Kathleen Turner
Acting
- Born:
- 1954-06-19
- Place of birth:
- Springfield, Missouri, USA
Biography
Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinctive deep, husky voice, she receives two Golden Globes and nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy, and two Tony Awards. After debuting both off and on Broadway in 1977, followed by her television debut as Nola Dancy Aldrich on the NBC soap opera The Doctors (1978–1979), Turner rose to prominence with her portrayal of Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981), which brought her a reputation as a sex symbol. She worked solidly throughout the 1980s in films such as The Man with Two Brains (1983), Crimes of Passion, Romancing the Stone (both 1984), Prizzi's Honor, The Jewel of the Nile (both 1985), Switching Channels, The Accidental Tourist (both 1988), and The War of the Roses (1989). For her portrayal of the title character in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Turner was nominated for the 1987 Academy Award for Best Actress. Subsequent credits include V.I. Warshawski (1991), Serial Mom (1994), Baby Geniuses, The Virgin Suicides (both 1999), Beautiful (2000), Marley & Me (2008), and Dumb and Dumber To (2014). Outside film, Turner guest-starred as Sue Collini on Showtime's Californication (2009) and Roz Volander on Netflix's The Kominsky Method (2019–2021). She also played Charles Bing, the drag queen father of Chandler Bing, on the seventh season of Friends (2001). Turner's voice work includes Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Constance in Monster House (2006), as well as characters on television series such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, and Rick and Morty. In addition to her work on stage and screen, Turner has taught acting classes at New York University.
Known For
Filmography
Nevatars
Joan's Teeth
Animal Farm
Shelly's Leg
The Long Game
White House Plumbers
The Estate
The Swearing Jar
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
The Kominsky Method
Summer Camp Island
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Another Kind of Wedding
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
The Path
America’s Diplomats
Emily & Tim
Fifty Shades of Erotica
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Dumb and Dumber To
Rick and Morty
Gods Behaving Badly
Nurse 3-D
Mom
The Perfect Family
Masterclass
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Life is a Banquet
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Marley & Me
Californication
Shrink Rap
Monster House
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Alias Nick and Nora
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Today with Des and Mel
Parkinson
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Nip/Tuck
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Beautiful
Prince of Central Park
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
The Virgin Suicides
Cinderella
Love and Action in Chicago
In Bad Taste
Baby Geniuses
Family Guy
Legalese
The Real Blonde
The View
A Simple Wish
Bad Baby
King of the Hill
The Daily Show
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
The Best of Roger Rabbit
Moonlight and Valentino
Friends at Last
Friends
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Serial Mom
American Cinema
Naked in New York
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Undercover Blues
House of Cards
Trail Mix-Up
HBO First Look
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
V.I. Warshawski
Law & Order
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Night of 100 Stars III
The Simpsons
The War of the Roses
Tummy Trouble
The Accidental Tourist
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
cascadeurs de stars
Switching Channels
Julia and Julia
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Peggy Sue Got Married
American Masters
The Jewel of the Nile
Prizzi's Honor
Crimes of Passion
A Breed Apart
Romancing the Stone
Journeys through the Darkzone
The Man with Two Brains
Late Night with David Letterman
Entertainment Tonight
Body Heat
Wetten, dass..?
Please Turn the Page
Saturday Night Live
Film '72
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Oscars
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
The Conspiracy of Silence
Frappuccino
Mad Dad
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live