Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinctive deep, husky voice,\u00a0she receives two\u00a0Golden Globes and nominations for an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0Grammy, and two\u00a0Tony Awards.<\/p>\n
After debuting both\u00a0off\u00a0and on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0in 1977, followed by her television debut as Nola Dancy Aldrich on the\u00a0NBC\u00a0soap opera\u00a0The Doctors (1978\u20131979), Turner rose to prominence with her portrayal of Matty Walker in\u00a0Body Heat\u00a0(1981), which brought her a reputation as a\u00a0sex symbol. She worked solidly throughout the 1980s in films such as\u00a0The Man with Two Brains\u00a0(1983),\u00a0Crimes of Passion,\u00a0Romancing the Stone\u00a0(both 1984),\u00a0Prizzi’s Honor,\u00a0The Jewel of the Nile\u00a0(both 1985),\u00a0Switching Channels,\u00a0The Accidental Tourist\u00a0(both 1988), and\u00a0The War of the Roses (1989). For her portrayal of the title character in\u00a0Peggy Sue Got Married\u00a0(1986), Turner was nominated for the 1987\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actress. Subsequent credits include\u00a0V.I. Warshawski\u00a0(1991),\u00a0Serial Mom\u00a0(1994),\u00a0Baby Geniuses,\u00a0The Virgin Suicides\u00a0(both 1999),\u00a0Beautiful\u00a0(2000),\u00a0Marley & Me\u00a0(2008), and\u00a0Dumb and Dumber To\u00a0(2014).<\/p>\n
Outside film, Turner guest-starred as Sue Collini on\u00a0Showtime’s\u00a0Californication\u00a0(2009) and Roz Volander on\u00a0Netflix’s\u00a0The Kominsky Method\u00a0(2019\u20132021). She also played\u00a0Charles Bing, the\u00a0drag queen\u00a0father of\u00a0Chandler Bing, on the\u00a0seventh season\u00a0of\u00a0Friends\u00a0(2001). Turner’s voice work includes\u00a0Jessica Rabbit\u00a0in\u00a0Who Framed Roger Rabbit\u00a0(1988) and Constance in\u00a0Monster House\u00a0(2006), as well as characters on television series such as\u00a0The Simpsons,\u00a0Family Guy,\u00a0King of the Hill, and\u00a0Rick and Morty.<\/p>\n
In addition to her work on stage and screen, Turner has taught acting classes at\u00a0New York University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinctive deep, husky voice,\u00a0she receives two\u00a0Golden Globes and nominations for an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0Grammy, and two\u00a0Tony Awards. After debuting both\u00a0off\u00a0and on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0in 1977, followed by her television debut as Nola Dancy Aldrich on the\u00a0NBC\u00a0soap opera\u00a0The Doctors (1978\u20131979), Turner rose to prominence with her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-32679","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n