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Gene Tierney

Nov 19, 1920 - Nov 06, 1991 (70 years old) in Brooklyn, 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 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).

Known For

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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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The F.B.I.
Faye Simpson
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Scruples
Harriet Toppingham
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Night and the City
Mary Bristol
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Laura
Laura Hunt
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Heaven Can Wait
Martha Strabel Van Cleve
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The Razor's Edge
Isabel Bradley
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The Egyptian
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