Lana Turner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

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 Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

  • Mr. Imperium

    Mr. Imperium

  • Witches' Brew

    Witches' Brew

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • Diane

    Diane

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

  • The Big Cube

    The Big Cube

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed

  • The Sea Chase

    The Sea Chase

  • Reflections of Evil

    Reflections of Evil

  • Cass Timberlane

    Cass Timberlane

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • The Rains of Ranchipur

    The Rains of Ranchipur

  • Persecution

    Persecution

  • Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

    Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

  • Flame and the Flesh

    Flame and the Flesh

  • By Love Possessed

    By Love Possessed

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • Who's Got the Action?

    Who's Got the Action?

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • Four's a Crowd

    Four's a Crowd

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

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

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

  • Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

  • Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

  • Harold Robbins' The Survivors

    Harold Robbins' The Survivors

  • Bachelor in Paradise

    Bachelor in Paradise

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Portrait in Black

    Portrait in Black

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Week-End at the Waldorf

    Week-End at the Waldorf

  • Love Finds Andy Hardy

    Love Finds Andy Hardy

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Keep Your Powder Dry

    Keep Your Powder Dry

  • Love Has Many Faces

    Love Has Many Faces

  • Murders of Hollywood

    Murders of Hollywood

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • A Life of Her Own

    A Life of Her Own

  • Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

    Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Latin Lovers

    Latin Lovers

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • The Lady Takes a Flyer

    The Lady Takes a Flyer

  • Bittersweet Love

    Bittersweet Love

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Marriage Is a Private Affair

  • Andy Hardy Comes Home

    Andy Hardy Comes Home

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

  • The Great Garrick

    The Great Garrick

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

    Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Great Lady Has an Interview

    Great Lady Has an Interview

  • Strictly G.I.

    Strictly G.I.

  • Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

    Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

  • Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

    Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner