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.
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All Credits (103)
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
as Self
Nevatars
as Kooks (voice)
Joan's Teeth
as Joan
Animal Farm
as Benjamin (voice)
Shelly's Leg
as Narrator
The Long Game
as Mariah McKay
White House Plumbers
as Dita Beard
The Estate
as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
The Swearing Jar
as Bev
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
as Miss Mary Shaw
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Kominsky Method
as Roz
Summer Camp Island
as Mole Judge (voice)
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
as Self
Another Kind of Wedding
as Barbara Haines
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
as Narrator
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
as Self
The Path
as Brenda Roberts
America’s Diplomats
as Self (voice)
Emily & Tim
as Narrator
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
as Self
Rick and Morty
as Monogatron Queen (voice)
Gods Behaving Badly
as Styx
Nurse 3-D
as Head Nurse
Mom
as Cookie
The Perfect Family
as Eileen Cleary
Masterclass
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Life is a Banquet
as Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Marley & Me
as Ms. Kornblut
Californication
as Sue Collini
Shrink Rap
as Self
Monster House
as Constance (voice)
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
as Self
Alias Nick and Nora
as Host
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
as Self
Parkinson
as Self - Guest
Nip/Tuck
as Cindy Plumb
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
as Self
Beautiful
as Verna Chickle
Prince of Central Park
as Rebecca Cairn
The Virgin Suicides
as Mrs. Lisbon
Cinderella
as Claudette
Love and Action in Chicago
as Middleman
In Bad Taste
as Self
Baby Geniuses
as Elena Kinder
Family Guy
as Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
Legalese
as Brenda Whitlass
The Real Blonde
as Dee Dee Taylor
The View
as Self
A Simple Wish
as Claudia
Bad Baby
as Mom (voice)
King of the Hill
as Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
The Daily Show
as Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self
The Best of Roger Rabbit
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
Moonlight and Valentino
as Alberta Trager
Friends at Last
as Fanny Connelyn
Friends
as Helena
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Serial Mom
as Beverly Sutphin
American Cinema
as Self
Naked in New York
as Dana Coles
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Undercover Blues
as Jane Blue
House of Cards
as Ruth Matthews
Trail Mix-Up
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
HBO First Look
as Unknown
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
as Narrator (voice)
V.I. Warshawski
as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
Law & Order
as Rebecca Shane
Roller Coaster Rabbit
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
The Simpsons
as Stacy Lovell (voice)
The War of the Roses
as Barbara Rose
Tummy Trouble
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
The Accidental Tourist
as Sarah Leary
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
as Self – Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Switching Channels
as Christy Colleran
Julia and Julia
as Giulia
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Peggy Sue
American Masters
as Narrator (voice)
The Jewel of the Nile
as Joan Wilder
Prizzi's Honor
as Irene Walker
Crimes of Passion
as Joanna Crane / China Blue
A Breed Apart
as Stella Clayton
Romancing the Stone
as Joan Wilder
The Man with Two Brains
as Dolores Benedict
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Body Heat
as Matty Walker
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Great Performances
as Self
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
The Oscars
as Self