Lana Turner Height Weight Body Measurements Spouse
Lana Turner
Photo: The Silver Screen / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date
February 8, 1921
Died
June 29, 1995
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Natural hair color
Blonde
Eye color
Green
Height
5 ft 3 in | 160 cm
Body Measurements
37-25-36 in | 94-63.5-91.5 cm
Weight
52 kg | 115 lbs
Bra Size
34C
Shoe size
7 US | 37.5 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Lana Turner was born in Wallace, Idaho, United States, on February 8, 1921, was an American actress.
Young Lana Turner first started performing as a child, at her father's Elks chapter in Wallace.
She began her professional acting career at age of sixteen, she signed a personal contract with Warner Bros. director Mervyn LeRoy.
She made her big screen debut in drama mystery movie They Won't Forget (1937) in role as Mary Clay.
She got her television debut in CBS comedy and variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) in episode "1.10", as Herself.
Lana's breakthrough performance came as Cynthia Potter in romantic comedy film Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938).
Lana Turner Height and Weight
How tall was Lana Turner and what was her weight? Lana Turner's height was 5' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 160 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 115 іn pоunds or 52 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Lana Turner Body Measurements
Lana Turner body measurements was bust-waist-hip 37-25-36 in inches or 94-63.5-91.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34C with cup size C.
Best Movies
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Constance MacKenzie in drama movie Peyton Place (1957).
She won the David di Donatello Award (the Italian Oscar) for her role as Holly Parker in drama film Madame X (1966).
She won the Faro Island Film Festival Golden Moon Award for Best Actress for her role as Lora Meredith in romantic drama movie Imitation of Life (1959).
She won the Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley Award for Best Actress for her role as Carrie Masters in psychological horror film Persecution (1974).
The Sea Chase (1955) drama as Elsa Keller
Ziegfeld Girl (1941) musical as Sheila Regan
Honky Tonk (1941) Western as Elizabeth Cotton
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) drama as Paula Lane
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) horror as Bea Emery
Slightly Dangerous (1943) romantic comedy as Peggy Evans / "Carol Burden"
The Three Musketeers (1948) drama action as Milady de Winter
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) drama mystery as Cora Smith
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) melodrama as Georgia Lorrison
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) musical comedy as Herself
Johnny Eager (1941) noir thriller as Lisbeth Bard
Best TV Shows
She played Tracy Carlyle Hastings in ABC prime time soap opera Harold Robbins' The Survivors (1969–1970)
She portrayed Jacqueline Perrault in CBS soap opera Falcon Crest (1982–1983).
Facts
Attended all-girls Roman Catholic high school Convent of the Immaculate Conception in San Francisco and Hollywood High School in Los Angeles.
She was the only child.
Had English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.
She was discovered at a soda fountain at Hollywood’s Schwab’s Drugstore, at the age of 15.
Her roles in movies gained her a reputation as attractive and dangerous woman.
Was called the Sweater Girl.
She was one of highest-paid actresses in the United States in 1940s.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6241 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
Was close friend with actress Linda Darnell.
Lana died on June 29, 1995, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 75.
Spouse
She was married to:
Artie Shaw (1940) American clarinetist
Ronald Dante (1969-1972) American hypnotist
Robert Eaton (1965-1969) film producer
Fred May (I) (1960-1962) a horse breeder from Chino, California
Lex Barker (1953-1957) American actor
Henry Topping (1948-1952) American millionaire socialite
Stephen Crane (1943-1944) American actor and restaurateur, they had one daughter, Cheryl Crane.
Relationships
She was engaged to Howard Hughes (1946).
She dated Johnny Stompanato (1957-1958), Jimmy Kind (1953), Kirk Douglas (1951-1953), Frank Sinatra (1946-1947), Robert Hutton (1945-1946), Tyrone Power (1944-1949), Chris Peterson (1941-1944), Gene Krupa (1941-1945), James Stewart (1940-1941), Mickey Rooney (1940-1941), Leonard Bernstein (1940-1941) and Greg Bautzer (1937-1939),