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