Kathleen Turner
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
Barbara Rose
The War of the Roses
Irene Walker
Prizzi's Honor
Mrs. Lisbon
The Virgin Suicides
Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue Got Married
Joan Wilder
The Jewel of the Nile
Sarah Leary
The Accidental Tourist
Elena Kinder
Baby Geniuses
Dolores Benedict
The Man with Two Brains
Beverly Sutphin
Serial Mom
Dana Coles
Naked in New York
Constance (voice)
Monster House
Joan Wilder
Romancing the Stone
Jane Blue
Undercover Blues
Christy Colleran
Switching Channels
Joanna Crane / China Blue
Crimes of Passion
Matty Walker
Body Heat
Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
V.I. Warshawski
Dee Dee Taylor
The Real Blonde
Ms. Kornblut
Marley & Me
Mariah McKay
The Long Game
Claudia
A Simple Wish
Alberta Trager
Moonlight and Valentino
Ruth Matthews
House of Cards
Self
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Tummy Trouble
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Trail Mix-Up
Eileen Cleary
The Perfect Family
Brenda Whitlass
Legalese
Giulia
Giulia e Giulia
Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
The Estate
Stella Clayton
A Breed Apart
Fraida
Dumb and Dumber To
Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
Rebecca Cairn
Prince of Central Park
Bev
The Swearing Jar
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Head Nurse
Nurse 3-D
Self - Host
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Claudette
Cinderella
Self (voice)
America’s Diplomats
Narrator
Emily & Tim
Verna Chickle
Beautiful
Fanny Connelyn
Friends at Last
Self
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Narrator
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Self
Jack Nicholson: Das Teuflische Grinsen Hollywoods
Barbara Haines
Another Kind of Wedding
(archive footage)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Mom (voice)
Bad Baby
Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Middleman
Love and Action in Chicago
Self
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
In Bad Taste
Self
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
Self
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Duchess of Krakenthorp
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
Duchess of Krakenthorp
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
The Best of Roger Rabbit
Self
cascadeurs de stars
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Styx
Gods Behaving Badly
Self
The Conspiracy of Silence
Benjamin (voice)
Animal Farm
Self - Interviewee
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Narrator
Shelly's Leg
Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Life is a Banquet
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
73
Gender
Female
Birthday
1954-06-19
Place of Birth
Springfield, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
캐서린 터너