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Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, she became established as a leading lady.
With prominent cheekbones, luminous skin and the most crystalline green eyes of her day, Gene Tierney's striking good looks helped propel her to stardom. Her best known role is the enigmatic murder victim in Laura (1944). She was also Oscar-nominated for Leave Her to Heaven (1945).
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Nov 24, 2015 · You can’t help but be moved by the tragic life of actress Gene Tierney. Though endowed with astonishing beauty and talent that won her early fame, a series of misfortunes would eventually bring her to the brink of suicide.
Tierney hid a world of tragedy behind her sophisticated façade. She battled for years with manic depression, an illness that her tumultuous personal life did nothing to help. As her mental health got worse, jobs also became more and more difficult.
Apr 17, 2024 · Film star Gene Tierney was worshipped for her looks – but they were also a poisoned chalice. Nearly a century on, has the way we consider beauty changed all that much?
- Christina Newland
Nov 8, 1991 · Actress Gene Tierney, whose mystical features were transposed into the portrait of “Laura,” haunting millions of moviegoers as it did the tough detective who sought to unravel her alleged slaying...
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Gene Tierney is best remembered for her performance in the title role of the 1994 film noir classic Laura, which in 2008 was named one of the ten greatest mystery movies by the American FIlm Institute. She also merits recognition for talking publicly about her mental health struggles long before it came common to do so.
