Kathleen Turner
Known For
Acting
Born
1954-06-19 in Springfield, Missouri, USA
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Stacy Lovell (voice)
Family Guy
as Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
Law & Order
as Rebecca Shane
Friends
as Helena
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Rick and Morty
as Monogatron Queen (voice)
The Daily Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
King of the Hill
as Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
Mom
as Cookie
The View
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
Californication
as Sue Collini
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
Nip/Tuck
as Cindy Plumb
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Summer Camp Island
as Mole Judge (voice)
The Oscars
as Self
American Masters
as Narrator (voice)