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Gene Eliza Tierney was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as a great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film Laura (1944), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven (1945).
Birth Name
Gene Eliza Tierney
Born
Friday, 19 November 1920
Died
Wednesday, 06 November 1991
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | Baketamon | 2005 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Baketamon | 1997 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself / Herself (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Laura Hunt | 1991 |
| Biography | Self / Martha in 'Heaven Can Wait' / (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Scruples | Harriet Toppingham | 1980 |
| Daughter of the Mind | Lenore Constable | 1969 |
| The F.B.I. | Faye Simpson | 1965 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | Baketamon | 2005 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Baketamon | 1997 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself / Herself (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Laura Hunt | 1991 |
| Biography | Self / Martha in 'Heaven Can Wait' / (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Scruples | Harriet Toppingham | 1980 |
| Daughter of the Mind | Lenore Constable | 1969 |
| The F.B.I. | Faye Simpson | 1965 |
| The Love Goddesses | Self / (archive footage) | 1965 |
| The Pleasure Seekers | Jane Barton | 1964 |
| Toys in the Attic | Albertine Prine | 1963 |
| Las cuatro noches de la luna llena | 1963 | |
| Advise & Consent | Dolly Harrison | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The Left Hand of God | Anne 'Scotty' Scott | 1955 |
| Black Widow | Iris Denver | 1954 |
| The Egyptian | Baketamon | 1954 |
| Personal Affair | Kay Barlow | 1953 |
| Never Let Me Go | Marya Lamarkina | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Ellen Galloway | 1953 |
| Plymouth Adventure | Dorothy Bradford | 1952 |
| Way of a Gaucho | Teresa Chavez | 1952 |
| Close to My Heart | Midge Sheridan | 1951 |
| The Secret of Convict Lake | Marcia Stoddard | 1951 |
| On the Riviera | Lili Duran | 1951 |
| The Mating Season | Maggie Carleton | 1951 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Guest | 1950 |
| The Costume Designer | Self | 1950 |
| Where the Sidewalk Ends | Morgan Taylor | 1950 |
| Night and the City | Mary Bristol | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Whirlpool | Ann Sutton | 1950 |
| That Wonderful Urge | Sara Farley | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Iron Curtain | Anna Gouzenko | 1948 |
| The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Lucy Muir | 1947 |
| The Razor's Edge | Isabel Bradley | 1946 |
| Dragonwyck | Miranda Wells | 1946 |
| Leave Her to Heaven | Ellen Berent Harland | 1945 |
| A Bell for Adano | Tina Tomasino | 1945 |
| Laura | Laura Hunt | 1944 |
| Heaven Can Wait | Martha Strabel Van Cleve | 1943 |
| China Girl | Miss Haoli Young / Haoli Young | 1942 |
| Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air | Kay Saunders | 1942 |
| Rings on Her Fingers | Linda Worthington / Susan Miller | 1942 |
| Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Eve | 1942 |
| The Shanghai Gesture | Poppy / Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith") | 1942 |
| Sundown | Zia / Graham 'Zia' Fletcher | 1941 |
| Belle Starr | Belle Shirley / Belle Starr | 1941 |
| Tobacco Road | Ellie May / Ellie May Lester | 1941 |
| Hudson's Bay | Barbara Hall | 1940 |
| The Return of Frank James | Eleanor Stone | 1940 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
