- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Springfield, Missouri, USA
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 …
Filmography
movieJoan's Teeth
2026 · Joan
movieAnimal Farm
2026 · Benjamin (voice)
movieShelly's Leg
2025 · Narrator
movieThe Long Game
2025 · Mariah McKay
tvWhite House Plumbers
2023 · Dita Beard
movieThe Estate
2022 · Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
movieThe Swearing Jar
2022 · Bev
tvDolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019 · Miss Mary Shaw
movieThe Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
2019 · Duchess of Krakenthorp
tvThe Kominsky Method
2018 · Roz
movieBrave Little Army
2018 · Casting Assistant
tvSummer Camp Island
2018 · Mole Judge (voice)
movieJack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
2017 · Self
movieAnother Kind of Wedding
2017 · Barbara Haines
movieEdgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017 · Narrator
movieIn Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
2016 · Self
tvThe Path
2016 · Brenda Roberts
movieAmerica’s Diplomats
2016 · Self (voice)
movieEmily & Tim
2015 · Narrator
movieFifty Shades of Erotica
2015 · (archive footage)
movie"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015 · Self
movieDumb and Dumber To
2014 · Fraida
tvRick and Morty
2013 · Monogatron Queen (voice)
movieGods Behaving Badly
2013 · Styx
movieNurse 3-D
2013 · Head Nurse
tvMom
2013 · Cookie
movieThe Perfect Family
2011 · Eileen Cleary
tvMasterclass
2010 · Self
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieLife is a Banquet
2009 · Rosalind Russell (Voice)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
movieMarley & Me
2008 · Ms. Kornblut
tvCalifornication
2007 · Sue Collini
tvShrink Rap
2007 · Self
movieMonster House
2006 · Constance (voice)
movieA Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005 · Self
movieThe Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005 · Self
Today with Des and Mel
2004
movieJack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004 · Self - Interviewee
tvNip/Tuck
2003 · Cindy Plumb
movieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Self
movieThe Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000 · Self
movieBeautiful
2000 · Verna Chickle
moviePrince of Central Park
2000 · Rebecca Cairn
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
2000 · Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
movieThe Virgin Suicides
2000 · Mrs. Lisbon
movieCinderella
2000 · Claudette
movieLove and Action in Chicago
1999 · Middleman
movieIn Bad Taste
1999 · Self
movieBaby Geniuses
1999 · Elena Kinder
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
movieLegalese
1998 · Brenda Whitlass
movieThe Real Blonde
1998 · Dee Dee Taylor
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieA Simple Wish
1997 · Claudia
movieBad Baby
1997 · Mom (voice)
tvKing of the Hill
1997 · Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
movieThe Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996 · Self
movieThe Best of Roger Rabbit
1996 · Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
movieMoonlight and Valentino
1995 · Alberta Trager
movieFriends at Last
1995 · Fanny Connelyn, Producer
Leslie's Folly
1994 · Director
tvFriends
1994 · Helena
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieSerial Mom
1994 · Beverly Sutphin
tvAmerican Cinema
1994 · Self
movieNaked in New York
1993 · Dana Coles
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
movieUndercover Blues
1993 · Jane Blue
movieHouse of Cards
1993 · Ruth Matthews
movieTrail Mix-Up
1993 · Jessica Rabbit (voice)
tvHBO First Look
1992
movieRabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
1991 · Narrator (voice)
movieV.I. Warshawski
1991 · Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Rebecca Shane
movieRoller Coaster Rabbit
1990 · Jessica Rabbit (voice)
movieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 · Self - Host
movieNight of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Stacy Lovell (voice)
movieThe War of the Roses
1989 · Barbara Rose
movieTummy Trouble
1989 · Jessica Rabbit (voice)
movieThe Accidental Tourist
1988 · Sarah Leary
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
movieRoger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988 · Self
movieWho Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
cascadeurs de stars
1988 · Self
movieSwitching Channels
1988 · Christy Colleran
movieJulia and Julia
1988 · Giulia
movieDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
moviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986 · Peggy Sue
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Jewel of the Nile
1985 · Joan Wilder
moviePrizzi's Honor
1985 · Irene Walker
movieCrimes of Passion
1984 · Joanna Crane / China Blue
movieA Breed Apart
1984 · Stella Clayton
movieRomancing the Stone
1984 · Joan Wilder
movieThe Man with Two Brains
1983 · Dolores Benedict
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
movieBody Heat
1981 · Matty Walker
tvWetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Please Turn the Page
1977 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Film '72
1971 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
— · Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Conspiracy of Silence
— · Self
tvThe George Lucas Talk Show: Live
— · Self