Kathleen Turner
Acting
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
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movieAnimal Farm
2026
Benjamin (voice)
movieShelly's Leg
2025
Narrator
movieThe Long Game
2025
Mariah McKay
tvWhite House Plumbers
2023
Dita Beard
movieThe Estate
2022
Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
tvDolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019
Miss Mary Shaw
movieThe Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
2019
Duchess of Krakenthorp
tvSummer Camp Island
2018
Mole Judge (voice)
movieAnother Kind of Wedding
2017
Barbara Haines
movieIn Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
2016
Self
tvThe Path
2016
Brenda Roberts
movieAmerica’s Diplomats
2016
Self (voice)
movieEmily & Tim
2015
Narrator
movieFifty Shades of Erotica
2015
(archive footage)
tvRick and Morty
2013
Monogatron Queen (voice)
movieNurse 3-D
2013
Head Nurse
tvMom
2013
Cookie
movieThe Perfect Family
2011
Eileen Cleary
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieLife is a Banquet
2009
Rosalind Russell (Voice)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieMarley & Me
2008
Ms. Kornblut
tvCalifornication
2007
Sue Collini
tvShrink Rap
2007
Self
movieMonster House
2006
Constance (voice)
tvNip/Tuck
2003
Cindy Plumb
movieBeautiful
2000
Verna Chickle
moviePrince of Central Park
2000
Rebecca Cairn
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
2000
Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
movieThe Virgin Suicides
2000
Mrs. Lisbon
movieCinderella
2000
Claudette
movieLove and Action in Chicago
1999
Middleman
movieBaby Geniuses
1999
Elena Kinder
tvFamily Guy
1999
Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
movieLegalese
1998
Brenda Whitlass
movieThe Real Blonde
1998
Dee Dee Taylor
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieA Simple Wish
1997
Claudia
movieBad Baby
1997
Mom (voice)
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
movieThe Best of Roger Rabbit
1996
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
movieMoonlight and Valentino
1995
Alberta Trager
movieFriends at Last
1995
Fanny Connelyn
tvFriends
1994
Helena
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Self (archive footage)
movieSerial Mom
1994
Beverly Sutphin
movieNaked in New York
1993
Dana Coles
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieUndercover Blues
1993
Jane Blue
movieHouse of Cards
1993
Ruth Matthews
movieTrail Mix-Up
1993
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
movieRabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
1991
Narrator (voice)
movieV.I. Warshawski
1991
Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
tvLaw & Order
1990
Rebecca Shane
movieRoller Coaster Rabbit
1990
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
movieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
Self - Host
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Stacy Lovell (voice)
movieThe War of the Roses
1989
Barbara Rose
movieTummy Trouble
1989
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
movieThe Accidental Tourist
1988
Sarah Leary
movieWho Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
movieSwitching Channels
1988
Christy Colleran
movieJulia and Julia
1988
Giulia
movieDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
moviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986
Peggy Sue
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Jewel of the Nile
1985
Joan Wilder
moviePrizzi's Honor
1985
Irene Walker
movieCrimes of Passion
1984
Joanna Crane / China Blue
movieA Breed Apart
1984
Stella Clayton
movieRomancing the Stone
1984
Joan Wilder
movieThe Man with Two Brains
1983
Dolores Benedict
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982
Self - Guest
movieBody Heat
1981
Matty Walker
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
Duchess of Krakenthorp
Production2
movieBrave Little Army
2018
Casting Assistant
movieFriends at Last
1995
Producer