Kathleen Turner
59 movies · 17 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 19, 1954 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Springfield, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Mary 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).
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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
Kathleen Turner: movies and TV shows
Acting (74)
- Upcoming La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
- 2026 Nevatars
as Kooks (voice)
- 2026 Joan's Teeth
as Joan
- 2026 Animal Farm
as Benjamin (voice)
- 2025 Shelly's Leg
as Narrator
- 2025 The Long Game
as Mariah McKay
- 2023
- 2022 The Estate
as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
- 2022 The Swearing Jar
as Bev
- 2019
- 2019 The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017 Another Kind of Wedding
as Barbara Haines
- 2017 Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
as Narrator
- 2016
- 2015 Emily & Tim
as Narrator
- 2015 Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
- 2014 Dumb and Dumber To
as Fraida
- 2013
- 2013 Gods Behaving Badly
as Styx
- 2013 Nurse 3-D
as Head Nurse
- 2013
- 2011 The Perfect Family
as Eileen Cleary
- 2009 Life is a Banquet
as Rosalind Russell (Voice)
- 2008 Marley & Me
as Ms. Kornblut
- 2007
- 2006 Monster House
as Constance (voice)
- 2004
- 2003
- 2000 Beautiful
as Verna Chickle
- 2000 Prince of Central Park
as Rebecca Cairn
- 2000 National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
- 2000 The Virgin Suicides
as Mrs. Lisbon
- 2000 Cinderella
as Claudette
- 1999 Love and Action in Chicago
as Middleman
- 1999 Baby Geniuses
as Elena Kinder
- 1999
- 1998 Legalese
as Brenda Whitlass
- 1998 The Real Blonde
as Dee Dee Taylor
- 1997 A Simple Wish
as Claudia
- 1997 Bad Baby
as Mom (voice)
- 1997
- 1996 The Best of Roger Rabbit
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
- 1995 Moonlight and Valentino
as Alberta Trager
- 1995 Friends at Last
as Fanny Connelyn
- 1994
- 1994 Serial Mom
as Beverly Sutphin
- 1993 Naked in New York
as Dana Coles
- 1993 Undercover Blues
as Jane Blue
- 1993 House of Cards
as Ruth Matthews
- 1993 Trail Mix-Up
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
- 1992
- 1991 Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 V.I. Warshawski
as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
- 1990
- 1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
- 1989
- 1989 The War of the Roses
as Barbara Rose
- 1989 Tummy Trouble
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
- 1988 The Accidental Tourist
as Sarah Leary
- 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
- 1988 Switching Channels
as Christy Colleran
- 1988 Julia and Julia
as Giulia
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
- 1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
as Peggy Sue
- 1986
- 1985 The Jewel of the Nile
as Joan Wilder
- 1985 Prizzi's Honor
as Irene Walker
- 1984 Crimes of Passion
as Joanna Crane / China Blue
- 1984 A Breed Apart
as Stella Clayton
- 1984 Romancing the Stone
as Joan Wilder
- 1983 The Man with Two Brains
as Dolores Benedict
- 1981 Body Heat
as Matty Walker
Behind the camera (3)
- 2018 Brave Little Army
Casting Assistant
- 1995 Friends at Last
Producer
- 1994 Leslie's Folly
Director
Talk shows and appearances (38)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
1 episode
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2010 Masterclass
1 episode
- 2010
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
3 episodes
- 2007 Shrink Rap
1 episode
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Parkinson
1 episode
- 2004
- 2002
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1996
- 1994
- 1994 American Cinema
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1990
- 1990
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2 episodes
- 1988
- 1988
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
1 episode
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight
2 episodes
- 1981 Wetten, dass..?
1 episode
- 1977 Please Turn the Page
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
2 episodes
- 1971 Film '72
2 episodes
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode