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Acting

Lana Turner

Career: Active from 1937 to 1992, with a break from 1981 to 1991, busiest in 1941 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 44
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Imitation of Life
82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lana Turner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.9, average 5.4
Scare
1.3, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.4, average 2.5
Pop Culture
1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Historical Setting 6
Moral Ambiguity 5
Melodrama 5
Social Commentary 4
Period Piece 3
Nostalgic 3
Classic Hollywood 3
Character Study 3
Nostalgic Charm 2
Costume Drama 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title

1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

TV show

1990s

3 titles · average score 82

That's Entertainment! III

87

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

La Classe américaine

76

as Isabelle (archive footage)

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

4 titles · average score 57

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

69

as (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

Falcon Crest

59

TV show · as Jacqueline Perrault

Witches' Brew

44

as Vivian Cross

1970s

5 titles · average score 50

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Elizabeth Raleigh / Elizabeth Raley

Bittersweet Love

38

as Claire

That's Entertainment, Part II

70

as (archive footage)

Persecution

40

as Carrie Masters

1960s

8 titles · average score 49

Harold Robbins' The Survivors

TV show · as Tracy Carlyle Hastings

The Big Cube

35

as Adriana Roman

Madame X

60

as Holly Parker

Love Has Many Faces

47

as Kit Jordon

Who's Got the Action?

53

as Melanie Flood

Bachelor in Paradise

54

as Rosemary Howard

By Love Possessed

49

as Marjorie Penrose

Portrait in Black

48

as Sheila Cabot

1950s

18 titles · average score 57

Imitation of Life

82

as Lora Meredith

Another Time, Another Place

50

as Sara Scott

Peyton Place

58

as Constance MacKenzie

Diane

51

as Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze

The Sea Chase

60

as Elsa Keller

The Rains of Ranchipur

47

as Lady Edwina Esketh

The Prodigal

44

as Samarra

Betrayed

58

as Carla Van Oven

Latin Lovers

43

as Nora Taylor

The Bad and the Beautiful

79

as Georgia Lorrison

The Merry Widow

54

as Crystal Radek

A Life of Her Own

57

as Lily Brannel James

1940s

19 titles · average score 64

The Three Musketeers

72

as Lady De Winter

Homecoming

76

as Lt. Jane 'Snapshot' McCall

Cass Timberlane

63

as Virginia 'Jinny' Marshland

Green Dolphin Street

67

as Marianne Patourel

The Postman Always Rings Twice

81

as Cora Smith

Week-End at the Waldorf

63

as Bunny Smith

Slightly Dangerous

67

as Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden

Somewhere I'll Find You

61

as Paula Lane

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

61

as Beatrix 'Bea' Emery

Johnny Eager

69

as Lisbeth Bard

Honky Tonk

48

as Elizabeth Cotton

Ziegfeld Girl

69

as Sheila Regan

1930s

11 titles · average score 63

Dancing Co-Ed

59

as Patty Marlow

These Glamour Girls

53

as Jane Thomas

Calling Dr. Kildare

53

as Rosalie Lewett

Love Finds Andy Hardy

67

as Cynthia

Rich Man, Poor Girl

61

as Helen

Dramatic School

63

as Mado

The Adventures of Marco Polo

53

as Maid

Four's a Crowd

59

as Passerby (uncredited)

They Won't Forget

71

as Mary Clay

The Great Garrick

70

as Mlle. Auber

Topper

80

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)