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 Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

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

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

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • Witches' Brew

    Witches' Brew

  • Diane

    Diane

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Mr. Imperium

    Mr. Imperium

  • The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

  • Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

  • Bittersweet Love

    Bittersweet Love

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • The Sea Chase

    The Sea Chase

  • The Rains of Ranchipur

    The Rains of Ranchipur

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • Keep Your Powder Dry

    Keep Your Powder Dry

  • Flame and the Flesh

    Flame and the Flesh

  • Love Finds Andy Hardy

    Love Finds Andy Hardy

  • Portrait in Black

    Portrait in Black

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • The Big Cube

    The Big Cube

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • Four's a Crowd

    Four's a Crowd

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

    Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • Bachelor in Paradise

    Bachelor in Paradise

  • The Great Garrick

    The Great Garrick

  • Love Has Many Faces

    Love Has Many Faces

  • Cass Timberlane

    Cass Timberlane

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • The Lady Takes a Flyer

    The Lady Takes a Flyer

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • Great Lady Has an Interview

    Great Lady Has an Interview

  • Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • A Life of Her Own

    A Life of Her Own

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • Reflections of Evil

    Reflections of Evil

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • By Love Possessed

    By Love Possessed

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Who's Got the Action?

    Who's Got the Action?

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

    Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Harold Robbins' The Survivors

    Harold Robbins' The Survivors

  • Persecution

    Persecution

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • Latin Lovers

    Latin Lovers

  • Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Marriage Is a Private Affair

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Andy Hardy Comes Home

    Andy Hardy Comes Home

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

    Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Week-End at the Waldorf

    Week-End at the Waldorf

  • Strictly G.I.

    Strictly G.I.

  • Murders of Hollywood

    Murders of Hollywood

  • Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

    Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner