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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...
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The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Singin' in the RainMovie • 1952
Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie • 1982
The Three MusketeersMovie • 1948
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMovie • 1941
Ziegfeld GirlMovie • 1941
The Bad and the BeautifulMovie • 1952
Imitation of LifeMovie • 1959
That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994
The Postman Always Rings TwiceMovie • 1946
The Sea ChaseMovie • 1955
A Life of Her OwnMovie • 1950
TopperMovie • 1937
La Classe américaineMovie • 1993
The Big CubeMovie • 1969
The Adventures of Marco PoloMovie • 1938
Portrait in BlackMovie • 1960
BetrayedMovie • 1954
Peyton PlaceMovie • 1957
That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976
Madame XMovie • 1966
Bachelor in ParadiseMovie • 1961
Green Dolphin StreetMovie • 1947