Acting · Springfield, Missouri, USA · Born June 19, 1954
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.
MovieJoan's Teeth
2026
as Joan
MovieAnimal Farm
2026
as Benjamin (voice)
MovieShelly's Leg
2025
as Narrator
MovieThe Long Game
2025
as Mariah McKay
TVWhite House Plumbers
2023
as Dita Beard
MovieThe Estate
2022
as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
MovieThe Swearing Jar
2022
as Bev
TVDolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019
as Miss Mary Shaw
MovieThe Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
2019
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
TVThe Kominsky Method
2018
as Roz
TVSummer Camp Island
2018
as Mole Judge (voice)
MovieJack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
2017
as Self
MovieAnother Kind of Wedding
2017
as Barbara Haines
MovieEdgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017
as Narrator
MovieIn Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
2016
as Self
TVThe Path
2016
as Brenda Roberts
MovieAmerica’s Diplomats
2016
as Self (voice)
MovieEmily & Tim
2015
as Narrator
MovieFifty Shades of Erotica
2015
as (archive footage)
Movie"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
as Self
MovieDumb and Dumber To
2014
as Fraida
TVRick and Morty
2013
as Monogatron Queen (voice)
MovieGods Behaving Badly
2013
as Styx
MovieNurse 3-D
2013
as Head Nurse
TVMom
2013
as Cookie
MovieThe Perfect Family
2011
as Eileen Cleary
TVMasterclass
2010
as Self
MovieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLife is a Banquet
2009
as Rosalind Russell (Voice)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieMarley & Me
2008
as Ms. Kornblut
TVCalifornication
2007
as Sue Collini
TVShrink Rap
2007
as Self
MovieMonster House
2006
as Constance (voice)
MovieA Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005
as Self
MovieThe Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
as Self
Today with Des and Mel
2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self - Interviewee
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Cindy Plumb
MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
MovieThe Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000
as Self
MovieBeautiful
2000
as Verna Chickle
MoviePrince of Central Park
2000
as Rebecca Cairn
National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
2000
as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
MovieThe Virgin Suicides
2000
as Mrs. Lisbon
MovieCinderella
2000
as Claudette
MovieLove and Action in Chicago
1999
as Middleman
MovieIn Bad Taste
1999
as Self
MovieBaby Geniuses
1999
as Elena Kinder
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
MovieLegalese
1998
as Brenda Whitlass
MovieThe Real Blonde
1998
as Dee Dee Taylor
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieA Simple Wish
1997
as Claudia
MovieBad Baby
1997
as Mom (voice)
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieThe Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self
MovieThe Best of Roger Rabbit
1996
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
MovieMoonlight and Valentino
1995
as Alberta Trager
MovieFriends at Last
1995
as Fanny Connelyn
TVFriends
1994
as Helena
MovieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSerial Mom
1994
as Beverly Sutphin
TVAmerican Cinema
1994
as Self
MovieNaked in New York
1993
as Dana Coles
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieUndercover Blues
1993
as Jane Blue
MovieHouse of Cards
1993
as Ruth Matthews
MovieTrail Mix-Up
1993
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
TVHBO First Look
1992
MovieRabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
1991
as Narrator (voice)
MovieV.I. Warshawski
1991
as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Rebecca Shane
MovieRoller Coaster Rabbit
1990
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
MovieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as Self - Host
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Stacy Lovell (voice)
MovieThe War of the Roses
1989
as Barbara Rose
MovieTummy Trouble
1989
as Jessica Rabbit (voice)
MovieThe Accidental Tourist
1988
as Sarah Leary
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
MovieRoger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self
MovieWho Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
cascadeurs de stars
1988
as Self
MovieSwitching Channels
1988
as Christy Colleran
MovieJulia and Julia
1988
as Giulia
MovieDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
MoviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Peggy Sue
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Jewel of the Nile
1985
as Joan Wilder
MoviePrizzi's Honor
1985
as Irene Walker
MovieCrimes of Passion
1984
as Joanna Crane / China Blue
MovieA Breed Apart
1984
as Stella Clayton
MovieRomancing the Stone
1984
as Joan Wilder
MovieThe Man with Two Brains
1983
as Dolores Benedict
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
MovieBody Heat
1981
as Matty Walker
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
as Duchess of Krakenthorp
The Conspiracy of Silence
as Self
TVThe George Lucas Talk Show: Live
as Self
