Acting
Kathleen Turner
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.
Movies with Kathleen Turner
Monster House
2006
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
The Virgin Suicides
2000
Body Heat
1981
Romancing the Stone
1984
Marley & Me
2008
The War of the Roses
1989
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
Baby Geniuses
1999
Nurse 3-D
2013
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
Serial Mom
1994
Prizzi's Honor
1985
Crimes of Passion
1984
The Real Blonde
1998
A Simple Wish
1997
The Man with Two Brains
1983
Switching Channels
1988
Naked in New York
1993
Emily & Tim
2015
Undercover Blues
1993
Tummy Trouble
1989
The Estate
2022
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
The Accidental Tourist
1988
House of Cards
1993
A Breed Apart
1984
V.I. Warshawski
1991
Moonlight and Valentino
1995
Julia and Julia
1988
Beautiful
2000
The Perfect Family
2011
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Bad Baby
1997
The Long Game
2025
Roller Coaster Rabbit
1990
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
The Swearing Jar
2022
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
Another Kind of Wedding
2017
Friends at Last
1995
Prince of Central Park
2000
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
Trail Mix-Up
Animal Farm
2026
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
In Bad Taste
1999
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Gods Behaving Badly
2013
The Best of Roger Rabbit
1996
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
Joan's Teeth
2026
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
2017
Life is a Banquet
2009
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
2000
Love and Action in Chicago
1999
The Conspiracy of Silence
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
1991
Cinderella
2000
America’s Diplomats
2016
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
2019
Legalese
1998
cascadeurs de stars
1988
Shelly's Leg
2025
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
2016
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
TV Shows with Kathleen Turner
Law & Order
1990
Family Guy
1999
The Simpsons
1989
Rick and Morty
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Friends
1994
The Daily Show
1996
King of the Hill
1997
Californication
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Mom
2013
Nip/Tuck
2003
The View
1997
Great Performances
1971
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Tony Awards
1956
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Summer Camp Island
2018
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
American Masters
1986
The Oscars
1953
Film '72
1971
HBO First Look
1992
The Path
2016
The Kominsky Method
2018
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
Today with Des and Mel
2004
White House Plumbers
2023
Entertainment Tonight
1981
American Cinema
1994
Please Turn the Page
1977
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019
Shrink Rap
2007
Masterclass
2010