ACTOR

Lana Turner

1921 - 1995

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Julia Jean "Lana" Turner ( LAH-nə; February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) 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 more than $50 million (equivalent to approximately $852 million in 2023) for the studio during her 18-year contract with them. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lana Turner has received more than 7,543,433 page views. Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Lana Turner is the 377th most popular actor (up from 404th in 2019), the 685th most popular biography from United States (up from 770th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lana Turners by language

Over the past year Lana Turner has had the most page views in the with 875,042 views, followed by French (80,915), and German (80,720). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (380.65%), Southern Azerbaijani (160.25%), and Uzbek (158.46%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lana Turner ranks 377 out of 13,578. Before her are Trevor Howard, Margot Robbie, Frances Farmer, Patrick Stewart, F. Murray Abraham, and Jane Russell. After her are Bela Lugosi, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Giancarlo Giannini, George Kennedy, Burgess Meredith, and Joan Fontaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Lana Turner ranks 34. Before her are Vasily Smyslov, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Vasily Stalin, Gianni Agnelli, John Glenn, and Jane Russell. After her are Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Marija Gimbutas, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Yoichiro Nambu, Akio Morita, and Edgar Morin. Among people deceased in 1995, Lana Turner ranks 22. Before her are Patricia Highsmith, Hannes Alfvén, Teresa Teng, Gerald Durrell, Edward Bernays, and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. After her are Murray Rothbard, Donald Pleasence, Milovan Đilas, Souphanouvong, William Alfred Fowler, and Jonas Salk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lana Turner ranks 685 out of 20,380. Before her are Nancy Pelosi (1940), John Browning (1855), F. Murray Abraham (1939), Chris Isaak (1956), Jane Russell (1921), and Bill Cosby (1937). After her are Omar Bradley (1893), Joseph Barbera (1911), George Kennedy (1925), David Bohm (1992), Irwin Shaw (1913), and Burgess Meredith (1907).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lana Turner ranks 183. Before her are Alec Baldwin (1958), George Peppard (1928), Bill Bixby (1934), Frances Farmer (1913), F. Murray Abraham (1939), and Jane Russell (1921). After her are George Kennedy (1925), Burgess Meredith (1907), Ray Liotta (1954), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Bradley Cooper (1975), and Jack Palance (1919).

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Television and Movie Roles

Imitation of Life
Lora Meredith
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Oct 2o 19597.4 / 10
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Cora Smith
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
May 2o 19467 / 10
Singin' in the Rain
Actress in 'The Royal Rascal' (uncredited)
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Apr 9o 19528.2 / 10