Kathleen Turner
Acting • Born 1954-06-19
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.
Filmography
106 credits
The War of the Roses
Movie • 1989
Barbara Rose
Prizzi's Honor
Movie • 1985
Irene Walker
The Virgin Suicides
Movie • 2000
Mrs. Lisbon
Peggy Sue Got Married
Movie • 1986
Peggy Sue
The Jewel of the Nile
Movie • 1985
Joan Wilder
The Accidental Tourist
Movie • 1988
Sarah Leary
Baby Geniuses
Movie • 1999
Elena Kinder
The Man with Two Brains
Movie • 1983
Dolores Benedict
Serial Mom
Movie • 1994
Beverly Sutphin
Naked in New York
Movie • 1993
Dana Coles
Monster House
Movie • 2006
Constance (voice)
Romancing the Stone
Movie • 1984
Joan Wilder
Undercover Blues
Movie • 1993
Jane Blue
Switching Channels
Movie • 1988
Christy Colleran
Crimes of Passion
Movie • 1984
Joanna Crane / China Blue
Body Heat
Movie • 1981
Matty Walker
V.I. Warshawski
Movie • 1991
Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
The Real Blonde
Movie • 1998
Dee Dee Taylor
Marley & Me
Movie • 2008
Ms. Kornblut
The Long Game
Movie • 2025
Mariah McKay
A Simple Wish
Movie • 1997
Claudia
Moonlight and Valentino
Movie • 1995
Alberta Trager
House of Cards
Movie • 1993
Ruth Matthews
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Movie • 2005
Self
Tummy Trouble
Movie • 1989
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Movie • 1990
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Trail Mix-Up
Movie • 1993
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
The Perfect Family
Movie • 2011
Eileen Cleary
Legalese
Movie • 1998
Brenda Whitlass
Julia and Julia
Movie • 1988
Giulia
The Estate
Movie • 2022
Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
A Breed Apart
Movie • 1984
Stella Clayton
Dumb and Dumber To
Movie • 2014
Fraida
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
Movie • 2000
Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
Prince of Central Park
Movie • 2000
Rebecca Cairn
The Swearing Jar
Movie • 2022
Bev
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Nurse 3-D
Movie • 2013
Head Nurse
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Movie • 1990
Self - Host
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Movie • 1988
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
Cinderella
Movie • 2000
Claudette
America’s Diplomats
Movie • 2016
Self (voice)
Emily & Tim
Movie • 2015
Narrator
Beautiful
Movie • 2000
Verna Chickle
Friends at Last
Movie • 1995
Fanny Connelyn
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Movie • 2005
Self
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Movie • 2017
Narrator
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Movie • 2017
Self
Another Kind of Wedding
Movie • 2017
Barbara Haines
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Movie • 2015
(archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Movie • 1996
Self
Bad Baby
Movie • 1997
Mom (voice)
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Movie • 1988
Self
Love and Action in Chicago
Movie • 1999
Middleman
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Movie • 2000
Self
In Bad Taste
Movie • 1999
Self
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
Movie • 2016
Self
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Movie • 2015
Self
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Movie • 2019
Duchess of Krakenthorp
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
Movie
Duchess of Krakenthorp
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Movie • 1987
Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
The Best of Roger Rabbit
Movie • 1996
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
cascadeurs de stars
Movie • 1988
Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
Movie • 1991
Narrator (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie • 2002
Self
Gods Behaving Badly
Movie • 2013
Styx
The Conspiracy of Silence
Movie
Self
Animal Farm
Movie • 2026
Benjamin (voice)
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Movie • 2004
Self - Interviewee
Shelly's Leg
Movie • 2025
Narrator
Life is a Banquet
Movie • 2009
Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Joan's Teeth
Movie
Joan
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Stacy Lovell (voice)
Californication
TV • 2007
Sue Collini
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Friends
TV • 1994
Helena
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Today with Des and Mel
TV • 2004
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Cindy Plumb
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Monogatron Queen (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Masterclass
TV • 2010
Self
White House Plumbers
TV • 2023
Dita Beard
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
The Path
TV • 2016
Brenda Roberts
American Masters
TV • 1986
Narrator (voice)
The Kominsky Method
TV • 2018
Roz
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Shrink Rap
TV • 2007
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Summer Camp Island
TV • 2018
Mole Judge (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Rebecca Shane
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
TV • 2019
Miss Mary Shaw
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
Mom
TV • 2013
Cookie
Please Turn the Page
TV • 1977
Self
HBO First Look
TV • 1992
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
American Cinema
TV • 1994
Self
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self - Guest