Cast & creator
Kathleen Turner
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Simpsons, Law & Order
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.
Also known as: Mary Kathleen Turner
79
film credits
36
television credits
112
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (115)
Showing 115 of 115 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Simpsons
Stacy Lovell (voice)
1989
Law & Order
Rebecca Shane
1990
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Family Guy
Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)
1999
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Rick and Morty
Monogatron Queen (voice)
2013
The View
Self
1997
Friends
Helena
1994
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
King of the Hill
Miss Liz Strickland (voice)
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Nip/Tuck
Cindy Plumb
2003
Great Performances
Self
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Mom
Cookie
2013
Californication
Sue Collini
2007
Summer Camp Island
Mole Judge (voice)
2018
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981Film '72
Self
1971
American Masters
Narrator (voice)
1986
The Oscars
Self
1953
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Monster House
Constance (voice)
2006Today with Des and Mel
2004
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
1988
The Kominsky Method
Roz
2018
HBO First Look
1992
The Path
Brenda Roberts
2016
Dumb and Dumber To
Fraida
2014
White House Plumbers
Dita Beard
2023Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Romancing the Stone
Joan Wilder
1984
Animal Farm
Benjamin (voice)
2026
Body Heat
Matty Walker
1981
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
Self
Marley & Me
Ms. Kornblut
2008
The Virgin Suicides
Mrs. Lisbon
2000
The Jewel of the Nile
Joan Wilder
1985
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Miss Mary Shaw
2019
The War of the Roses
Barbara Rose
1989
Shrink Rap
Self
2007
Baby Geniuses
Elena Kinder
1999
Crimes of Passion
Joanna Crane / China Blue
1984
Serial Mom
Beverly Sutphin
1994
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue
1986
Nurse 3-D
Head Nurse
2013
The Estate
Aunt Hilda Beauchamp
2022
A Simple Wish
Claudia
1997
The Man with Two Brains
Dolores Benedict
1983
Prizzi's Honor
Irene Walker
1985
V.I. Warshawski
Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
1991
American Cinema
Self
1994
Undercover Blues
Jane Blue
1993
The Accidental Tourist
Sarah Leary
1988
Nevatars
Kooks (voice)
2026
Masterclass
Self
2010
Switching Channels
Christy Colleran
1988
Naked in New York
Dana Coles
1993
The Real Blonde
Dee Dee Taylor
1998
House of Cards
Ruth Matthews
1993
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Another Kind of Wedding
Barbara Haines
2017
Moonlight and Valentino
Alberta Trager
1995
Tummy Trouble
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1989
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1990
Trail Mix-Up
Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1993
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Duchess of Krakenthorp
2019
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
A Breed Apart
Stella Clayton
1984
Emily & Tim
Narrator
2015
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
1987
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
2017
Love and Action in Chicago
Middleman
1999Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self - Interviewee
2004
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Self - Host
1990
The Best of Roger Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
1996
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
2000
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
1996
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
2015
Beautiful
Verna Chickle
2000
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Self
2005
Prince of Central Park
Rebecca Cairn
2000
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Narrator
2017
The Perfect Family
Eileen Cleary
2011
The Swearing Jar
Bev
2022
The Long Game
Mariah McKay
2025
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Self
2005
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self – Jessica Rabbit (voice)
1988
Gods Behaving Badly
Styx
2013
Julia and Julia
Giulia
1988
In Bad Taste
Self
1999La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House
Duchess of Krakenthorp
Alias Nick and Nora
Host
2005
Friends at Last
Fanny Connelyn
1995Friends at Last
Producer
1995
Legalese
Brenda Whitlass
1998National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures
Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)
2000
Life is a Banquet
Rosalind Russell (Voice)
2009
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
Self
2016
Bad Baby
Mom (voice)
1997
Brave Little Army
Casting Assistant
2018
Cinderella
Claudette
2000
America’s Diplomats
Self (voice)
2016
Joan's Teeth
Joan
2026cascadeurs de stars
Self
1988The Conspiracy of Silence
Self
Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin
Narrator (voice)
1991
Shelly's Leg
Narrator
2025Leslie's Folly
Director
1994