Kathleen Turner
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Turner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2025 · Animal Farm as Mollie (voice)
- 2025 · The Long Game as Mariah McKay
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as Dita Beard
- 2022 · The Estate as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
- 2022 · The Swearing Jar as Bev
- 2019 · Dolly Parton's Heartstrings as Miss Mary Shaw
- 2019 · The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment as Duchess of Krakenthorp
- 2018 · The Kominsky Method as Roz
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Mole Judge (voice)
- 2017 · Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood as Self
- 2017 · Another Kind of Wedding as Barbara Haines
- 2017 · Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive as Narrator
- 2016 · In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole as Self
- 2016 · The Path as Brenda Roberts
- 2016 · America’s Diplomats as Self (voice)
- 2015 · Emily & Tim as Narrator
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as
- 2015 · "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' as Self
- 2014 · Dumb and Dumber To as Fraida
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Monogatron Queen (voice)
- 2013 · Gods Behaving Badly as Styx
- 2013 · Nurse 3-D as Head Nurse
- 2013 · Mom as Cookie
- 2011 · The Perfect Family as Eileen Cleary
- 2010 · Masterclass as Self
- 2009 · Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Marley & Me as Ms. Kornblut
- 2007 · Californication as Sue Collini
- 2007 · Shrink Rap as Self
- 2006 · Monster House as Constance (voice)
- 2005 · A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch as Self
- 2004 · Today with Des and Mel as
- 2004 · Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild as Self - Interviewee
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as
- 2002 · The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
- 2000 · The Making of The Virgin Suicides as Self
- 2000 · Prince of Central Park as Rebecca Cairn
- 2000 · Beautiful as Verna Chickle
- 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 · In Bad Taste as Self
- 1999 · Baby Geniuses as Elena Kinder
- 1999 · Family Guy as Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
- 1998 · Legalese as Brenda Whitlass
- 1998 · The Real Blonde as Dee Dee Taylor
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · A Simple Wish as Claudia
- 1997 · Bad Baby as Mom (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self
- 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
- 1995 · American Cinema as Narrator
- 1994 · Friends as Helena
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Serial Mom as Beverly Sutphin
- 1993 · Naked in New York as Dana Coles
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Undercover Blues as Jane Blue
- 1993 · House of Cards as Ruth Matthews
- 1993 · Trail Mix-Up as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1991 · Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 · V.I. Warshawski as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
- 1990 · Law & Order as Rebecca Shane
- 1990 · Roller Coaster Rabbit as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
- 1990 · Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To as Self - Host
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Stacy Lovell (voice)
- 1989 · The War of the Roses as Barbara Rose
- 1989 · Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
- 1988 · The Accidental Tourist as Sarah Leary
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town as Self
- 1988 · Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
- 1988 · cascadeurs de stars as Self
- 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 · American Masters as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1981 · Body Heat as Matty Walker
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1977 · Please Turn the Page as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House as Duchess of Krakenthorp
- Future · The Conspiracy of Silence as Self