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Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Acting

Born November 19, 1920 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best-remembered for her performance in the title role of Laura (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance in Leave Her to Heaven (1945).  Other notable roles include Martha Strable Van Cleve in Heaven Can Wait (1943), Isabel Bradley Maturin in The Razor's Edge (1946), Lucy Muir in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Ann Sutton in Whirlpool (1949), Maggie Carleton McNulty in The Mating Season (1951), and Anne Scott in The Left Hand of Go…

Known For · 40 titles

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965
Biography

Biography

1987
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
Laura

Laura

1944
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945
Night and the City

Night and the City

1950
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947
Scruples

Scruples

1980
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

1946
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942
China Girl

China Girl

1942
Black Widow

Black Widow

1954
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1946
The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

1951
Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962
The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940
The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

1950
That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

1948
Belle Starr

Belle Starr

1941
Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic

1963
Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1950
On the Riviera

On the Riviera

1951
The Left Hand of God

The Left Hand of God

1955
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941
Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure

1952
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers

1942
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945
Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

1953
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

1941
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991
Way of a Gaucho

Way of a Gaucho

1952
The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain

1948
Beautiful Like a Poem

Beautiful Like a Poem

2020