography
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
Beatrix 'Bea' Emery
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Kit Jordon
Love Has Many Faces
Fredda Barlo
Mr. Imperium
(in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Georgia Lorrison
The Bad and the Beautiful
Cora Smith
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Sheila Regan
Ziegfeld Girl
Lora Meredith
Imitation of Life
(archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
Elsa Keller
The Sea Chase
Lisbeth Bard
Johnny Eager
Lady De Winter
The Three Musketeers
Holly Parker
Madame X
Sara Scott
Another Time, Another Place
Constance MacKenzie
Peyton Place
Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage)
Reflections of Evil
Cynthia Potter
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Lady Edwina Esketh
The Rains of Ranchipur
Sheila Cabot
Portrait in Black
Paula Lane
Somewhere I'll Find You
Self (archive footage)
Trifles of Importance
Mary Clay
They Won't Forget
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Rosemary Howard
Bachelor in Paradise
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Adriana Roman
The Big Cube
Carla Van Oven
Betrayed
Melanie Flood
Who's Got the Action?
Bunny Smith
Week-End at the Waldorf
Elizabeth Cotton
Honky Tonk
Pat Mahoney
Two Girls on Broadway
Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Carrie Masters
Persecution
Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
Homecoming
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
Cass Timberlane
Lana Turner
The Youngest Profession
Marianne Patourel
Green Dolphin Street
Maggie Colby
The Lady Takes a Flyer
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Rosalie Lewett
Calling Dr. Kildare
Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Marjorie Penrose
By Love Possessed
Mlle. Auber
The Great Garrick
Samarra
The Prodigal
Maid
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Crystal Radek
The Merry Widow
Claire
Bittersweet Love
Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
Slightly Dangerous
Nora Taylor
Latin Lovers
Mado
Dramatic School
Lily Brannel James
A Life of Her Own
Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
Diane
Jane Thomas
These Glamour Girls
Valerie Parks
Keep Your Powder Dry
Helen
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Madeline
Flame and the Flesh
Lana Turner (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Vivian Cross
Witches' Brew
Patty Marlow
Dancing Co-Ed
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self - Guest Star
Strictly G.I.
Marjorie White Brooks
We Who Are Young
Herself (uncredited)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Topper
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Self
Show-Business at War
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
(archive footage)
Twenty Years After
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Passerby (uncredited)
Four's a Crowd
Actress in 'The Royal Rascal' (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Isabelle (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Self (archive footage)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
The Star
Great Lady Has an Interview
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-02-08
Place of Birth
Wallace, Idaho, USA
Also Known As
Julia Jean Turner