Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Mary Kathleen Turner

Birth Date

6/19/1954 (72)

Birth Place

Springfield, Missouri, USA

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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 W...

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Acting

Gender

Female

Total Credits

29

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Joan Wilder

Mrs. Lisbon

Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

Ms. Kornblut

Peggy Sue

Beverly Sutphin

Frequent Collaborators

John Waters

John Waters

2 films together

Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

4 films together

Bob Clark

Bob Clark

2 films together

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

3 films together

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

4 films together

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

1 film together

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