Lana Turner

Known For: Acting
Born: February 8, 1921
Place of Birth: Wallace, Idaho, USA
Died: June 29, 1995

Lana Turner

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…

Filmography

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018 · Self (archive footage)

This Is Bob Hope...

2017 · Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Murders of Hollywood

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Reflections of Evil

2002 · Tracy Carlyle Hastings (archive footage)

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

2001 · Self (archive footage)

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

1996 · Self (archive footage)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage)

100 Years at the Movies

1994 · Self (archive footage)

La Classe américaine

1993 · Isabelle (archive footage)

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

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

1992 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988 · Self (archive footage)

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

1988 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 · Self

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 · (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)

Falcon Crest

1981 · Jacqueline Perrault

Entertainment Tonight

1981 · Self

Witches' Brew

1980 · Vivian Cross

The Hollywood Clowns

1979 · (archive footage)

The Love Boat

1977 · Elizabeth Raleigh, Elizabeth Raley

Bittersweet Love

1976 · Claire

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

Persecution

1974 · Carrie Masters

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

Harold Robbins' The Survivors

1969 · Tracy Carlyle Hastings

The Big Cube

1969 · Adriana Roman

The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · Self - Guest / Various Characters

Madame X

1966 · Holly Parker

Love Has Many Faces

1965 · Kit Jordon

Who's Got the Action?

1962 · Melanie Flood

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961 · Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bachelor in Paradise

1961 · Rosemary Howard

By Love Possessed

1961 · Marjorie Penrose

Portrait in Black

1960 · Sheila Cabot

Imitation of Life

1959 · Lora Meredith

Andy Hardy Comes Home

1958 · Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Another Time, Another Place

1958 · Sara Scott, Co-Producer

The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958 · Maggie Colby

Peyton Place

1957 · Constance MacKenzie

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956 · Self

Diane

1956 · Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955 · Lady Edwina Esketh

MGM Parade

1955 · Self

The Sea Chase

1955 · Elsa Keller

The Prodigal

1955 · Samarra

Betrayed

1954 · Carla Van Oven

Flame and the Flesh

1954 · Madeline

Great Lady Has an Interview

1954 · The Star

Latin Lovers

1953 · Nora Taylor

The Oscars

1953 · Self

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 · Georgia Lorrison

The Merry Widow

1952 · Crystal Radek

Singin' in the Rain

1952 · Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)

Mr. Imperium

1951 · Fredda Barlo

A Life of Her Own

1950 · Lily Brannel James

What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Mystery Guest

The Three Musketeers

1948 · Lady De Winter

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Homecoming

1948 · Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall

Cass Timberlane

1947 · Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland

Green Dolphin Street

1947 · Marianne Patourel

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 · Cora Smith

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Bunny Smith

Keep Your Powder Dry

1945 · Valerie Parks

Marriage Is a Private Affair

1944 · Theodora "Theo" Scoffield West

Twenty Years After

1944 · (archive footage)

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943 · Lana Turner (uncredited)

Show-Business at War

1943 · Self

Slightly Dangerous

1943 · Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden

The Youngest Profession

1943 · Lana Turner

Strictly G.I.

1943 · Self - Guest Star

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942 · Paula Lane

Johnny Eager

1941 · Lisbeth Bard

Honky Tonk

1941 · Elizabeth Cotton

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941 · Beatrix 'Bea' Emery

Ziegfeld Girl

1941 · Sheila Regan

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940 · Self

We Who Are Young

1940 · Marjorie White Brooks

Trifles of Importance

1940 · Self (archive footage)

Two Girls on Broadway

1940 · Pat Mahoney

Dancing Co-Ed

1939 · Patty Marlow

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939 · Herself (uncredited)

These Glamour Girls

1939 · Jane Thomas

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939 · Rosalie Lewett

Dramatic School

1938 · Mado

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938 · Helen

Four's a Crowd

1938 · Passerby (uncredited)

Love Finds Andy Hardy

1938 · Cynthia

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938 · Maid

The Great Garrick

1937 · Mlle. Auber

Topper

1937 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

They Won't Forget

1937 · Mary Clay

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936 · Self

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