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Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 19, 1920
Died Nov 06, 1991 (70)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Jul 17, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 for Best Actress 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).

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Filmography

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Laura Hunt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Daughter of the Mind

Daughter of the Mind

1969

as Lenore Constable

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965

as (archive footage)

The Pleasure Seekers

The Pleasure Seekers

1964

as Jane Barton

Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic

1963

as Albertine Prine

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962

as Dolly Harrison

The Left Hand of God

The Left Hand of God

1955

as Anne 'Scotty' Scott

Black Widow

Black Widow

1954

as Iris Denver

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

as Baketamon

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953

as Kay Barlow

Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

1953

as Marya Lamarkina

Way of a Gaucho

Way of a Gaucho

1952

as Teresa Chavez

Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure

1952

as Dorothy Bradford

The Mating Season

The Mating Season

1951

as Maggie Carleton

The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

1951

as Marcia Stoddard

Close to My Heart

Close to My Heart

1951

as Midge Sheridan

On the Riviera

On the Riviera

1951

as Lili Duran

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1950

as Ann Sutton

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

as Morgan Taylor

Night and the City

Night and the City

1950

as Mary Bristol

That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

1948

as Sara Farley

The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain

1948

as Anna Gouzenko

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

as Lucy Muir

Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

1946

as Miranda Wells

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1946

as Isabel Bradley

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945

as Tina Tomasino

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

as Ellen Berent Harland

Laura

Laura

1944

as Laura Hunt

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Martha Strabel Van Cleve

Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942

as Kay Saunders

China Girl

China Girl

1942

as Haoli Young

Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

as Susan Miller / Linda Worthington

Belle Starr

Belle Starr

1941

as Belle Starr

Sundown

Sundown

1941

as Graham 'Zia' Fletcher

Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

1941

as Barbara Hall

The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

as Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

as Ellie May Lester

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

as Eleanor Stone

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress Heaven Can Wait Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress Laura Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress Laura Nominated
Television Credits

Scruples

as Harriet Toppingham

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 25, 1980

The F.B.I.

as Faye Simpson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

General Electric Theater

as Ellen Galloway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


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2024 5 15 15 15
2024 6 14 19 8
2024 7 16 26 6
2024 8 14 25 8
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2025 1 16 29 5
2025 2 7 11 1
2025 3 4 8 0
2025 4 1 1 1
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2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 0 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 0 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 1086 1086
2025 1 782 553
2025 2 741 557
2025 3 241 111
2025 7 667 606
2025 8 476 409
2025 10 581 524

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