Biography
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. 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Donostia Award · 1995
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award · 1975
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Targa d'Oro
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1958 · nominated
Filmography49 titles
Singin' in the Rain
This Is Bob Hope...
The Carol Burnett Show
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Imitation of Life
The Bad and the Beautiful
Homecoming
The Postman Always Rings Twice
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Three Musketeers
Reflections of Evil
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Peyton Place
Ziegfeld Girl
Topper
Madame X
Du Barry Was a Lady
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Week-End at the Waldorf
Honky Tonk
Bachelor in Paradise
Green Dolphin Street
The Love Boat
The Sea Chase
Johnny Eager
Love Finds Andy Hardy
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Diane
Cass Timberlane
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
These Glamour Girls
Another Time, Another Place
Betrayed
Portrait in Black
Somewhere I'll Find You
Falcon Crest
The Rains of Ranchipur
A Life of Her Own
Who's Got the Action?
By Love Possessed
Mr. Imperium
The Youngest Profession
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
The Lady Takes a Flyer
The Big Cube
Persecution