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Lana Turner (1921–1995)

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Lana Turner had an acting ability that belied the "Sweater Girl" image MGM thrust upon her, and even many of her directors admitted that they knew she was capable of greatness (check out The Postman Always Rings Twice). Unfortunately, her private life - seven marriages, affairs almost too numerous to mention, a long bout with alcoholism and the famous incident where her gangster lover... See full bio »

Born:

Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner
in Wallace, Idaho, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Century City, California, USA
Lana Turner circa 1942 Still of John Wayne and Lana Turner in The Sea Chase Cheryl Crane chats with smiling Johnny Stompanato and her mother, Lana Turner, when they returned to Los Angeles from a vacation in Acapulco, Mexico. An unidentified reporter interviewed the star. 04-05-1958 Still of Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful
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Filmography

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1991 Thwarted
Margo Lane
 
1985 The Love Boat (TV series)
Elizabeth Raley
– Call Me Grandma/A Gentleman of Discretion/The Perfect Divorce/Letting Go: Part 1 (1985) … Elizabeth Raley
– Call Me Grandma/A Gentleman of Discretion/The Perfect Divorce/Letting Go: Part 2 (1985) … Elizabeth Raley
 
1982-1983 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Jacqueline Perrault
– Climax (1983) … Jacqueline Perrault
– Pas De Deux (1983) … Jacqueline Perrault
– ...Divided We Fall (1982) … Jacqueline Perrault
– United We Stand... (1982) … Jacqueline Perrault
– Home Away from Home (1982) … Jacqueline Perrault
See all 6 episodes »
 
1980 Witches' Brew
Vivian Cross
 
1976 Bittersweet Love
Claire Peterson
 
1975 Persecution
Carrie Masters
 
1971 The Last of the Powerseekers (TV movie)
Tracy Carlyle Hastings
 
1969-1970 The Survivors (TV series)
Tracy Carlyle Hastings
– Chapter Fifteen (1970) … Tracy Carlyle Hastings
– Chapter Fourteen (1970) … Tracy Carlyle Hastings
– Chapter Thirteen (1969) … Tracy Carlyle Hastings
– Chapter Twelve (1969) … Tracy Carlyle Hastings
– Chapter Eleven (1969) … Tracy Carlyle Hastings
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1969 The Big Cube
Adriana Roman
 
1966 Madame X
Holly Parker
 
1965 Love Has Many Faces
Kit Jordon
 
1962 Who's Got the Action?
Melanie Flood
 
1961 Bachelor in Paradise
Rosemary Howard
 
1961 By Love Possessed
Marjorie Penrose
 
1960 Portrait in Black
Sheila Cabot
 
1959 Imitation of Life
Lora Meredith
 
1958 Another Time, Another Place
Sara Scott
 
1958 The Lady Takes a Flyer
Maggie Colby
 
1957 Peyton Place
Constance MacKenzie
 
1956 Diane
Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
 
1955 The Rains of Ranchipur
Lady Edwina Esketh
 
1955 The Sea Chase
Elsa Keller
 
1955 The Prodigal
Samarra
 
1954 Betrayed
Carla Van Oven
 
1954 Flame and the Flesh
Madeline
 
1953 Latin Lovers
Nora Taylor
 
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
Georgia Lorrison
 
1952 The Merry Widow
Crystal Radek
 
1951 Mr. Imperium
Fredda Barlo
 
1950 A Life of Her Own
Lily Brannel James
 
1948 The Three Musketeers
Lady de Winter
 
1948 Homecoming
Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
 
1947 Cass Timberlane
Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
 
1947 Green Dolphin Street
Marianne Patourel
 
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Cora Smith
 
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
Bunny Smith
 
1945 Keep Your Powder Dry
Valerie Parks
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair
Theo Scofield West
 
1943 Slightly Dangerous
Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
 
1943 Strictly G.I. (short)
Guest Star-Lana Turner
 
1942 Somewhere I'll Find You
Paula Lane
 
1941 Johnny Eager
Lisbeth Bard
 
1941 Honky Tonk
Elizabeth Cotton
 
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Beatrix Emery
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
Sheila Regan
 
1940 We Who Are Young
Margy Brooks
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
Pat Mahoney
 
1939 Dancing Co-Ed
Patty Marlow
 
1939 These Glamour Girls
Jane Thomas
 
1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
Rosalie
 
1938 Dramatic School
Mado
 
1938 Rich Man, Poor Girl
Helen
 
1938 Four's a Crowd
Passerby (uncredited)
 
1938 The Chaser
Miss Rutherford (scenes deleted)
 
1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy
Cynthia
 
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo
Maid
 
1937 The Great Garrick
Auber
 
1937 Topper
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
 
1937 They Won't Forget
Mary Clay
 
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1954 Betrayed (performer: "Johnny Come Home")
 
1952 The Merry Widow (performer: "The Merry Widow Waltz" - uncredited)
 
1951 Mr. Imperium (performer: "Andiamo", "My Man and My Mule", "Solamente una vez You Belong To My Heart" - uncredited)
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl (performer: "Minnie from Trinidad" 1941 - uncredited / "You Stepped out of a Dream" 1940 - uncredited)
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway (performer: "Broadway's Still Broadway' 1940 / "My Wonderful One Let's Dance" 1940)
 
1939 These Glamour Girls ("Loveliness" 1939)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2003 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– The Murder of Emmett Till (2003) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
1994 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 November 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1985 Circus of the Stars #10 (TV special documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV movie)
Herself
 
1981 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1981) … Herself
 
1972 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 July 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.179 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1970) … Herself
 
1968 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.16 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.10 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Costume Design Awards
 
1959-1966 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 27 February 1966 (1966) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 22 March 1959 (1959) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Herself
– Milton Berle Show (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.29 (1959) … Herself
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
 
1957 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 March 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Herself
– The Louella Parsons Story (1956) … Herself
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Cinematography Awards
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #7.23 (1954) … Herself
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
Herself - Guest Star (uncredited)
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1943 The Youngest Profession
Herself - Guest Star
 
1941 Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1938 A Vitaphone Pictorial Revue, Series 2, No. 6 (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (56 titles)
2011 James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons (TV series)
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
 
1994-2008 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Tough Baby: Torch Song (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Gable and Crawford (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (video documentary short)
Cynthia Potter
 
2003 Bob Hope at 100 (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Making of 'Far from Heaven' (TV documentary short)
Lora Meredith in 1959 "Imitation of Life" (uncredited)
 
2002 Reflections of Evil
Tracy Carlyle Hastings
 
2001 Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2001 Sladke sanje
Madame X (uncredited)
 
2001 Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Rat Pack (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Herself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1996 Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (video documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Herself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clips from 'Ziegfeld Girl'/'Three Musketeers' (uncredited)
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
Isabelle
 
1992 Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 6: Hollywood Police Files (video documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress Testing as Scarlett
 
1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Herself - film clip
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Herself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Johnny Eager"/"The Postman Always Rings Twice")
 
1980 Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1979 The Hollywood Clowns (video documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clips from 'Ziegfeld Girl' & 'The Merry Widow' (1952)
 
1975 ABC Late Night (TV series)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clip (screen test for 'Gone with the Wind') (uncredited)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Herself
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1962 Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1962 Two Weeks in Another Town
Herself (uncredited)
 
1958 Andy Hardy Comes Home
Cynthia Potter (in Clip from "Love Finds Andy Hardy")
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1949 The Stratton Story
Herself, Clip from 'Honky Tonk' (uncredited)
 
1948 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party (short)
Herself
 
1940 Trifles of Importance (short)
Herself, film clip (uncredited)
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Mr. Imperium -- A beautiful singer/dancer turned actress and playboy crown prince turned monarch have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances. The Bad and the Beautiful -- Trailer for the classic Hollywood drama The Bad and the Beautiful, starring Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner and Gloria Grahame. Peyton Place -- Trailer for this small town drama
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Radio: Guest-starred on many radio shows including "Suspense," "The Lux Radio Theatre" and "The Cavalcade of America." See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Print Biographies  | 7 Articles  | 8 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official site (CMG Worldwide) | See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The thing about happiness is that it doesn't help you to grow; only unhappiness does that. So I'm grateful that my bed of roses was made up equally of blossoms and thorns. I've had a privileged, creative, exciting life, and I think that the parts that were less joyous were preparing me, testing me, strengthening me. See more »

Trivia:

Once when she was being interviewed by Hedda Hopper, Lex Barker, Lana's future husband, was in the same room. There was a large vase of flowers blocking her view of Lex, so Lana got up, walked across the room and removed them, remarking, "He's brand new and I want to look at him!" See more »

Nickname:

Judy See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius