Kathleen Turner

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-06-19 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Missouri, USA

Kathleen Turner

Biography

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, ...

Acting

1989

The War of the Roses

as Barbara Rose

1985

Prizzi's Honor

as Irene Walker

2000

The Virgin Suicides

as Mrs. Lisbon

1986

1985

The Jewel of the Nile

as Joan Wilder

1988

1999

Baby Geniuses

as Elena Kinder

1983

The Man with Two Brains

as Dolores Benedict

1994

Serial Mom

as Beverly Sutphin

1993

Naked in New York

as Dana Coles

2006

Monster House

as Constance (voice)

1984

Romancing the Stone

as Joan Wilder

1993

Undercover Blues

as Jane Blue

1988

Switching Channels

as Christy Colleran

1984

Crimes of Passion

as Joanna Crane / China Blue

1981

Body Heat

as Matty Walker

1991

V.I. Warshawski

as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski

1998

The Real Blonde

as Dee Dee Taylor

2008

Marley & Me

as Ms. Kornblut

2025

The Long Game

as Mariah McKay

1997

A Simple Wish

as Claudia

1995

Moonlight and Valentino

as Alberta Trager

1993

House of Cards

as Ruth Matthews

1989

Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble

as Jessica Rabbit (voice)

1990

Roller Coaster Rabbit

as Jessica Rabbit (voice)

1993

Trail Mix-Up

as Jessica Rabbit (voice)

2011

The Perfect Family

as Eileen Cleary

1998

Legalese

as Brenda Whitlass

1988

2022

The Estate

as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp

1984

A Breed Apart

as Stella Clayton

2014

2002

The Kid Stays in the Picture

as Self (archive footage)

2000

National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures

as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)

2000

Prince of Central Park

as Rebecca Cairn

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Nurse 3-D

as Head Nurse

1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

2000

Cinderella

as Claudette

2016

America’s Diplomats

as Self (voice)

2015

Emily & Tim

as Narrator

2000

Beautiful

as Verna Chickle

1995

Friends at Last

as Fanny Connelyn

2017

Another Kind of Wedding

as Barbara Haines

1997

Bad Baby

as Mom (voice)

1999

1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)

1995

American Cinema

as Narrator

1996

The Best of Roger Rabbit

as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)

1991

2025

Animal Farm

as Benjamin (voice)

2004

2025

Shelly's Leg

as Narrator

2009

Life is a Banquet

as Rosalind Russell (Voice)

Production

1995

Friends at Last

as Producer

2018

Brave Little Army

as Casting Assistant

1994

Leslie's Folly

as Director

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