Kathleen Turner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1954
- Birthplace
- Springfield, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography
- Mad Dad
Mad Dad TBA
as Self
- Frappuccino
Frappuccino TBA
Actor
- The Conspiracy of Silence
The Conspiracy of Silence TBA
as Self
- La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House TBA
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
Nevatars 2026
as Kooks (voice)
Joan's Teeth 2026
as Joan
Animal Farm 2026
as Benjamin (voice)
Shelly's Leg 2025
as Narrator
The Long Game 2025
as Mariah McKay
The Estate 2022
as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
The Swearing Jar 2022
as Bev
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment 2019
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
Brave Little Army 2018
Casting Assistant
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood 2017
as Self
Another Kind of Wedding 2017
as Barbara Haines
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive 2017
as Narrator
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole 2016
as Self
America’s Diplomats 2016
as Self (voice)
Emily & Tim 2015
as Narrator
Fifty Shades of Erotica 2015
as (archive footage)
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' 2015
as Self
Dumb and Dumber To 2014
as Fraida
Gods Behaving Badly 2013
as Styx
Nurse 3-D 2013
as Head Nurse
The Perfect Family 2011
as Eileen Cleary
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Life is a Banquet 2009
as Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Marley & Me 2008
as Ms. Kornblut
Monster House 2006
as Constance (voice)
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2005
as Self
Alias Nick and Nora 2005
as Host
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch 2005
as Self
- Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild 2004
as Self - Interviewee
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 2002
as Self
The Making of The Virgin Suicides 2000
as Self
Beautiful 2000
as Verna Chickle
Prince of Central Park 2000
as Rebecca Cairn
- National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures 2000
as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
The Virgin Suicides 2000
as Mrs. Lisbon
Cinderella 2000
as Claudette
Love and Action in Chicago 1999
as Middleman
In Bad Taste 1999
as Self
Baby Geniuses 1999
as Elena Kinder
Legalese 1998
as Brenda Whitlass
The Real Blonde 1998
as Dee Dee Taylor
A Simple Wish 1997
as Claudia
Bad Baby 1997
as Mom (voice)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful 1996
as Self
The Best of Roger Rabbit 1996
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
Moonlight and Valentino 1995
as Alberta Trager
Friends at Last 1995
as Fanny Connelyn, Producer
- Leslie's Folly
Leslie's Folly 1994
Director
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Serial Mom 1994
as Beverly Sutphin
Naked in New York 1993
as Dana Coles
Undercover Blues 1993
as Jane Blue
House of Cards 1993
as Ruth Matthews
Trail Mix-Up 1993
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin 1991
as Narrator (voice)
V.I. Warshawski 1991
as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
Roller Coaster Rabbit 1990
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To 1990
as Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
The War of the Roses 1989
as Barbara Rose
Tummy Trouble 1989
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
The Accidental Tourist 1988
as Sarah Leary
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town 1988
as Self – Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
- cascadeurs de stars
cascadeurs de stars 1988
as Self
Switching Channels 1988
as Christy Colleran
Julia and Julia 1988
as Giulia
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 1987
as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Peggy Sue Got Married 1986
as Peggy Sue
The Jewel of the Nile 1985
as Joan Wilder
Prizzi's Honor 1985
as Irene Walker
Crimes of Passion 1984
as Joanna Crane / China Blue
A Breed Apart 1984
as Stella Clayton
Romancing the Stone 1984
as Joan Wilder
The Man with Two Brains 1983
as Dolores Benedict
Body Heat 1981
as Matty Walker
Credits from TMDB.