Kathleen Turner
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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
Credits
Monster House (2006)
as Constance (voice)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Animal Farm (2026)
as Benjamin (voice)
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Mrs. Lisbon
Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)
as (archive footage)
Body Heat (1981)
as Matty Walker
Romancing the Stone (1984)
as Joan Wilder
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
as Fraida
Marley & Me (2008)
as Ms. Kornblut
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
as Joan Wilder
Baby Geniuses (1999)
as Elena Kinder
Serial Mom (1994)
as Beverly Sutphin
The War of the Roses (1989)
as Barbara Rose
Nurse 3-D (2013)
as Head Nurse
The Estate (2022)
as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
as Peggy Sue
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
as Irene Walker
Crimes of Passion (1984)
as Joanna Crane / China Blue
A Simple Wish (1997)
as Claudia
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
as Sarah Leary
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
as Dolores Benedict
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Undercover Blues (1993)
as Jane Blue
Switching Channels (1988)
as Christy Colleran
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
The Real Blonde (1998)
as Dee Dee Taylor
Naked in New York (1993)
as Dana Coles
Beautiful (2000)
as Verna Chickle
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Emily & Tim (2015)
as Narrator
Tummy Trouble (1989)
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
as Alberta Trager
Bad Baby (1997)
as Mom (voice)
A Breed Apart (1984)
as Stella Clayton
The Perfect Family (2011)
as Eileen Cleary
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
House of Cards (1993)
as Ruth Matthews
Gods Behaving Badly (2013)
as Styx
Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990)
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
The Swearing Jar (2022)
as Bev
The Long Game (2025)
as Mariah McKay
Julia and Julia (1988)
as Giulia
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004)
as Self - Interviewee
In Bad Taste (1999)
as Self
The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self
Another Kind of Wedding (2017)
as Barbara Haines
Cinderella (2000)
as Claudette
Prince of Central Park (2000)
as Rebecca Cairn
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
as Self - Host
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)
as Self
Friends at Last (1995)
as Fanny Connelyn
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive (2017)
as Narrator
The Best of Roger Rabbit (1996)
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
Love and Action in Chicago (1999)
as Middleman
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' (2015)
as Self
Legalese (1998)
as Brenda Whitlass
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment (2019)
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
cascadeurs de stars (1988)
as Self
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood (2017)
as Self
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)
as Self
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)
as Self
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole (2016)
as Self
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures (2000)
as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
Shelly's Leg (2025)
as Narrator
America’s Diplomats (2016)
as Self (voice)
Life is a Banquet (2009)
as Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Joan's Teeth (—)
as Joan
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House (—)
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Conspiracy of Silence (—)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Trail Mix-Up (—)
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)