Kathleen Turner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
Movie · as Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Conspiracy of Silence
Movie · as Self
Frappuccino
Movie
Mad Dad
Movie · as Self
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Animal Farm
Movie · as Benjamin (voice)
Joan's Teeth
Movie · as Joan
Nevatars
Movie · as Kooks (voice)
The Long Game
Movie · as Mariah McKay
Shelly's Leg
Movie · as Narrator
White House Plumbers
TV · as Dita Beard · 1 ep
The Estate
Movie · as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
The Swearing Jar
Movie · as Bev
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Movie · as Duchess of Krakenthorp
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
TV · as Miss Mary Shaw · 1 ep
The Kominsky Method
TV · as Roz · 7 eps
Summer Camp Island
TV · as Mole Judge (voice) · 1 ep
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Movie · as Narrator
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Another Kind of Wedding
Movie · as Barbara Haines
America’s Diplomats
Movie · as Self (voice)
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
Movie · as Self
The Path
TV · as Brenda Roberts · 36 eps
Emily & Tim
Movie · as Narrator
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Movie · as (archive footage)
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Movie · as Self
Dumb and Dumber To
Movie · as Fraida
Nurse 3-D
Movie · as Head Nurse
Gods Behaving Badly
Movie · as Styx
Rick and Morty
TV · as Monogatron Queen (voice) · 1 ep
Mom
TV · as Cookie · 2 eps
The Perfect Family
Movie · as Eileen Cleary
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Masterclass
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Life is a Banquet
Movie · as Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Marley & Me
Movie · as Ms. Kornblut
Californication
TV · as Sue Collini · 10 eps
Shrink Rap
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Monster House
Movie · as Constance (voice)
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Movie · as Self
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Alias Nick and Nora
Movie · as Host
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Today with Des and Mel
TV · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Cindy Plumb · 1 ep
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie · as Self
The Virgin Suicides
Movie · as Mrs. Lisbon
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
Movie · as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
Prince of Central Park
Movie · as Rebecca Cairn
Cinderella
Movie · as Claudette
Beautiful
Movie · as Verna Chickle
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Movie · as Self
Baby Geniuses
Movie · as Elena Kinder
Love and Action in Chicago
Movie · as Middleman
In Bad Taste
Movie · as Self
Family Guy
TV · as Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice) · 1 ep
The Real Blonde
Movie · as Dee Dee Taylor
Legalese
Movie · as Brenda Whitlass
A Simple Wish
Movie · as Claudia
Bad Baby
Movie · as Mom (voice)
King of the Hill
TV · as Miss Liz Strickland (voice) · 2 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Movie · as Self
The Best of Roger Rabbit
Movie · as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Moonlight and Valentino
Movie · as Alberta Trager
Friends at Last
Movie · as Fanny Connelyn
Serial Mom
Movie · as Beverly Sutphin
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Friends
TV · as Helena · 2 eps
American Cinema
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Naked in New York
Movie · as Dana Coles
Undercover Blues
Movie · as Jane Blue
House of Cards
Movie · as Ruth Matthews
Trail Mix-Up
Movie · as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
HBO First Look
TV · 1 ep
V.I. Warshawski
Movie · as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Movie · as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Movie · as Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
Law & Order
TV · as Rebecca Shane · 1 ep
The War of the Roses
Movie · as Barbara Rose
Tummy Trouble
Movie · as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
The Simpsons
TV · as Stacy Lovell (voice) · 1 ep
The Accidental Tourist
Movie · as Sarah Leary
Switching Channels
Movie · as Christy Colleran
Julia and Julia
Movie · as Giulia
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Movie · as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Movie · as Self – Jessica Rabbit (voice)
cascadeurs de stars
Movie · as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Movie · as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Peggy Sue Got Married
Movie · as Peggy Sue
American Masters
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Prizzi's Honor
Movie · as Irene Walker
The Jewel of the Nile
Movie · as Joan Wilder
Romancing the Stone
Movie · as Joan Wilder
Crimes of Passion
Movie · as Joanna Crane / China Blue
A Breed Apart
Movie · as Stella Clayton
The Man with Two Brains
Movie · as Dolores Benedict
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Body Heat
Movie · as Matty Walker
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Please Turn the Page
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep