Kathleen Turner
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.
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Movies (80)
Nevatars
2026 · Kooks (voice)
Joan's Teeth
2026 · Joan
Rebelión en la granja
2026 · Benjamin (voice)
Shelly's Leg
2025 · Narrator
The Long Game
2025 · Mariah McKay
Guerra De herederos
2022 · Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
The Swearing Jar
2022 · Bev
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
2019 · Duchess of Krakenthorp
Brave Little Army
2018 · Casting Assistant
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
2017 · Self
Another Kind of Wedding
2017 · Barbara Haines
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017 · Narrator
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
2016 · Self
America’s Diplomats
2016 · Self (voice)
Emily & Tim
2015 · Narrator
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015 · (archive footage)
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015 · Self
Una pareja más tonta
2014 · Fraida
Gods Behaving Badly
2013 · Styx
La Enfermera
2013 · Head Nurse
La familia perfecta
2011 · Eileen Cleary
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Life is a Banquet
2009 · Rosalind Russell (Voice)
Marley y Yo
2008 · Ms. Kornblut
Monster house: La casa de los sustos
2006 · Constance (voice)
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005 · Self
Alias Nick and Nora
2005 · Host
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005 · Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004 · Self - Interviewee
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Self
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000 · Self
La Más Hermosa
2000 · Verna Chickle
Prince of Central Park
2000 · Rebecca Cairn
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
2000 · Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
Las Vírgenes Suicidas
2000 · Mrs. Lisbon
Cinderella
2000 · Claudette
Love and Action in Chicago
1999 · Middleman
In Bad Taste
1999 · Self
Baby Geniuses
1999 · Elena Kinder
Legalese
1998 · Brenda Whitlass
The Real Blonde
1998 · Dee Dee Taylor
A Simple Wish
1997 · Claudia
Bad Baby
1997 · Mom (voice)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996 · Self
The Best of Roger Rabbit
1996 · Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
Moonlight and Valentino
1995 · Alberta Trager
Friends at Last
1995 · Fanny Connelyn, Producer
Leslie's Folly
1994 · Director
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Serial Mom
1994 · Beverly Sutphin
Naked in New York
1993 · Dana Coles
Undercover Blues
1993 · Jane Blue
House of Cards
1993 · Ruth Matthews
Trail Mix-Up
1993 · Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
1991 · Narrator (voice)
V.I. Warshawski
1991 · Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
Roller Coaster Rabbit
1990 · Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 · Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
The War of the Roses
1989 · Barbara Rose
Tummy Trouble
1989 · Jessica Rabbit (voice)
The Accidental Tourist
1988 · Sarah Leary
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988 · Self – Jessica Rabbit (voice)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
cascadeurs de stars
1988 · Self
Switching Channels
1988 · Christy Colleran
Julia and Julia
1988 · Giulia
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 · Peggy Sue
The Jewel of the Nile
1985 · Joan Wilder
Prizzi's Honor
1985 · Irene Walker
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Joanna Crane / China Blue
A Breed Apart
1984 · Stella Clayton
Romancing the Stone
1984 · Joan Wilder
The Man with Two Brains
1983 · Dolores Benedict
Body Heat
1981 · Matty Walker
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
· Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Conspiracy of Silence
· Self
Frappuccino
Mad Dad
· Self
TV shows (36)
Los plomeros de la Casa Blanca
2023 · Dita Beard
Dolly Parton: Acordes del corazón
2019 · Miss Mary Shaw
El método Kominsky
2018 · Roz
Campamento de Verano
2018 · Mole Judge (voice)
The Path
2016 · Brenda Roberts
Rick and Morty
2013 · Monogatron Queen (voice)
Mom
2013 · Cookie
Masterclass
2010 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Californication
2007 · Sue Collini
Shrink Rap
2007 · Self
Today with Des and Mel
2004
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
Cortes y puntadas
2003 · Cindy Plumb
Padre de Familia
1999 · Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
The View
1997 · Self
King of the Hill
1997 · Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Friends
1994 · Helena
American Cinema
1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
HBO First Look
1992
Law & Order
1990 · Rebecca Shane
Los Simpson
1989 · Stacy Lovell (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Narrator (voice)
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Please Turn the Page
1977 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Film '72
1971 · Self
Great Performances
1971 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Host
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
· Self