Kathleen Turner was born on June 19, 1954, in Springfield, Missouri, United States.

Film Career. Turner is a celebrated actress with a successful film career. She has appeared in a series of highly notable films, including "Body Heat" (1981), "Romancing the Stone" (1984), and "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986).

Interests. Kathleen Turner is a woman of many passions. In addition to her acting career, she is known for her involvement in social issues and activism for civil rights and environmental causes. She has supported many humanitarian and environmental causes.

Iconic Voice. Her deep and distinctive voice has become her trademark and has been used in voice acting for animated films and documentaries.

Theater and Television. Turner has also had a successful theatrical career, winning a Tony Award for her performance in ""The War of the Roses" (1990). She has also been part of successful television productions.

Filmography:

1981 - Body Heat (Director: Lawrence Kasdan)

1983 - The Man with Two Brains (Director: Carl Reiner)

1983 - Romancing the Stone (Director: Robert Zemeckis)

1984 - Crimes of Passion (Director: Ken Russell)

1984 - The Jewel of the Nile (Director: Lewis Teague)

1985 - Prizzi's Honor (Director: John Huston)

1986 - Peggy Sue Got Married (Director: Francis Ford Coppola)

1987 - Julia and Julia (Director: Peter Del Monte)

1987 - The Accidental Tourist (Director: Lawrence Kasdan)

1988 - Switching Channels (Director: Ted Kotcheff)

1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Director: Robert Zemeckis)

1989 - The War of the Roses (Director: Danny DeVito)

1989 - Crimes and Misdemeanors (Director: Woody Allen)

1991 - V.I. Warshawski (Director: Jeff Kanew)

1992 - House of Cards (Director: Michael Lessac)

1994 - Serial Mom (Director: John Waters)

1994 - Moonlight and Valentino (Director: David Anspaugh)

1994 - The Last Time I Committed Suicide (Director: Stephen Kay)

1994 - Undercover Blues (Director: Herbert Ross)

1994 - Junior (Director: Ivan Reitman)

1995 - The Heidi Chronicles (TV Movie, Director: Paul Bogart)

1995 - Friends at Last (TV Movie, Director: Stuart Cooper)

1996 - A Simple Wish (Director: Michael Ritchie)

1996 - Beautiful as a Rainbow (Director: Duk-Hyun Choi, Geun-Shik Jo)

1997 - The Real Blonde (Director: Tom DiCillo)

1998 - Legalese (TV Movie, Director: Glenn Jordan)

1998 - Baby Geniuses (Director: Bob Clark)

1999 - Love and Action in Chicago (Director: Dwayne Johnson-Cochran)

1999 - The Virgin Suicides (Director: Sofia Coppola)

1999 - Cinderella (TV Movie, Voice, Director: Kenneth Branagh)

2000 - The Simian Line (Director: Linda Yellen)

2001 - Beautiful (Director: Sally Field)

2001 - The Pledge (Director: Sean Penn)

2002 - Friends and Family (Director: Kristen Coury)

2003 - Hollywood Ending (Director: Woody Allen)

2003 - Marci X (Director: Richard Benjamin)

2004 - Perfect Upstairs Neighbors (Director: David M. Matthews)

2004 - Who's the Top? (Short, Director: Sally Potter)

2005 - House of D (Director: David Duchovny)

2005 - The Virgin of Juarez (Director: Kevin James Dobson)

2006 - Monster House (Voice, Director: Gil Kenan)

2006 - Running with Scissors (Director: Ryan Murphy)

2006 - The Path to 9/11 (TV Mini-Series, Director: David L. Cunningham)

2007 - The Hunting of the Snark (Voice, Director: Mike Batt)

2008 - Baby Mama (Director: Michael McCullers)

2008 - Marley & Me (Director: David Frankel)

2008 - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Director: Woody Allen)

2009 - The Perfect Family (Director: Anne Renton)

2010 - The Virginity Hit (Director: Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland)

2011 - The Perfect Family (Director: Anne Renton)

2014 - Dumb and Dumber To (Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly)

2015 - The Red Maple Leaf (Director: Frank D'Angelo)

2018 - The Con Is On (Director: James Oakley)

2019 - Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (TV Movie, Director: Marc Bruni)

2021 - The Kominsky Method (TV Series)

Awards:

• Kathleen Turner won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for "Romancing the Stone" in 1985.
• She received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for "The War of the Roses" in 1990.
• Turner won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 1990.