Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-02-08

Day of Death

1995-06-29 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Wallace, Idaho, USA

Also Known As

Julia Jean Turner

Лана Тёрнер

Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner

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

Acting

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Beatrix 'Bea' Emery

Love Has Many Faces

1965

Love Has Many Faces

as

Kit Jordon

Mr. Imperium

1951

Mr. Imperium

as

Fredda Barlo

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as

(in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

as

Georgia Lorrison

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice

as

Cora Smith

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

as

Sheila Regan

Imitation of Life

1959

Imitation of Life

as

Lora Meredith

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as

(archive footage)

The Sea Chase

1955

The Sea Chase

as

Elsa Keller

Johnny Eager

1941

Johnny Eager

as

Lisbeth Bard

The Three Musketeers

1948

The Three Musketeers

as

Lady De Winter

Madame X

1966

Madame X

as

Holly Parker

Another Time, Another Place

1958

Another Time, Another Place

as

Sara Scott

Peyton Place

1957

Peyton Place

as

Constance MacKenzie

Reflections of Evil

2002

Reflections of Evil

as

Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage)

Love Finds Andy Hardy

1938

Love Finds Andy Hardy

as

Cynthia Potter

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955

The Rains of Ranchipur

as

Lady Edwina Esketh

Portrait in Black

1960

Portrait in Black

as

Sheila Cabot

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Somewhere I'll Find You

as

Paula Lane

Trifles of Importance

1940

Trifles of Importance

as

Self (archive footage)

They Won't Forget

1937

They Won't Forget

as

Mary Clay

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)

Bachelor in Paradise

1961

Bachelor in Paradise

as

Rosemary Howard

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Big Cube

1969

The Big Cube

as

Adriana Roman

Betrayed

1954

Betrayed

as

Carla Van Oven

Who's Got the Action?

1962

Who's Got the Action?

as

Melanie Flood

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

as

Bunny Smith

Honky Tonk

1941

Honky Tonk

as

Elizabeth Cotton

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

as

Pat Mahoney

Marriage Is a Private Affair

1944

Marriage Is a Private Affair

as

Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West

Persecution

1974

Persecution

as

Carrie Masters

Homecoming

1948

Homecoming

as

Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

Cass Timberlane

1947

Cass Timberlane

as

Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland

The Youngest Profession

1943

The Youngest Profession

as

Lana Turner

Green Dolphin Street

1947

Green Dolphin Street

as

Marianne Patourel

The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958

The Lady Takes a Flyer

as

Maggie Colby

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

1988

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

Calling Dr. Kildare

as

Rosalie Lewett

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

By Love Possessed

1961

By Love Possessed

as

Marjorie Penrose

The Great Garrick

1937

The Great Garrick

as

Mlle. Auber

The Prodigal

1955

The Prodigal

as

Samarra

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

The Adventures of Marco Polo

as

Maid

The Merry Widow

1952

The Merry Widow

as

Crystal Radek

Bittersweet Love

1976

Bittersweet Love

as

Claire

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden

Latin Lovers

1953

Latin Lovers

as

Nora Taylor

Dramatic School

1938

Dramatic School

as

Mado

A Life of Her Own

1950

A Life of Her Own

as

Lily Brannel James

Diane

1956

Diane

as

Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze

These Glamour Girls

1939

These Glamour Girls

as

Jane Thomas

Keep Your Powder Dry

1945

Keep Your Powder Dry

as

Valerie Parks

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

Rich Man, Poor Girl

as

Helen

Flame and the Flesh

1954

Flame and the Flesh

as

Madeline

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

as

Lana Turner (uncredited)

Witches' Brew

1980

Witches' Brew

as

Vivian Cross

Dancing Co-Ed

1939

Dancing Co-Ed

as

Patty Marlow

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as

Self

Strictly G.I.

1943

Strictly G.I.

as

Self - Guest Star

We Who Are Young

1940

We Who Are Young

as

Marjorie White Brooks

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

as

Herself (uncredited)

Topper

1937

Topper

as

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Andy Hardy Comes Home

1958

Andy Hardy Comes Home

as

Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as

Self

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

2002

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as

Self (archive footage)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as

Self

Singin' in the Rain

1952

Singin' in the Rain

as

Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)

Four's a Crowd

1938

Four's a Crowd

as

Passerby (uncredited)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as

Self (archive footage)

La Classe américaine

1993

La Classe américaine

as

Isabelle (archive footage)

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

1996

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

as

Self (archive footage)

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

2001

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

as

Self (archive footage)

Great Lady Has an Interview

1954

Great Lady Has an Interview

as

The Star

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as

Self

Murders of Hollywood

2003

Murders of Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

The Love Goddesses

1965

The Love Goddesses

as

(Archive Footage)

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Jacqueline Perrault

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

Harold Robbins' The Survivors

Harold Robbins' The Survivors

as

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest / Various Characters

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

as

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Elizabeth Raley

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Elizabeth Raleigh

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

as

Self

Production

Another Time, Another Place

1958

Another Time, Another Place

as

Crew

Directing