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Lana Turner

American actress (1921-1995) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74

Julia Jean "Lana" Turner was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life.

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1995Died29 June 1995Donostia AwardAward1994That's Entertainment! IIIFilm, (archive footage) (uncredited)1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidFilm, (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)1981Entertainment TonightSeries1978Ciné regardsSeries1977The Love BoatSeries, Elizabeth Raley1975Sitges Film Festival Best Actress awardAward1969Harold Robbins' The SurvivorsSeries, Tracy Carlyle HastingsThe Big CubeFilm, 1969Adriana Roman1962Who's Got the Action?Film, Melanie Flood1960Portrait in BlackFilm, Sheila Cabot1958Andy Hardy Comes HomeFilm, Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries1955MGM ParadeSeriesThe Rains of RanchipurFilm, 1955Lady Edwina Esketh1953The OscarsSeries1952Singin' in the RainFilm, Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)1950What's My Line?Series1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesThe Three MusketeersFilm, 1948Lady De Winter1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceFilm, Cora Smith1943Du Barry Was a LadyFilm, Lana Turner (uncredited)1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Beatrix 'Bea' Emery1937The Great GarrickFilm, Mlle. Auber1921Born8 February 1921

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Known for

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  • Singin' in the Rain 1952
  • La Classe américaine 1993
  • Imitation of Life 1959
  • The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946

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Filmography 40

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Television 12

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Awards

Donostia Award1995
Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award1975
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Targa d'Oro

About this person

In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid American actresses, and one of MGM's biggest stars, with her films earning over one billion dollars in 2026 currency for the studio during her 18-year contract with them. Turner is frequently cited as a popular culture icon due to her glamorous persona, and a screen legend of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1995 · aged 74

In the same film or series as Lana

Bob HopeAlso in Bachelor in Paradise (1961)Sinclair LewisAlso in Cass Timberlane (1947)Hedy LamarrAlso in Ziegfeld Girl (1941)Spencer TracyAlso in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)Olivia de HavillandAlso in Four's a Crowd (1938)