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Topper (1937) -- A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) -- A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband... but even once the deed is done, they must live with the consequences of their actions.
Mr. Imperium (1951) -- A beautiful singer/dancer turned actress and playboy crown prince turned monarch have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances.
A Star Is Born (1937) -- A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) -- Trailer for this classic black and white film

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Overview

Date of Death:
29 June 1995, Century City, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Lana Turner had an acting ability that belied the "Sweater Girl" image... more
Trivia:
She was set to appear in Anatomy of a Murder (1959) with James Stewart until she... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Thwarted (1991) .... Margo Lane

  2. "The Love Boat" (2 episodes, 1985)
        - Call Me Grandma/A Gentleman of Discretion/The Perfect Divorce/Letting Go: Part 1 (1985) TV episode
        - Call Me Grandma/A Gentleman of Discretion/The Perfect Divorce/Letting Go: Part 2 (1985) TV episode
  3. "Falcon Crest" .... Jacqueline Perrault (6 episodes, 1982-1983)
        - Climax (1983) TV episode .... Jacqueline Perrault
        - Pas De Deux (1983) TV episode .... Jacqueline Perrault
        - ... Divided We Fall (1982) TV episode .... Jacqueline Perrault
        - United We Stand... (1982) TV episode .... Jacqueline Perrault
        - Home Away from Home (1982) TV episode .... Jacqueline Perrault
          (1 more)
  4. Witches' Brew (1980) .... Vivian Cross
    ... aka Which Witch Is Which?

  5. Bittersweet Love (1976) .... Claire
  6. Persecution (1974) .... Carrie Masters
    ... aka Sheba
    ... aka The Graveyard
    ... aka The Terror of Sheba
  7. The Last of the Powerseekers (1971) (TV) .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings
  8. "The Survivors" .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings (15 episodes, 1969-1970)
    ... aka Harold Robbins' The Survivors
        - Chapter Fifteen (1970) TV episode .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings
        - Chapter Thirteen (1969) TV episode .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings
        - Chapter Ten (1969) TV episode .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings
        - Chapter Nine (1969) TV episode .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings
        - Chapter Five (1969) TV episode .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings
          (10 more)

  9. The Big Cube (1969) .... Adriana Roman
    ... aka El Terrón de azúcar (Mexico)
  10. Madame X (1966) .... Holly Parker
  11. Love Has Many Faces (1965/I) .... Kit Jordan
  12. Who's Got the Action? (1962) .... Melanie Flood
  13. Bachelor in Paradise (1961) .... Rosemary Howard
  14. By Love Possessed (1961) .... Marjorie Penrose
  15. Portrait in Black (1960) .... Sheila Cabot

  16. Imitation of Life (1959) .... Lora Meredith
  17. Another Time, Another Place (1958) .... Sara Scott
  18. The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) .... Maggie Colby
    ... aka A Game Called Love (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Lion in the Sky (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Wild and Wonderful (USA: alternative title)
  19. Peyton Place (1957) .... Constance MacKenzie
  20. Diane (1956) .... Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze
  21. The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) .... Lady Edwina Esketh
  22. The Sea Chase (1955) .... Elsa Keller
  23. The Prodigal (1955) .... Samarra
  24. Betrayed (1954) .... Carla Van Oven
  25. Flame and the Flesh (1954) .... Madeline
  26. Latin Lovers (1953) .... Nora Taylor
  27. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) .... Georgia Larisson
  28. The Merry Widow (1952) .... Crystal Radek
  29. Mr. Imperium (1951) .... Fredda Barlo
    ... aka You Belong to My Heart (UK)
  30. A Life of Her Own (1950) .... Lily Brannel James

  31. The Three Musketeers (1948) .... Lady de Winter / Charlotte
    ... aka Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers (USA: complete title)
  32. Homecoming (1948) .... Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall
  33. Cass Timberlane (1947) .... Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland
    ... aka Sinclair Lewis' Cass Timberlane (USA: promotional title)
  34. Green Dolphin Street (1947) .... Marianne Patourel
  35. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) .... Cora Smith
  36. Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) .... Bunny Smith
  37. Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) .... Valerie 'Val' Parks
  38. Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) .... Theo Scofield West
  39. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
  40. Slightly Dangerous (1943) .... Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
  41. Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) .... Paula Lane
  42. Johnny Eager (1942) .... Lisbeth 'Liz' Bard
  43. Honky Tonk (1941) .... Elizabeth Cotton
  44. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) .... Beatrix Emery
  45. Ziegfeld Girl (1941) .... Sheila Regan
  46. We Who Are Young (1940) .... Marjorie 'Margy' White Brooks
  47. Two Girls on Broadway (1940) .... Patricia 'Pat' Mahoney
    ... aka Choose Your Partner (UK)

  48. Dancing Co-Ed (1939) .... Patty Marlow
    ... aka Every Other Inch a Lady (UK)
  49. These Glamour Girls (1939) .... Jane Thomas
  50. Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Rosalie Lewett
  51. Dramatic School (1938) .... Mado
  52. Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) .... Helen Thayer
  53. Four's a Crowd (1938) (uncredited) .... Passerby
  54. The Chaser (1938) (scenes deleted) .... Miss Rutherford
  55. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) .... Cynthia Potter
  56. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) .... Nazama's Maid
  57. The Great Garrick (1937) .... Mlle. Auber
  58. Topper (1937) (uncredited) .... Nightclub Patron
  59. They Won't Forget (1937) .... Mary Clay
  60. A Star Is Born (1937) (uncredited) .... Extra at Santa Anita
Soundtrack:
  1. The Merry Widow (1952) (performer: "The Merry Widow Waltz" (uncredited))
  2. Mr. Imperium (1951) (performer: "Andiamo" (uncredited), "My Man and My Mule" (uncredited), "You Belong To My Heart" (uncredited))
    ... aka You Belong to My Heart (UK)

  3. Ziegfeld Girl (1941) (performer: "Minnie from Trinidad" (1941)) ("You Stepped out of a Dream" (1940))
  4. Two Girls on Broadway (1940) ("My Wonderful One Let's Dance" (uncredited), "Broadway's Still Broadway' (uncredited))
    ... aka Choose Your Partner (UK)

  5. These Glamour Girls (1939) ("Loveliness" (1939))
Thanks:
  1. "The American Experience" (thanks) (1 episode, 2003)
        - The Murder of Emmett Till (2003) TV episode (thanks)
Self:
  1. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Herself
  2. Circus of the Stars #10 (1985) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
  3. Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (USA: complete title)
  4. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode #1.1 (1981) TV episode .... Herself
  5. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Herself

  6. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 12 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
  7. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 17 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself

  8. "The Carol Burnett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode #1.16 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  9. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode #1.10 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  10. The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Costume Design Awards
  11. "What's My Line?" .... Herself - Mystery Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1966)
        - Episode dated 27 February 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 22 March 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest

  12. "Sunday Showcase" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - Milton Berle Show (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  13. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.29 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  14. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
  15. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 10 March 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  16. "Climax!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode .... Herself
  17. The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Cinematography Awards

  18. Show Business at War (1943) .... Herself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
  19. The Youngest Profession (1943) .... Herself - Guest Star
  20. Strictly G.I. (1943) .... Herself
    ... aka Army-Navy Screen Magazine #20 (USA: alternative title)
  21. Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941) .... Herself
    ... aka Stars at Play (USA: short title)

  22. Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939) (uncredited) .... Herself
  23. A Vitaphone Pictorial Revue, Series 2, No. 6 (1937) (uncredited) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)
  2. "Biography"
        - Notorious Crime Profiles: Mickey Cohen (2008) TV episode .... Herself
        - Lana Turner: Hollywood's Screen Siren (2000) TV episode .... Herself
  3. Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney (2008) .... Herself
  4. Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008) (V) .... Herself
  5. Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) .... Herself
  6. Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) .... Herself
  7. "20 to 1"
        - Memorable Movie Characters (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  8. Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006) (TV) .... Herself
  9. Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006) (TV) .... Herself
  10. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.11 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  11. Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV) .... Herself
  12. ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)
  13. Ziegfeld Girl Intro (2004) (V) .... Herself
  14. Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V) .... Cynthia Potter
  15. "American Masters"
        - Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Sheila
  16. Bob Hope at 100 (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  17. The Making of 'Far from Heaven' (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Lora Meredith in 1959 "Imitation of Life"
  18. Reflections of Evil (2002) .... Tracy Carlyle Hastings
  19. Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001) (uncredited) .... Herself
  20. Sladke sanje (2001) (uncredited) .... Madame X
  21. Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001) (TV) .... Herself
  22. "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Herself
  23. Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  24. Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) (uncredited) .... Herself
  25. The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
  26. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Herself
  27. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Herself (clips from "Ziegfeld Girl"/"Three Musketeers")
  28. La classe américaine (1993) (TV) .... Isabelle
  29. Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 1 (1993) (V) .... Herself
  30. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) .... Herself
  31. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) .... Herself - Actress Testing as Scarlett
  32. That's Dancing! (1985) .... Herself - film clip
  33. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Herself
  34. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) .... (in "Johnny Eager"/"The Postman Always Rings Twice")
  35. The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
  36. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clips from 'Ziegfeld Girl' & 'The Merry Widow' (1952)
  37. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself, film clip (screen test for 'Gone with the Wind')
  38. The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
  39. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Herself
  40. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  41. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) (uncredited) .... Herself
  42. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) .... Cynthia Potter (in Clip from "Love Finds Andy Hardy")
  43. The Stratton Story (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself, Clip from 'Honky Tonk'
  44. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party (1948) .... Herself
  45. Trifles of Importance (1940) (uncredited)
  46. The Miracle of Sound (1940) .... Herself


Additional Details

Other Works:
"LANA: THE LADY, THE LEGEND AND THE TRUTH" (1983 autobiography) more
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2 Portrayals | 8 Print Biographies | 6 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 7 Magazine Cover Photos more
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