Gene Tierney

Biography

Gene Tierney was an American actress who became a leading lady during Hollywood's Golden Age, beginning her career in New York theater. Born in Brooklyn, she studied acting at a Greenwich Village studio and appeared on Broadway in The Male Animal, which led to a contract with 20th Century Fox. She made her film debut in The Return of Frank James (1940) and went on to star in Heaven Can Wait (1943), the film noir Laura (1944), and Leave Her to Heaven (1945), for which she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Actress. Her other Fox films included The Razor's Edge (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Whirlpool and Night and the City (1950), and The Egyptian (1954). After working in television and stepping away from the screen, she returned in Advise and Consent (1962) and Toys in the Attic (1963). In 1986 she received the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

70years old at death

Born November 19, 1920Brooklyn
Died November 6, 1991Houston
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Gene Eliza Tierney (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 24
Career span: 23 years1940 to 1963

Genres

Drama71%, 17 films
Romance25%, 6 films
Comedy21%, 5 films
Crime21%, 5 films
Film-Noir21%, 5 films

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Early training
At a small acting studio in New York's Greenwich Village, Tierney trained under Benno Schneider, a Broadway actor and director, and went on to become a protegee of George Abbott, a Broadway producer and director.
Languages
Tierney attended Brillantmont International School in Lausanne, Switzerland, for two years, and it was there that she learned to speak fluent French.
A first
Tierney was honored with Gregory Peck as the first recipients of the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 1986.

Gene Tierney movies on Netflix

Toys in the Attic1963IMDb rating 6.7as Albertine Prine
Advise & Consent1962IMDb rating 7.7as Dolly Harrison
The Left Hand of God1955IMDb rating 6.4as Anne 'Scotty' Scott
Black Widow1954IMDb rating 6.7as Iris Denver
The Egyptian1954IMDb rating 6.5as Baketamon
Plymouth Adventure1952IMDb rating 6.3as Dorothy Bradford
Way of a Gaucho1952IMDb rating 6.4as Teresa Chavez
On the Riviera1951IMDb rating 6.3as Lili Duran
The Mating Season1951IMDb rating 7.3as Maggie Carleton
The Secret of Convict Lake1951IMDb rating 6.9as Marcia Stoddard
Night and the City1950IMDb rating 7.8as Mary Bristol
Where the Sidewalk Ends1950IMDb rating 7.5as Morgan Taylor
Whirlpool1950IMDb rating 6.7as Ann Sutton
The Iron Curtain1948IMDb rating 6.3as Anna Gouzenko
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947IMDb rating 7.8as Lucy Muir
Dragonwyck1946IMDb rating 6.9as Miranda Wells
The Razor's Edge1946IMDb rating 7.3as Isabel Bradley
Leave Her to Heaven1945IMDb rating 7.6as Ellen Berent Harland
Laura1944IMDb rating 7.9as Laura Hunt
Heaven Can Wait1943IMDb rating 7.3as Martha Strabel Van Cleve
Sundown1941IMDb rating 5.7as Graham 'Zia' Fletcher
The Shanghai Gesture1941IMDb rating 6.5as Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Tobacco Road1941IMDb rating 6.3as Ellie May Lester
The Return of Frank James1940IMDb rating 6.6as Eleanor Stone

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Laura1944 Drama, Mysteryas Laura Hunt
IMDb rating 7.957K votes
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Lucy Muir
IMDb rating 7.822K votes
Leave Her to Heaven1945as Ellen Berent Harland
IMDb rating 7.617K votes
Heaven Can Wait1943as Martha Strabel Van Cleve
IMDb rating 7.314K votes
Night and the City1950as Mary Bristol
IMDb rating 7.817K votes
Where the Sidewalk Ends1950as Morgan Taylor
IMDb rating 7.511K votes
Dragonwyck1946as Miranda Wells
IMDb rating 6.96.3K votes
The Razor's Edge1946as Isabel Bradley
IMDb rating 7.37.5K votes

Most often with

Otto Preminger directed four of these films, Joseph L. Mankiewicz two. Dana Andrews appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dana Andrews

Vincent Price

Harry Carter

John Carradine

Irving Bacon

Henry Fonda

Otto PremingerDirector, 4 films

Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dana Andrews4 films together, 1941 to 1950
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- Where the Sidewalk Ends1950IMDb rating 7.5Tierney as Morgan TaylorAndrews as Det. Mark Dixon
- The Iron Curtain1948IMDb rating 6.3Tierney as Anna GouzenkoAndrews as Igor Gouzenko
- Laura1944IMDb rating 7.9Tierney as Laura HuntAndrews as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
- Tobacco Road1941IMDb rating 6.3Tierney as Ellie May LesterAndrews as Capt. Tim Harmon
Vincent Price3 films together, 1944 to 1946
Vincent Price's page
- Dragonwyck1946IMDb rating 6.9Tierney as Miranda WellsPrice as Nicholas Van Ryn
- Leave Her to Heaven1945IMDb rating 7.6Tierney as Ellen Berent HarlandPrice as Russell Quinton
- Laura1944IMDb rating 7.9Tierney as Laura HuntPrice as Shelby Carpenter
Harry Carter3 films together, 1944 to 1954
Harry Carter's page
- Black Widow1954IMDb rating 6.7Tierney as Iris DenverCarter as Police Sgt. Welch
- The Secret of Convict Lake1951IMDb rating 6.9Tierney as Marcia StoddardCarter as Rudy Schaeffer
- Laura1944IMDb rating 7.9Tierney as Laura HuntCarter as Party Guest
John Carradine2 films together, 1940 to 1954
John Carradine's page
- The Egyptian1954IMDb rating 6.5Tierney as BaketamonCarradine as Grave Robber
- The Return of Frank James1940IMDb rating 6.6Tierney as Eleanor StoneCarradine as Bob Ford
Irving Bacon2 films together, 1940 to 1941
Irving Bacon's page
- Tobacco Road1941IMDb rating 6.3Tierney as Ellie May LesterBacon as Bank Teller
- The Return of Frank James1940IMDb rating 6.6Tierney as Eleanor StoneBacon as Bystander
Henry Fonda2 films together, 1940 to 1962
Henry Fonda's page
- Advise & Consent1962IMDb rating 7.7Tierney as Dolly HarrisonFonda as Robert Leffingwell
- The Return of Frank James1940IMDb rating 6.6Tierney as Eleanor StoneFonda as Frank James
Otto PremingerDirector, 4 films, 1944 to 1962
All films by Otto Preminger
- Advise & Consent1962IMDb rating 7.7Tierney as Dolly Harrison
- Where the Sidewalk Ends1950IMDb rating 7.5Tierney as Morgan Taylor
- Whirlpool1950IMDb rating 6.7Tierney as Ann Sutton
- Laura1944IMDb rating 7.9Tierney as Laura Hunt
Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector, 2 films, 1946 to 1947
All films by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947IMDb rating 7.8Tierney as Lucy Muir
- Dragonwyck1946IMDb rating 6.9Tierney as Miranda Wells
Also two films together25 more actors
- George SandersThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) and Sundown (1941)
- George ChandlerTobacco Road (1941) and The Return of Frank James (1940)
- Gertrude AstorDragonwyck (1946) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Mike MazurkiNight and the City (1950) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
- Marcel DalioOn the Riviera (1951) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
- Grant MitchellLeave Her to Heaven (1945) and Tobacco Road (1941)
- Spring ByingtonDragonwyck (1946) and Heaven Can Wait (1943)
- Dorothy AdamsLaura (1944) and Tobacco Road (1941)
- Eduard FranzWhirlpool (1950) and The Iron Curtain (1948)
- Victor MatureThe Egyptian (1954) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
- Walter HustonDragonwyck (1946) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
- Reginald GardinerBlack Widow (1954) and Sundown (1941)
- Hugh MarloweWay of a Gaucho (1952) and Night and the City (1950)
- Carl Benton ReidThe Left Hand of God (1955) and The Egyptian (1954)
- Reed HadleyThe Iron Curtain (1948) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Ruth DonnellyThe Secret of Convict Lake (1951) and Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
- Mae MarshLeave Her to Heaven (1945) and Tobacco Road (1941)
- Ruth CliffordWhirlpool (1950) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Larry KeatingThe Mating Season (1951) and Whirlpool (1950)
- Oliver CrossBlack Widow (1954) and Whirlpool (1950)
- Clifton WebbThe Razor's Edge (1946) and Laura (1944)
- Henri LetondalOn the Riviera (1951) and The Razor's Edge (1946)
- Clyde FillmoreLaura (1944) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
- Edna BestThe Iron Curtain (1948) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
- Grayce HamptonThe Mating Season (1951) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.