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Kathleen Turner
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Kathleen Turner is an American actress born in 1954 who has had a significant career in film, television, and theater. She is known for her distinctive voice and roles in popular movies, making her an influential figure in entertainment history.
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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…
Known for
- Animal Farm — Benjamin (voice)2026
- The Long Game — Mariah McKay2025
- Shelly's Leg — Narrator2025
- White House Plumbers — Dita Beard2023
- The Estate — Aunt Hilda Beauchamp2022
- The Swearing Jar — Bev2022
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment — Duchess of Krakenthorp2019
- Dolly Parton's Heartstrings — Miss Mary Shaw2019
- The Kominsky Method — Roz2018
- Summer Camp Island — Mole Judge (voice)2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Turner
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Springfield
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Employer
- New York University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- artistic gymnastics
- Official website
- kathleenturner.net
- Image
- Kathleen Turner (8689689518) cropped.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1954-06-19
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- Kathleen Turner
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- name in native language
- Kathleen Turner
- medical condition
- rheumatoid arthritis
- hashtag
- KathleenTurner
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Mary Kathleen Turner
- handedness
- right-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her deep, husky voice, she is the recipient of two Golden Globes, as well as 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).
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