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Kathleen Turner

Acting 71 years old Springfield, Missouri, USA ★ 2.2
Born: June 19, 1954

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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Known For

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Lynda Van Devanter (voice) 1987
Body Heat
Body Heat Matty Walker 1981
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited) 1988
Love and Action in Chicago
Love and Action in Chicago Middleman 1999

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Body Heat
Body Heat Matty Walker 1981

Filmography

Acting Credits (106)

Animal Farm
Animal Farm Benjamin (voice) 2026
Shelly's Leg
Shelly's Leg Narrator 2025
The Long Game
The Long Game Mariah McKay 2025
White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers Dita Beard 2023
The Estate
The Estate Aunt Hilda Beauchamp 2022
The Swearing Jar
The Swearing Jar Bev 2022
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Miss Mary Shaw 2019
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment Duchess of Krakenthorp 2019
The Kominsky Method
The Kominsky Method Roz 2018
Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island Mole Judge (voice) 2018
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood Self 2017
Another Kind of Wedding
Another Kind of Wedding Barbara Haines 2017
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive Narrator 2017
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole Self 2016
The Path
The Path Brenda Roberts 2016
America’s Diplomats
America’s Diplomats Self (voice) 2016
Emily & Tim
Emily & Tim Narrator 2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica (archive footage) 2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' Self 2015
Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To Fraida 2014
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty Monogatron Queen (voice) 2013
Gods Behaving Badly
Gods Behaving Badly Styx 2013
Nurse 3-D
Nurse 3-D Head Nurse 2013
Mom
Mom Cookie 2013
The Perfect Family
The Perfect Family Eileen Cleary 2011
Masterclass
Masterclass Self 2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009
Life is a Banquet
Life is a Banquet Rosalind Russell (Voice) 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Marley & Me
Marley & Me Ms. Kornblut 2008
Californication
Californication Sue Collini 2007
Shrink Rap
Shrink Rap Self 2007
Monster House
Monster House Constance (voice) 2006
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Self 2005
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch Self 2005
Today with Des and Mel
Today with Des and Mel 2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild Self - Interviewee 2004
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck Cindy Plumb 2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories Self 2002
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
The Making of The Virgin Suicides Self 2000
Prince of Central Park
Prince of Central Park Rebecca Cairn 2000
Beautiful
Beautiful Verna Chickle 2000
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures Clawdette the Black Cat (voice) 2000
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides Mrs. Lisbon 2000
Cinderella
Cinderella Claudette 2000
Love and Action in Chicago
Love and Action in Chicago Middleman 1999
In Bad Taste
In Bad Taste Self 1999
Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses Elena Kinder 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice) 1999
Legalese
Legalese Brenda Whitlass 1998
The Real Blonde
The Real Blonde Dee Dee Taylor 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish Claudia 1997
Bad Baby
Bad Baby Mom (voice) 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Miss Liz Strickland (voice) 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful Self 1996
The Best of Roger Rabbit
The Best of Roger Rabbit Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage) 1996
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight and Valentino Alberta Trager 1995
Friends at Last
Friends at Last Fanny Connelyn 1995
Friends
Friends Helena 1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Self (archive footage) 1994
Serial Mom
Serial Mom Beverly Sutphin 1994
American Cinema
American Cinema Self 1994
Naked in New York
Naked in New York Dana Coles 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Undercover Blues
Undercover Blues Jane Blue 1993
House of Cards
House of Cards Ruth Matthews 1993
Trail Mix-Up
Trail Mix-Up Jessica Rabbit (voice) 1993
HBO First Look
HBO First Look 1992
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin Narrator (voice) 1991
V.I. Warshawski
V.I. Warshawski Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski 1991
Law & Order
Law & Order Rebecca Shane 1990
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Roller Coaster Rabbit Jessica Rabbit (voice) 1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To Self - Host 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Stacy Lovell (voice) 1989
The War of the Roses
The War of the Roses Barbara Rose 1989
Tummy Trouble
Tummy Trouble Jessica Rabbit (voice) 1989
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist Sarah Leary 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town Self 1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited) 1988
cascadeurs de stars
cascadeurs de stars Self 1988
Switching Channels
Switching Channels Christy Colleran 1988
Julia and Julia
Julia and Julia Giulia 1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Lynda Van Devanter (voice) 1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married Peggy Sue 1986
American Masters
American Masters Narrator (voice) 1986
The Jewel of the Nile
The Jewel of the Nile Joan Wilder 1985
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor Irene Walker 1985
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion Joanna Crane / China Blue 1984
A Breed Apart
A Breed Apart Stella Clayton 1984
Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone Joan Wilder 1984
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains Dolores Benedict 1983
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman Self - Guest 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Body Heat
Body Heat Matty Walker 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page Self 1977
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Conspiracy of Silence
The Conspiracy of Silence Self
Joan's Teeth
Joan's Teeth Joan

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