Kathleen Turner

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 19781979 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 Prizzis 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 VI 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 gueststarred as Sue Collini on Showtimes Californication 2009 and Roz Volander on Netflixs The Kominsky Method 20192021 She also played Charles Bing the drag queen father of Chandler Bing on the seventh season of Friends 2001 Turners 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