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Aliases: 캐서린 터너 , קתלין טרנר , מרי קת'לין טרנר , کاتلین ترنر , کَتلین ترنر

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Springfield, Missouri, USA

Homepage: https://kathleenturner.net

Movie Involvements: 37

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Rebecca Shane
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Host
The Virgin Suicides
Average
7

The Virgin Suicides

(1999) Mrs. Lisbon
American Masters
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7

American Masters

(1986) Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Body Heat
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7

Body Heat

(1981) Matty Walker
White House Plumbers
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6

White House Plumbers

(2023) Dita Beard
The Path
Average
7

The Path

(2016) Brenda Roberts

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Dita Beard
2022 Aunt Hilda
Bev
2019 Miss Mary Shaw
Duchess of Krakenthorp
2018 Roz
Mole Judge (voice)
2017 Self
Barbara Haines
Narrator
2016 herself
Brenda Roberts
Self (voice)
2015 Narrator
N/A
Self
2014 Fraida
2013 Monogatron Queen (voice)
Head Nurse
Cookie
2011 Eileen Cleary
2010 Self
2009 Self (archive footage)
2008 Ms. Kornblut
2007 Sue Collini
Herself
2006 Constance (voice)
2005 Herself
Self
2004 N/A
2003 N/A
2002 Self (archive footage)
2000 Self
Rebecca Cairn
Verna Chickle
Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
Claudette
1999 Mrs. Lisbon
Middleman
Self
Elena Kinder
Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
1998 Brenda Whitlass
Dee Dee Taylor
1997 Self
Claudia
Mom (voice)
Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
1996 Self
Self
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
1995 Alberta Trager
Fanny Connelyn
Narrator
1994 Helena
Self (archive footage)
Beverly Sutphin
1993 Dana Coles
Self - Guest
Jane Blue
Ruth Matthews
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1992 N/A
1991 Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
1990 Rebecca Shane
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Self - Host
Self
1989 Stacy Lovell (voice)
Barbara Rose
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1988 Sarah Leary
Self
N/A
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Kathleen Turner
Christy Colleran
1987 Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Giulia
1986 Peggy Sue
Narrator (voice)
1985 Joan Wilder
Irene Walker
1984 Joanna Crane / China Blue
Stella Clayton
Joan Wilder
1983 Dolores Benedict
1981 Matty Walker
Self
1977 Self
1975 Self - Host
1971 Self
1956 Self - Host
1953 Self
Mariah McKay
Duchess of Krakenthorp
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1995 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1994 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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