Turner moved to Los Angeles after Morrow was cast in the 1955 film "Blackboard Jungle." During the 1950s and 1960s, Turner acted in many film and television productions, some of which included "Playhouse 90", "Mike Hammer", "Ben Casey" and "The Breaking Point." Turner said that she began writing to fund her work as an actor. She and Morrow wrote a TV movie called "Willie Loved Everybody"; they adapted it into a musical that they tried pitching with Elmer Bernstein, but were not successful in selling the concept. The two separated and divorced in 1964.