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