Who is this beautiful actress with the pouty lips that played the determined Lucy Muir opposite Rex Harrison in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" and the woman you loved to hate in "Leave Her to Heaven" opposite Cornell Wilde?

In her first Broadway role, Gene Tierney's big break was carrying a bucket of water across the stage. She worked as an understudy and in minor stage appearances following that. A cameraman advised her to lose a little weight, so she wrote to Harper's Bazaar for a diet which she followed for the next 25 years. She prided herself on having several different looks and was signed twice in one night by Daryl Zanuck who saw her in two different locations and thought she was two different girls. Tierney was one of the all-time beauties of the classic Hollywood era. She gained her greatest acclaim from the film "Laura" opposite Dana Andrew. Her movies covered a broad scope of roles, and she was genuine and believable in each.

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