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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
(1990) Rebecca ShaneTony Awards
(1956) Self - HostThe Virgin Suicides
(1999) Mrs. LisbonAmerican Masters
(1986) Narrator (voice)The Oscars
(1953) SelfBody Heat
(1981) Matty WalkerWhite House Plumbers
(2023) Dita BeardThe Path
(2016) Brenda RobertsActing
| 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 |