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Kathleen Turner

Birth Place: Springfield, MO, USA

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Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinctive husky voice, she is the recipient of two Golden Globes, as well as 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 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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STAGE CREDITS

An Act of God An Act of God
[Regional (US)]
George Street Playhouse Production, 2017
God
Hollywood Nurses Hollywood Nurses
[Off-Broadway]
Benefit Reading, 2017
Head Nurse Stone
Would You Still Love Me if... Would You Still Love Me if...
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Victoria Pruitt
Bakersfield Mist Bakersfield Mist
[West End]
West End Premiere, 2014
Maude
High High
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Sister Jamison Connolly
The Third Story
[Off-Broadway]
MCC Theater Production, 2009
Peg / Dr. Rutenspitz
On the Twentieth Century
[Broadway]
Actors’ Fund Concert, 2005
Imelda Thornton
Imelda
Imelda Thornton
Imelda
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Martha
The Exonerated
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Performer [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Graduate
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Mrs. Robinson
Indiscretions
[Broadway]
1995
Yvonne
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1990
Maggie
Love Letters
[Off-Broadway]
1989
Melissa Gardner

Productions

Would You Still Love Me if...Would You Still Love Me if...
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Director
Crimes of the HeartCrimes of the Heart
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Director
Director

Movies

Body Heat
[ 1981 ] Matty Walker
The Man with Two Brains
[ 1983 ] Dolores Benedict
A Breed Apart
[ 1984 ] Stella Clayton
Crimes of Passion
[ 1984 ] Joanna Crane / China Blue
Romancing the Stone
[ 1984 ] Joan Wilder
Prizzi's Honor
[ 1985 ] Irene Walker
The Jewel of the Nile
[ 1985 ] Joan
Peggy Sue Got Married
[ 1986 ] Peggy Sue
Julia and Julia
[ 1987 ] Giulia
Switching Channels
[ 1988 ] Christy Colleran
The Accidental Tourist
[ 1988 ] Sarah Leary
The War of the Roses
[ 1989 ] Barbara Rose
V.I. Warshawski
[ 1991 ] Vic
House of Cards
[ 1993 ] Ruth Matthews
Naked in New York
[ 1993 ] Dana Coles
Undercover Blues
[ 1993 ] Jane Blue
Leslie's Folly
[ 1994 ] Nurse
Serial Mom
[ 1994 ] Mom
Friends at Last
[ 1995 ] Fanny Connelyn
Moonlight and Valentino
[ 1995 ] Alberta Russell
Style & Substance
[ 1996 ] Chelsea Stevens
A Simple Wish
[ 1997 ] Claudia
Bad Baby
[ 1997 ] Mom - Voice
Love in the Ancient World
[ 1997 ] Self - Host
The Real Blonde
[ 1997 ] Dee Dee Taylor
Legalese
[ 1998 ] Brenda Whitlass
Baby Geniuses
[ 1999 ] Elena
Love and Action in Chicago
[ 1999 ] Middleman
The Virgin Suicides
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Lisbon
Beautiful
[ 2000 ] Verna Chickle
Cinderella
[ 2000 ] Claudette
Prince of Central Park
[ 2000 ] Rebecca Cairn
Monster House
[ 2006 ] Constance - Voice
Marley & Me
[ 2008 ] Ms. Kornblut
The Perfect Family
[ 2011 ] Eileen Cleary
Final Cut: Ladies & Gentlemen
[ 2012 ] Barbara Rose
Nurse
[ 2013 ] Head Nurse
Dumb and Dumber To
[ 2014 ] Fraida
Emily & Tim
[ 2015 ] Narrator
Another Kind of Wedding
[ 2017 ] Barbara
Lovestruck
[ 2019 ] Grace
The Estate
[ 2022 ] Aunt Hilda
The Swearing Jar
[ 2022 ] Bev

TV Shows

The Doctors
[ 1978-1979 ] Nola Dancy Aldrich
De película
[ 1984-1987 ] Matty Walker, Joan Wilder, Irene Walker
The Simpsons
Stacy Lavelle
Stories from My Childhood
The Snow Queen, The Magic Woman
King of the Hill
Miss Liz Strickland
Friends
Helena
Dos rombos
Joanna Crane, China Blue
Sexes
Barbara Rose, Joanna Crane, China Blue
Law & Order
Rebecca Shane
Nip/Tuck
Cindy Plumb
The Angry Video Game Nerd
Jessica Rabbit
Loops!
Alberta Russell
Silenci?
[ 2005-2008 ] Christy Colleran, Mrs. Lisbon, Peggy Sue
Californication
Sue Collini
Cinema 3
[ 1986-2010 ] Irene Walker, Ms. Kornblut, Matty Walker
Ànima
Peggy Sue
Versión española
Peggy Sue
Visionado obligado
Mom
Welcome to the Basement
Peggy Sue
Family Guy
Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin
The Path
[ 2016-2017 ] Brenda Roberts
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Gwendolyn
Días de cine
[ 1992-2019 ] Matty Walker, Barbara Rose
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Miss Mary Shaw
Rick and Morty
Monogatron Queen
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
The Duchess of Krakenthorp
Mom
Cookie
Summer Camp Island
Mole Judge
Wizards
Lady of the Lake
The Kominsky Method
[ 2019-2021 ] Roz
The White House Plumbers
Dita Beard
The Long Game
Mariah McKay
Listen to Me
[ 2025-2025 ] Gertrude Stein
Animal Farm
[ 2025-2025 ] Benjamin (voice)
Shelly's Leg
[ 2025-2025 ] Narrator

Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play, HAYES Production

Kathleen TurnerMother Courage and Her Children

Helen Hayes Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Kathleen TurnerRed Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins

Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Actress

Kathleen TurnerWho's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Kathleen Turner , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Kathleen Turner, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1990 - Best Actress - Play

Kathleen Turner, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1990 - Performance

Kathleen TurnerSpecial Award

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kathleen Turner been in?

Kathleen Turner has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Kathleen Turner been in?

Kathleen Turner has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Kathleen Turner's first West End show?

Kathleen Turner's first West End show was Bakersfield Mist which opened in 2014

What awards has Kathleen Turner been nominated for?

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play, HAYES Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Mother Courage and Her Children, Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Special Award.

What awards has Kathleen Turner won?

Kathleen Turner has won the Theatre World Award for Special Award in Performance.

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