Kathleen Turner

Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards. Turner became widely known during the 1980s, with roles in Body Heat (1981), The Man with Two Brains (1983), Crimes of Passion (1984), Romancing the Stone (1984), and Prizzi's Honor (1985), the latter two earning her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In the later 1980s and early 1990s, Turner had roles in The Accidental Tourist (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), and Serial Mom (1994). She later had roles in The Virgin Suicides (1999), Baby Geniuses (1999), Beautiful (2000), and Marley & Me (2008). On TV she guest-starred on the NBC sitcom Friends as Chandler Bing's drag queen father Charles Bing, in the third season of Showtime's Californication as Sue Collini, the jaded, sex-crazed owner of a talent agency, and on the Netflix dramedy series The Kominsky Method as Michael Douglas's character's ex-wife Roz Volander. Turner's voice roles include Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Monster House (2006), and voicing characters on the television series The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, and Rick and Morty. In addition to film, Turner has worked in the theater, and has been nominated for the ...

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The War of the Roses (1989)

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The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny DeVito
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Michael Douglas  •  Danny DeVito  •  Marianne Sägebrecht

The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny DeVito
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Michael Douglas  •  Danny DeVito  •  Marianne Sägebrecht

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

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'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Zemeckis
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Joanna Cassidy  •  Charles Fleischer

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Zemeckis
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Joanna Cassidy  •  Charles Fleischer

Body Heat (1981)

In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Kasdan
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Richard Crenna  •  Ted Danson

In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Kasdan
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Richard Crenna  •  Ted Danson

Monster House (2006)

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Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gil Kenan
CAST:  Ryan Whitney Newman  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Mitchel Musso  •  Sam Lerner

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gil Kenan
CAST:  Ryan Whitney Newman  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Mitchel Musso  •  Sam Lerner

Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Loggia  •  William Hickey

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Loggia  •  William Hickey

Romancing the Stone (1984)

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Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Zemeckis
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Danny DeVito  •  Zack Norman

Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Zemeckis
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Danny DeVito  •  Zack Norman

Serial Mom (1994)

She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her family happy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Waters
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Sam Waterston  •  Ricki Lake  •  Matthew Lillard

She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her family happy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Waters
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Sam Waterston  •  Ricki Lake  •  Matthew Lillard

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

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A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sofia Coppola
CAST:  Kirsten Dunst  •  James Woods  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Josh Hartnett

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sofia Coppola
CAST:  Kirsten Dunst  •  James Woods  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Josh Hartnett

The Man with Two Brains (1983)

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A brain surgeon tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Kathleen Turner  •  David Warner  •  Paul Benedict

A brain surgeon tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Kathleen Turner  •  David Warner  •  Paul Benedict

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Barry Miller  •  Catherine Hicks

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Barry Miller  •  Catherine Hicks

A Simple Wish (1997)

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Pastorelli  •  Deborah Odell  •  Mara Wilson

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Pastorelli  •  Deborah Odell  •  Mara Wilson

Switching Channels (1988)

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Ned Beatty

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Ned Beatty

The Real Blonde (1998)

An aspiring actor and his girlfriend handle life's frustrations, while his friend seeks fulfillment with a blonde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  Matthew Modine  •  Catherine Keener  •  Daryl Hannah  •  Elizabeth Berkley

An aspiring actor and his girlfriend handle life's frustrations, while his friend seeks fulfillment with a blonde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  Matthew Modine  •  Catherine Keener  •  Daryl Hannah  •  Elizabeth Berkley

Baby Geniuses (1999)

Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Kim Cattrall  •  Peter MacNicol

Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Kim Cattrall  •  Peter MacNicol

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

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Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Teague
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Danny DeVito  •  Spiros Focás

Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Teague
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Danny DeVito  •  Spiros Focás

Undercover Blues (1993)

When fun-loving American agents Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decide to skip the sitter and give their bouncing baby girl the adventure of a lifetime. There's nothing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Fiona Shaw  •  Stanley Tucci

When fun-loving American agents Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decide to skip the sitter and give their bouncing baby girl the adventure of a lifetime. There's nothing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Fiona Shaw  •  Stanley Tucci

Beautiful (2000)

Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sally Field
CAST:  Minnie Driver  •  Jessica Collins  •  Joey Lauren Adams  •  Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sally Field
CAST:  Minnie Driver  •  Jessica Collins  •  Joey Lauren Adams  •  Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Friends at Last (1995)

Some time after her messy divorce, Fanny Connelyn realises her ex-husband is becoming her best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John David Coles
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Colm Feore  •  Julie Khaner  •  Megan Bouchard

Some time after her messy divorce, Fanny Connelyn realises her ex-husband is becoming her best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John David Coles
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Colm Feore  •  Julie Khaner  •  Megan Bouchard

V.I. Warshawski (1991)

Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Kanew
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Jay O. Sanders  •  Charles Durning  •  Angela Goethals

Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Kanew
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Jay O. Sanders  •  Charles Durning  •  Angela Goethals

The Perfect Family (2011)

Kathleen Turner stars as suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary, who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish, her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Renton
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Emily Deschanel  •  Jason Ritter  •  Richard Chamberlain

Kathleen Turner stars as suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary, who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish, her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Renton
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Emily Deschanel  •  Jason Ritter  •  Richard Chamberlain
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