Lana Turner
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 approximately one billion dollars in 2024 currency for the studio during her 18-year contract with them.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Wallace
- Educated at
- Hollywood High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Donostia Award🏆 Targa d'Oro🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame🏆 Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award
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Trending topics shown first"All those years that my image on the screen as "sex goddess"—well that makes me laugh. Sex was never important to me. I'm sorry if that disappoints you, but it's true. Romance, yes. Romance was very i…"
"The thing about happiness is that it doesnt help you to grow; only unhappiness does that. So I'm grateful that my bed of roses was made up equally of blossoms and thorns. I've had a privileged, creati…"
"The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now. It never did, really. It was romance I wanted, kisses and candlelight, that sort of thing. I never did dig sex very much."
"I had cut a typing class because I hated to type, and I still don't know how to type, but I can afford to have people type for me."
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Timeline
1921
Born
Birth1995
Died
Death
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