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Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Actor, also producer · Born June 19, 1954 (72) · Springfield, Missouri, USA

2 Golden Globes · Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1954 (72)
From
Springfield, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Kathleen Turner's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
19%
Morality
13%
Survival
11%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 11 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 20 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 26 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 11 of 32 analyzed roles.

Shadow
11 of 32
Hero
7 of 32
Shapeshifter
6 of 32
Mentor
4 of 32
Threshold guardian
2 of 32
Ally
1 of 32
Trickster
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Absurd
11
Warm
12
Hopeful
10
Romantic
9
Other
44

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic3
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kathleen Turner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kathleen Turner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

77 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Nevatars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Joan's Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Joan

  • Animal Farm(2025)

    as Benjamin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Shelly's Leg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator

  • The Long Game(2024)

    as Mariah McKay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • White House Plumbers(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Dita Beard

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Estate(2022)

    as Aunt Hilda Beauchamp

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Swearing Jar(2022)

    as Bev

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Mary Shaw

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Duchess of Krakenthorp

  • The Kominsky Method(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Roz

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Brave Little Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Casting Assistant

  • Summer Camp Island(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mole Judge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Another Kind of Wedding(2017)

    as Barbara Haines

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Path(2016)

    Show 36 episodes · as Brenda Roberts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Emily & Tim(2015)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades of Erotica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (archive footage)

  • Dumb and Dumber To(2014)

    as Fraida

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Monogatron Queen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Gods Behaving Badly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Styx

  • Nurse(2013)

    as Head Nurse

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Mom(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cookie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Family(2011)

    Producer · as Eileen Cleary

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Life is a Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rosalind Russell (Voice)

  • Marley & Me(2008)

    as Ms. Kornblut

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Californication(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sue Collini

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Monster House(2006)

    as Constance (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Alias Nick and Nora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Host

  • Today with Des and Mel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy Plumb

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful(2000)

    as Verna Chickle

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Prince of Central Park(2000)

    as Rebecca Cairn

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Clawdette the Black Cat (voice)

  • The Virgin Suicides(1999)

    as Mrs. Lisbon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(2000)

    as Claudette

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Love and Action in Chicago(1999)

    as Middleman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Baby Geniuses(1999)

    as Elena Kinder

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathleen Turner disguised as Peter Griffin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Legalese(1998)

    as Brenda Whitlass

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Real Blonde(1997)

    as Dee Dee Taylor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Wish(1997)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bad Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mom (voice)

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miss Liz Strickland (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Best of Roger Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)

  • Moonlight and Valentino(1995)

    as Alberta Trager

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Friends at Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer · as Fanny Connelyn

  • Leslie's Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helena

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Serial Mom(1994)

    as Beverly Sutphin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Naked in New York(1993)

    as Dana Coles

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Blues(1993)

    as Jane Blue

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • House of Cards(1993)

    as Ruth Matthews

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Trail Mix-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jessica Rabbit (voice)

  • HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rabbit Ears - Rumpelstiltskin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • V.I. Warshawski(1991)

    as Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Shane

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Roller Coaster Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jessica Rabbit (voice)

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Stacy Lovell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The War of the Roses(1989)

    as Barbara Rose

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tummy Trouble(1989)

    as Jessica Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Accidental Tourist(1988)

    as Sarah Leary

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

    as Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Switching Channels(1988)

    as Christy Colleran

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Julia and Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Giulia

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(1987)

    as Lynda Van Devanter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)

    as Peggy Sue

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • American Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Jewel of the Nile(1985)

    as Joan Wilder

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Prizzi's Honor(1985)

    as Irene Walker

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Crimes of Passion(1984)

    as Joanna Crane / China Blue

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Breed Apart(1984)

    as Stella Clayton

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Romancing the Stone(1984)

    as Joan Wilder

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Man with Two Brains(1983)

    as Dolores Benedict

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Body Heat(1981)

    as Matty Walker

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • La Fille du régiment - Royal Opera House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Duchess of Krakenthorp

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles, 76 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 1985.

Biggest box office

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

$330M worldwide

Highest rated

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19812026

Peak 1985 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 22 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 77: 74 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 77: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 77: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 77: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s17 · acting1990s23 · 22 acting · 2 crew2000s12 · acting2010s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 26% of 34 roles
8186919606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Golden Globes from 9 major nominations, 1982–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2001
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  3. 1990
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  4. 1987
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  5. 1986
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1985
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  7. 1983
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
  8. 1982
    • Golden Globe, nominated · New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kathleen Turner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 41; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Baby Geniuses (1999)

94th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kathleen Turner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles38–69 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles39–68 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles36–82 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles32–56 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles31–69 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kathleen Turner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kathleen Turner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Lloyd shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles