Was there ever a better-looking and more perfect FACE than Gene Tierney's in her prime?

I always thought she was pretty.

The underbite could be distracting, but when that wasn't apparent she was very pretty!

OP, I agree. Gene Tierney was a phenomenally beautiful woman. And so much more interesting to look at than boring Grace Kelly, with whom she's so often compared. Her full mouth with the overbite made her beauty unique.

Later in life, she showed great courage in publicly discussing her mental illness. She did do without sensationalism or fanfare--just explaining it with dignity. A great beauty and woman.

*** TYPO...

I bet that no ONE can find even 1 single flaw on it...

Yeah, trouble is she was a shitty actress.

R5, how so?

R2 The opposite. She had a prominent overbite.

Yes.

R5, she was nominated for an Oscar for Leave Her To Heaven

I can't tell her apart from Ava Gardner and Lana Turner. Most of those beautiful 40s women looked alike

Hedy Lamar

She had beautiful deep-set eyes. So many current stars have had plastic surgery to change their deep-set eyes and it always ruins their faces.

Did she have any flaws aside from her teeth?

She's okay, but she's no Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Dollface

Beautiful woman with real presence onscreen.

So gorgeous in Leave Her To Heaven I gay gasp every time they show her

Very photogenic.

Absolutely loved her in Leave her to Heaven and Laura. The clothes she wore in both films were phenomenal!

R12 Are deep set eyes no longer considered attractive?

Hedy Lamar, Gene Tierney and long-haired Ava Gardner were indistinguishable when, in the 40s, all three wore the same hair style. You had to look closely; regardless all three were gorgeous. Tierney's rubella incident was heartbreaking and could easily push someone over the edge. I can't imagine a more insensitive act than to go out among crowds with that illness.

Yet, people still do it to this day.

She had a face made for hats.

I prefer Hedy Lamarr. Or Ava Gardner. Gene Tierney always seemed cold.

Although I did love her in Leave Her to Heaven and Laura.

What year did short hair first become fashionable for women?

R10 Really? Lana was a blonde.

R21 They were not indistinguishable.

R25 I think Audrey Hepburn.

R23 Ava Gardner was stunning.

Why did Ava marry Mickey Rooney? Sinatra, yeah I get that more.

Which face shape did she have?

R30 I read her autobiography (highly recommend if you're an Ava fan) from what I remember, she was young, naive and mesmerized by Rooney’s star power. I don’t think she realized how gorgeous she was when she first came to Hollywood.

Gene Tierney was "unquestionably the most beautiful woman in movie history."

Was Gene ever self conscious of her looks?

If so, what was she insecure about?

Didn't she date JFK for a short time?

[quote] Gene Tierney was "unquestionably the most beautiful woman in movie history."

After Vivien Leigh of course.

There was always a slight hardness in Gene’s face. Beautiful, but a bit stony.

Why did she spell her name the man's way? I know she was named after an uncle, but you'd think she could have changed it to Jean when she went to Hollywood.

She was beautiful but she did not have deep set eyes. Sharon Tate had deep set eyes. Gene had hooded eyes.

R37 For what reason?

I liked her VOICE. Like most stars of those days, it was distinctive, and unique. As an actress she was somewhat weak, and as a beauty, she was up there with the best, though not THE best, in my opinion.

I think Hedy Lamarr was way more beautiful than Vivien Leigh. I never liked Vivien Leigh's nose.

Ava Gardner, Lamarr, and Elizabeth Taylor were the most beautiful brunettes, for me.

I'd also add Jean Simmons. Today's stars don't seem to measure up.

R41, what don't you like about Vivien Leigh's nose?

She had the most perfect face in the history of Hollywood. The closest we have now may be Margot Robbie.

She was the most beautiful woman in films, ever.

She had a goofy smile.

More of her smiling. She should have been like Posh Spice and kept it to herself.

More...

Gene Tierney has a terrible smile. Her teef! Her teef!

R48, R49 and R50 ...and she was still the most beautiful woman in the world.

[Quote] [R41], what don't you like about Vivien Leigh's nose?

It was positively full of boogers. I mean, she had to breathe through her mouth, and you could actually see the boogers hanging out of her nostrils.

R44, she just seemed really snotty...

R53 The nose seemed snotty?

Eyes were perfect

Gene was a bitch and I’m the dame to prove it.

Why didn't Gene like Grace Kelly? I remember she dissed her in her autobiography.

R57- Oh, how interesting. I'm off to Google this!

R57 Because she was boffing Oleg Cassini.

R59- Thank you! I couldn't find anything when I Googled it, but I believe you nailed it .

[quote]Because she was boffing Oleg Cassini.

But so was Rock Hudson.

R61, where'd you hear that?

Gene Tierney had wide-set eyes, similar to those of Jacqueline Kennedy.

Everybody knows that when Oleg was through using Rock that a despondent Rock fled into the arms of Jim Nabors.

Christ, didn’t you learn anything in Fourth Grade?

Rock Pyle.

Was she gay friendly?

I think Audrey Hepburn was beautiful. Her face makes me smile.

Charlize should be in the top ten.

R63 And they both went to Miss Porter's School.

I don't think Gene's eyes look wide-set. Jackie's on the other hand...

I don't find that attractive, which is why I never thought her son was handsome.

R69- You mean an EMBRYO in the WOMB look.

still with this we're talking???

[quote] Was she gay friendly?

Well, her husband was bi.

She was a favorite of my mom when Mom was a teenager. I think she must've gone to a Fox theater because almost all her faves from that period were Fox stars.

I thought she was pretty inadequate in The Razor's Edge. In fact she kind of ruined it for me. It would have been a better fit for Jennifer Jones, I think (and the part of Larry would have fit Montgomery Clift better than it did Tyrone Power).

She was LETTER PERFECT in The Razor's Edge. 'Nuff said.

R51 Gene was the most beautiful woman in the world… until Marilyn came along.

That is a spectacular photo of MM.

Which roles did Gene not get that she wanted?

Beautiful cupid's bow lips.

I always hated her name

Plus you could open a Coke bottle with her teeth.

I loved that she played a villain in Leave Her to Heaven.

Well that proves it, R9!

She wasn't natural enough. I never cared for her. She seemed like a cold, mannequin like person. Stiff.

R84, who was more appealing to you?

Her Ellen Berent is one of the greatest villains in movie history, plus the movie is simply outstanding.

Ellen Berent should be a DL icon

[quote] She seemed like a cold, mannequin like person. Stiff.

I hate that in a person.

DL declares you MUST love Gene Tierney.

R85, Ava Gardner

Vera Hruba Ralston.