Lana Turner
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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 (1
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.
Born
Feb 08, 1921
Wallace, Idaho, USA
Died
Jun 29, 1995
Known For
Acting
Movies
86 acting
1 crew
Popularity
1.6
Known For
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Actress in The Royal Rascal (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Lady De Winter
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Cora Smith
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Georgia Lorrison
Imitation of Life
1959
as Lora Meredith
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Beatrix 'Bea' Emery
Topper
1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
La Classe américaine
1993
as Isabelle (archive footage)
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