Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 19, 1954
Place of Birth
Springfield, Missouri, USA
Credits
111 titles
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
Filmography
Joan's Teeth
Joan
Animal Farm
Benjamin (voice)
Shelly's Leg
Narrator
The Long Game
Mariah McKay
White House Plumbers
Dita Beard
The Estate
Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
The Swearing Jar
Bev
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Miss Mary Shaw
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Kominsky Method
Roz
Brave Little Army
Casting Assistant
Summer Camp Island
Mole Judge (voice)
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
Another Kind of Wedding
Barbara Haines
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Narrator
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
Self
The Path
Brenda Roberts
America’s Diplomats
Self (voice)
Emily & Tim
Narrator
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
Dumb and Dumber To
Fraida
Rick and Morty
Monogatron Queen (voice)
Gods Behaving Badly
Styx
Nurse 3-D
Head Nurse
Mom
Cookie
The Perfect Family
Eileen Cleary
Masterclass
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Life is a Banquet
Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Marley & Me
Ms. Kornblut
Californication
Sue Collini
Shrink Rap
Self
Monster House
Constance (voice)
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Self
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Self
Today with Des and Mel
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self - Interviewee
Nip/Tuck
Cindy Plumb
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
Beautiful
Verna Chickle
Prince of Central Park
Rebecca Cairn
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
The Virgin Suicides
Mrs. Lisbon
Cinderella
Claudette
Love and Action in Chicago
Middleman
In Bad Taste
Self
Baby Geniuses
Elena Kinder