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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-06-19 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

캐서린 터너

קתלין טרנר

מרי קת'לין טרנר

کاتلین ترنر

کَتلین ترنر

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Turner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The War of the Roses

1989

The War of the Roses

as

Barbara Rose

Prizzi's Honor

1985

Prizzi's Honor

as

Irene Walker

The Virgin Suicides

2000

The Virgin Suicides

as

Mrs. Lisbon

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

Peggy Sue Got Married

as

Peggy Sue

The Jewel of the Nile

1985

The Jewel of the Nile

as

Joan Wilder

The Accidental Tourist

1988

The Accidental Tourist

as

Sarah Leary

Baby Geniuses

1999

Baby Geniuses

as

Elena Kinder

The Man with Two Brains

1983

The Man with Two Brains

as

Dolores Benedict

Serial Mom

1994

Serial Mom

as

Beverly Sutphin

Naked in New York

1993

Naked in New York

as

Dana Coles

Monster House

2006

Monster House

as

Constance (voice)

Romancing the Stone

1984

Romancing the Stone

as

Joan Wilder

Undercover Blues

1993

Undercover Blues

as

Jane Blue

Switching Channels

1988

Switching Channels

as

Christy Colleran

Crimes of Passion

1984

Crimes of Passion

as

Joanna Crane / China Blue

Body Heat

1981

Body Heat

as

Matty Walker

V.I. Warshawski

1991

V.I. Warshawski

as

Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski

The Real Blonde

1998

The Real Blonde

as

Dee Dee Taylor

Marley & Me

2008

Marley & Me

as

Ms. Kornblut

The Long Game

2025

The Long Game

as

Mariah McKay

A Simple Wish

1997

A Simple Wish

as

Claudia

Moonlight and Valentino

1995

Moonlight and Valentino

as

Alberta Trager

House of Cards

1993

House of Cards

as

Ruth Matthews

Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble

1989

Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble

as

Jessica Rabbit (voice)

Roller Coaster Rabbit

1990

Roller Coaster Rabbit

as

Jessica Rabbit (voice)

Trail Mix-Up

1993

Trail Mix-Up

as

Jessica Rabbit (voice)

The Perfect Family

2011

The Perfect Family

as

Eileen Cleary

Legalese

1998

Legalese

as

Brenda Whitlass

Julia and Julia

1988

Julia and Julia

as

Giulia

The Estate

2022

The Estate

as

Aunt Hilda Beauchamp

A Breed Apart

1984

A Breed Apart

as

Stella Clayton

Dumb and Dumber To

2014

Dumb and Dumber To

as

Fraida

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002

The Kid Stays in the Picture

as

Self (archive footage)

National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures

2000

National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures

as

Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)

Prince of Central Park

2000

Prince of Central Park

as

Rebecca Cairn

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as

Self (archive footage)

Nurse 3-D

2013

Nurse 3-D

as

Head Nurse

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as

Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

Cinderella

2000

Cinderella

as

Claudette

America’s Diplomats

2016

America’s Diplomats

as

Self (voice)

Emily & Tim

2015

Emily & Tim

as

Narrator

Beautiful

2000

Beautiful

as

Verna Chickle

Friends at Last

1995

Friends at Last

as

Fanny Connelyn

Another Kind of Wedding

2017

Another Kind of Wedding

as

Barbara Haines

Bad Baby

1997

Bad Baby

as

Mom (voice)

In Bad Taste

1999

In Bad Taste

as

Self

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as

Lynda Van Devanter (voice)

American Cinema

1995

American Cinema

as

Narrator

The Best of Roger Rabbit

1996

The Best of Roger Rabbit

as

Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)

Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin

1991

Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin

as

Narrator (voice)

Animal Farm

2025

Animal Farm

as

Benjamin (voice)

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

2004

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

as

Self - Interviewee

Shelly's Leg

2025

Shelly's Leg

as

Narrator

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Stacy Lovell (voice)

Californication

Californication

as

Sue Collini

Friends

Friends

as

Helena

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Miss Liz Strickland (voice)

The View

The View

as

Self

Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

as

Cindy Plumb

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

as

Monogatron Queen (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The Path

The Path

as

Brenda Roberts

American Masters

American Masters

as

Narrator (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Mole Judge (voice)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Host

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Rebecca Shane

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)

Mom

Mom

as

Cookie

Production

Crew

Directing