Kathleen Turner
Acting
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.
TV Shows(33)
White House Plumbers
Dita Beard
2023
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Miss Mary Shaw
2019
The Kominsky Method
Roz
2018
Summer Camp Island
Mole Judge (voice)
2018
The Path
Brenda Roberts
2016
Rick and Morty
Monogatron Queen (voice)
2013
Mom
Cookie
2013
Masterclass
Self
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Californication
Sue Collini
2007
Shrink Rap
Self
2007
Today with Des and Mel
2004
Nip/Tuck
Cindy Plumb
2003
Family Guy
Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
1999
The View
Self
1997
King of the Hill
Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
1997
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Friends
Helena
1994
American Cinema
Self
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
HBO First Look
1992
Law & Order
Rebecca Shane
1990
The Simpsons
Stacy Lovell (voice)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
American Masters
Narrator (voice)
1986
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Great Performances
Self
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
Movies(74)
Animal Farm
Benjamin (voice)
2026
Shelly's Leg
Narrator
2025
The Long Game
Mariah McKay
2025
The Estate
Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
2022
The Swearing Jar
Bev
2022
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Duchess of Krakenthorp
2019
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
2017
Another Kind of Wedding
Barbara Haines
2017
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Narrator
2017
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
Self
2016
America’s Diplomats
Self (voice)
2016
Emily & Tim
Narrator
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
2015
Dumb and Dumber To
Fraida
2014
Gods Behaving Badly
Styx
2013
Nurse 3-D
Head Nurse
2013
The Perfect Family
Eileen Cleary
2011
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Life is a Banquet
Rosalind Russell (Voice)
2009
Marley & Me
Ms. Kornblut
2008
Monster House
Constance (voice)
2006
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Self
2005
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Self
2005
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self - Interviewee
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
2000
Prince of Central Park
Rebecca Cairn
2000
Beautiful
Verna Chickle
2000
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
2000
The Virgin Suicides
Mrs. Lisbon
2000
Cinderella
Claudette
2000
Love and Action in Chicago
Middleman
1999
In Bad Taste
Self
1999
Baby Geniuses
Elena Kinder
1999
Legalese
Brenda Whitlass
1998
The Real Blonde
Dee Dee Taylor
1998
A Simple Wish
Claudia
1997
Bad Baby
Mom (voice)
1997
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
1996
The Best of Roger Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
1996
Moonlight and Valentino
Alberta Trager
1995
Friends at Last
Fanny Connelyn
1995
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Serial Mom
Beverly Sutphin
1994
Naked in New York
Dana Coles
1993
Undercover Blues
Jane Blue
1993
House of Cards
Ruth Matthews
1993
Trail Mix-Up
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1993
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
Narrator (voice)
1991
V.I. Warshawski
Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
1991
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Self - Host
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
The War of the Roses
Barbara Rose
1989
Tummy Trouble
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1989
The Accidental Tourist
Sarah Leary
1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
1988
cascadeurs de stars
Self
1988
Switching Channels
Christy Colleran
1988
Julia and Julia
Giulia
1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue
1986
The Jewel of the Nile
Joan Wilder
1985
Prizzi's Honor
Irene Walker
1985
Crimes of Passion
Joanna Crane / China Blue
1984
A Breed Apart
Stella Clayton
1984
Romancing the Stone
Joan Wilder
1984
The Man with Two Brains
Dolores Benedict
1983
Body Heat
Matty Walker
1981
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Conspiracy of Silence
Self
Joan's Teeth
Joan