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Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. Known for her deep, husky voice, she is the recipient of two Golden Globes, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy, and two Tony Awards.
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Born 19 June 1954 · Q222008
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2026· 1 entry
2018· 4 entries
Vulture published an in-depth interview with Turner, wherein she expressed her opinion on a wide range of issues, from Elizabeth Taylor's acting skills to what it was like meeting Donald Trump in the 1980s
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“Body Heat was a blessing because I went straight to being a leading actor and I didn”
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"Body Heat was a blessing because I went straight to being a leading actor and I didn't have to suffer any of this predatory male behaviour like many young actresses
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Commented on her reputation, stating: "The 'difficult' thing was pure gender crap
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2015· 1 entry
Narrated the anthology drama film Emily & Tim
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2012· 1 entry
Released album “d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths”.
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2011· 2 entries
Officially on April 19, 2011, and an announced quick closing on April 24, 2011
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And had supporting roles in Nurse 3D (2013) and the comedy sequel Dumb and Dumber To in 2014
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2009· 1 entry
Played the role of Charlie Runkle's sexually hyperactive boss in season three of the television series Californication
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2007· 2 entries
Featured Turner reprising her 1991 film role, which had been based on Paretsky's novel Deadlock; however, the final series, Bitter Medicine, released in 2009, had Sharon Gless take over the part
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Turner and Weiss divorced in December 2007, but Turner has said, "[Jay]'s still my best friend."
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2006· 2 entries
Turner guest-starred on FX's Nip/Tuck, playing a phone sex operator in need of laryngeal surgery
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Turner voiced the character Constance in the animated film Monster House
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2005· 3 entries
An article in The New York Times stated: "Rumors began circulating that she was drinking too much
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That, propelled by her "jaw-dropping movie debut [in] Body Heat
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Turner beat a score of other contenders (including Jessica Lange, Frances McDormand, and Bette Midler) for the role of Martha in a 2005 Broadway revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
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2000· 1 entry
To star in a stage version of The Graduate
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1995· 1 entry
When it named her one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History
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1994· 1 entry
“Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.”
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1992· 3 entries
In 1992, Turner began experiencing "inexplicable pains and fevers." She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis about a year later.
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During the filming of Serial Mom, she began experiencing "inexplicable pains and fevers
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Turner began experiencing "inexplicable pains and fevers
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded Theatre World Special Award (1990).
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1989· 2 entries
Awarded Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (1989).
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Turner teamed with Douglas and DeVito for a third time, in The War of the Roses, but this time as Douglas's disillusioned wife, with DeVito in the role of a divorce attorney who told their shared story
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1985· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Prizzi's Honor (1985).
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1984· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Romancing the Stone (1984).
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And they had one daughter, singer Rachel Ann Weiss, who was born on October 14, 1987
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1981· 1 entry
As the ruthless Matty Walker in the thriller Body Heat; the role brought her to international prominence
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1978· 1 entry
Turner made her television debut in the NBC daytime soap The Doctors as the second Nola Dancy Aldrich
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1977· 2 entries
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
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Turner took over the female lead in Michael Zetter's play Mister T, which co-starred Jonathan Frakes and played at Soho Repertory Theatre
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1973· 1 entry
Turner spent the summer with her mother in Midland, Texas
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-06-19.
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