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Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Acting

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

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 God (1955).

Known For
Filmography
Beautiful Like a Poem

Beautiful Like a Poem

Self (archive footage)

2020
Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star

Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star

Self (archive footage)

2017
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

Self (archive footage)

1999
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Laura Hunt (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
Daughter of the Mind

Daughter of the Mind

Lenore Constable

1969
The Pleasure Seekers

The Pleasure Seekers

Jane Barton

1964
Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic

Albertine Prine

1963
Four Nights of the Full Moon

Four Nights of the Full Moon

1963
Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Dolly Harrison

1962
The Left Hand of God

The Left Hand of God

Anne 'Scotty' Scott

1955
Black Widow

Black Widow

Iris Denver

1954
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

Baketamon

1954
Personal Affair

Personal Affair

Kay Barlow

1953
Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

Marya Lamarkina

1953
Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure

Dorothy Bradford

1952
Way of a Gaucho

Way of a Gaucho

Teresa Chavez

1952
Close to My Heart

Close to My Heart

Midge Sheridan

1951
The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

Marcia Stoddard

1951
On the Riviera

On the Riviera

Lili Duran

1951
The Mating Season

The Mating Season

Maggie Carleton

1951
The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

Self (archive footage)

1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Morgan Taylor

1950
Night and the City

Night and the City

Mary Bristol

1950
Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Ann Sutton

1950
That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

Sara Farley

1948
The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain

Anna Gouzenko

1948
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Lucy Muir

1947
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

Isabel Bradley

1946
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

Miranda Wells

1946
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

Ellen Berent Harland

1945
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

Tina Tomasino

1945
Laura

Laura

Laura Hunt

1944
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

Martha Strabel Van Cleve

1943
China Girl

China Girl

Haoli Young

1942
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

Kay Saunders

1942
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers

Susan Miller / Linda Worthington

1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Eve

1942
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

1941
Sundown

Sundown

Graham 'Zia' Fletcher

1941
Belle Starr

Belle Starr

Belle Starr

1941
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

Ellie May Lester

1941
Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

Barbara Hall

1940
The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

Eleanor Stone

1940