Lana Turner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-02-08

Day of death

1995-06-29 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Wallace, Idaho, USA

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

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • The Rains of Ranchipur

    The Rains of Ranchipur

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • Four's a Crowd

    Four's a Crowd

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Keep Your Powder Dry

    Keep Your Powder Dry

  • The Great Garrick

    The Great Garrick

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

  • The Sea Chase

    The Sea Chase

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Reflections of Evil

    Reflections of Evil

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • Love Finds Andy Hardy

    Love Finds Andy Hardy

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Great Lady Has an Interview

    Great Lady Has an Interview

  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • Bittersweet Love

    Bittersweet Love

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

  • Love Has Many Faces

    Love Has Many Faces

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • The Big Cube

    The Big Cube

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • The Lady Takes a Flyer

    The Lady Takes a Flyer

  • Witches' Brew

    Witches' Brew

  • Mr. Imperium

    Mr. Imperium

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed

  • The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

    Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

  • Diane

    Diane

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • Flame and the Flesh

    Flame and the Flesh

  • Persecution

    Persecution

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • By Love Possessed

    By Love Possessed

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Harold Robbins' The Survivors

    Harold Robbins' The Survivors

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Bachelor in Paradise

    Bachelor in Paradise

  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

  • Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

  • Cass Timberlane

    Cass Timberlane

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

    Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • A Life of Her Own

    A Life of Her Own

  • Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

  • Who's Got the Action?

    Who's Got the Action?

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Portrait in Black

    Portrait in Black

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

    Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

  • Week-End at the Waldorf

    Week-End at the Waldorf

  • Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Marriage Is a Private Affair

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • Andy Hardy Comes Home

    Andy Hardy Comes Home

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Latin Lovers

    Latin Lovers

  • Murders of Hollywood

    Murders of Hollywood

  • Strictly G.I.

    Strictly G.I.

  • Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

    Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner