- Acting films
- 52
- Acting avg
- 6.64
- Peak run
- 1952’59
- Oscar noms
- 1
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Lana by the numbers
Average
6.64
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.78
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
44y
1937 to 1980
Total votes
6.02K
across every film
Best
8.1
Singin' in the Rain
Worst
7.1
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Newest first
Filmography
| 2018 |  Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2002 | Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | · | 10 |
| 1994 |  That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1982 |  Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage) | 6.6 | 468 |
| 1980 | Witches' Brew | Vivian Cross | · | 9 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1974 | Persecution | Carrie Masters | · | 5 |
| 1969 |  The Big Cube | Adriana Roman | · | 20 |
| 1966 |  Madame X | Holly Parker | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1965 | Love Has Many Faces | Kit Jordon | · | 9 |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action? | Melanie Flood | · | 13 |
| 1961 |  Bachelor in Paradise | Rosemary Howard | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | Marjorie Penrose | · | 10 |
| 1960 |  Portrait in Black | Sheila Cabot | 5.7 | 26 |
| 1959 |  Imitation of Life | Lora Meredith | 7.4 | 331 |
| 1958 | Andy Hardy Comes Home | Cynthia Potter (archive footage) (uncredited) | · | 14 |
| 1958 |  Another Time, Another Place | Sara Scott | · | 20 |
| 1957 |  Peyton Place | Constance MacKenzie | 6.7 | 96 |
| 1956 | Diane | Diane de Poitiers - Countess de Breze | · | 11 |
| 1955 |  The Rains of Ranchipur | Lady Edwina Esketh | · | 17 |
Better together?
Lana Turner's regulars
- Clark GableCo-star · 4 films
- Louis CalhernCo-star · 4 films
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.05 avg▼−0.64
- S. Sylvan SimonDirector and actor · 3 films
- Lew AyresCo-star · 3 films
- Barry SullivanCo-star · 3 films · 7.28 avg▲+0.84
- Robert Z. LeonardDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.60 avg●+0.04
- Van HeflinCo-star · 3 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.09
- Harold S. BucquetDirector and actor · 2 films
- Wesley RugglesDirector and actor · 2 films
- George SidneyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.29
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Clark Gable and Lana Turner movies · Lana Turner and Louis Calhern movies · Mervyn LeRoy and Lana Turner movies · S. Sylvan Simon and Lana Turner movies
Takes
On Lana Turner
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1958Lana Turner