Kathleen Turner AKA Mary Kathleen Turner Born: 19-Jun-1954 Birthplace: Springfield, MO
Gender: Female Religion: Methodist Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Romancing the Stone Kathleen Turner is a voluptuous, dark-voiced actress who voiced Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. She starred in numerous high-profile and critically acclaimed films through the 1980s, including Body Heat with William Hurt, Romancing the Stone with Michael Douglas, Prizzi's Honor with Jack Nicholson, Peggy Sue Got Married with Nicolas Cage, and Danny DeVito's The War of the Roses with Douglas again.
Then she made a dull, Disneyfied film adaptation of V.I. Warshawski, which, in combination with crossing the line to middle age, virtually ended her career as a leading lady in big-budget films. She has since been featured almost exclusively in low-profile roles, though she has still done good work in Serial Mom or The Virgin Suicides.
Her parents were career diplomats, and Turner was born in America but raised in Canada, Cuba (she was there, five years old, when Fidel Castro took power), Venezuela (she still speaks fluent Spanish), and England. She is a long-time supporter of Emily's List, the political action group that advocates for pro-choice Democratic candidates.
Father: Richard Turner (diplomat, d. 1971, cancer) Husband: David Guc (agent, m. 1977, div. 1982) Husband: Jay Weiss (real estate magnate, m. 1983, sep. 2006, div. 2007) Daughter: Rachael Ann Weiss (b. 14-Oct-1987)
University: Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO (transferred to U.M.) University: BFA, University of Maryland (1977)
Alcoholics Anonymous 1994 EMILY's List NARAL People for the American Way Planned Parenthood UNICEF Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Romancing the Stone 1984 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Prizzi's Honor 1985 Margaret Sanger Award 2001 Miscarriage Risk Factors: Arthritis, Alcoholism, Smoking
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (11-May-2018) · Herself Dumb and Dumber To (7-Nov-2014) The Perfect Family (24-Apr-2011) Marley & Me (25-Dec-2008) Monster House (15-Jun-2006) [VOICE] Prince of Central Park (22-Sep-2000) · Rebecca Cairn Beautiful (11-Sep-2000) Cinderella (1-Jan-2000) Love and Action in Chicago (15-Sep-1999) · Middleman The Virgin Suicides (19-May-1999) · Mrs. Lisbon Baby Geniuses (12-Mar-1999) · Elena Legalese (4-Oct-1998) The Real Blonde (14-Sep-1997) · Dee Dee Taylor A Simple Wish (11-Jul-1997) · Claudia Bad Baby (1997) · Mom [VOICE] Moonlight and Valentino (29-Sep-1995) Serial Mom (13-Apr-1994) Undercover Blues (10-Sep-1993) · Jane Blue House of Cards (25-Jun-1993) Naked in New York (1993) V. I. Warshawski (26-Jul-1991) The War of the Roses (8-Dec-1989) · Barbara Rose The Accidental Tourist (23-Dec-1988) · Sarah Who Framed Roger Rabbit (21-Jun-1988) [VOICE] Switching Channels (4-Mar-1988) · Christy Colleran Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (Oct-1987) [VOICE] Julia and Julia (12-Sep-1987) Peggy Sue Got Married (10-Oct-1986) · Peggy Sue The Jewel of the Nile (11-Dec-1985) · Joan Prizzi's Honor (13-Jun-1985) Crimes of Passion (19-Oct-1984) A Breed Apart (Jun-1984) · Stella Clayton Romancing the Stone (30-Mar-1984) · Joan Wilder The Man with Two Brains (3-Jun-1983) · Dolores Benedict Body Heat (28-Aug-1981) · Matty Walker
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