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Acting

Kathleen Turner

Born
Jun 19, 1954 · Age 72
Place of birth
Springfield, Missouri, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
78
TV credits
36
Directing credits
1
Also known as (1)
  • Mary Kathleen Turner

Biography

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…