06/19/1954
Springfield, Missouri, USA:
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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Animal Farm (2026) as Benjamin (voice) |
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Shelly's Leg (2025) as Narrator |
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The Long Game (2025) as Mariah McKay |
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The Estate (2022) as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp |
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The Swearing Jar (2022) as Bev |
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Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2019) as Duchess of Krakenthorp |
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Jack Nicholson: Das Teuflische Grinsen Hollywoods (2017) as Self |
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Another Kind of Wedding (2017) as Barbara Haines |
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Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive (2017) as Narrator |
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In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole (2016) as Self |
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America’s Diplomats (2016) as Self (voice) |
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Emily & Tim (2015) as Narrator |
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Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015) as (archive footage) |
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"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' (2015) as Self |
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Dumb and Dumber To (2014) as Fraida |
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Gods Behaving Badly (2013) as Styx |
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Nurse 3-D (2013) as Head Nurse |
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The Perfect Family (2011) as Eileen Cleary |
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Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage) |
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Life is a Banquet (2009) as Rosalind Russell (Voice) |
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Marley & Me (2008) as Ms. Kornblut |
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Monster House (2006) as Constance (voice) |
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A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) as Self |
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The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005) as Self |
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Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004) as Self - Interviewee |
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) as Self |
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The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000) as Self |
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Prince of Central Park (2000) as Rebecca Cairn |
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Beautiful (2000) as Verna Chickle |
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National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures (2000) as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice) |
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The Virgin Suicides (2000) as Mrs. Lisbon |
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Cinderella (2000) as Claudette |
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Love and Action in Chicago (1999) as Middleman |
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In Bad Taste (1999) as Self |
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Baby Geniuses (1999) as Elena Kinder |
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Legalese (1998) as Brenda Whitlass |
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The Real Blonde (1998) as Dee Dee Taylor |
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A Simple Wish (1997) as Claudia |
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Bad Baby (1997) as Mom (voice) |
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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996) as Self |
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The Best of Roger Rabbit (1996) as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage) |
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Moonlight and Valentino (1995) as Alberta Trager |
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Friends at Last (1995) as Fanny Connelyn |
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) as Self (archive footage) |
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Serial Mom (1994) as Beverly Sutphin |
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Naked in New York (1993) as Dana Coles |
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Undercover Blues (1993) as Jane Blue |
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House of Cards (1993) as Ruth Matthews |
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Trail Mix-Up (1993) as Jessica Rabbit (voice) |
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Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin (1991) as Narrator (voice) |
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V.I. Warshawski (1991) as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski |
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Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990) as Jessica Rabbit (voice) |
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990) as Self - Host |
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Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self |
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The War of the Roses (1989) as Barbara Rose |
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Tummy Trouble (1989) as Jessica Rabbit (voice) |
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The Accidental Tourist (1988) as Sarah Leary |
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Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988) as Self |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited) |
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cascadeurs de stars (1988) as Self |
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Switching Channels (1988) as Christy Colleran |
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Giulia e Giulia (1988) as Giulia |
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) as Lynda Van Devanter (voice) |
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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) as Peggy Sue |
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The Jewel of the Nile (1985) as Joan Wilder |
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Prizzi's Honor (1985) as Irene Walker |
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Crimes of Passion (1984) as Joanna Crane / China Blue |
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A Breed Apart (1984) as Stella Clayton |
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Romancing the Stone (1984) as Joan Wilder |
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The Man with Two Brains (1983) as Dolores Benedict |
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Body Heat (1981) as Matty Walker |
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La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House () as Duchess of Krakenthorp |
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Joan's Teeth () as Joan |
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The Conspiracy of Silence () as Self |
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Brave Little Army (2018) Casting Assistant |
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Friends at Last (1995) Producer |
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Leslie's Folly (1994) Director |