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Kathleen Turner

1954 - Today

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Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinctive 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. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kathleen Turner is the 826th most popular actor (down from 720th in 2019), the 1,692nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,313th in 2019) and the 418th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kathleen Turner ranks 826 out of 13,578Before her are Colin Baker, Lee Jung-jae, Loie Fuller, Eva Marie Saint, Mark Harmon, and Tony Shalhoub. After her are Hugo Weaving, Ferdi Tayfur, Marthe Keller, Roberts Blossom, Danny Aiello, and Pedro Pascal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Kathleen Turner ranks 59Before her are Harald Schumacher, Filip Vujanović, Robert Kocharyan, Anthony Head, François Fillon, and Eric Johnson. After her are Shuji Nakamura, Rene Russo, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Bernard Hinault, Phil Taylor, and Tony Todd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathleen Turner ranks 1,692 out of 20,380Before her are Sacagawea (1780), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Larry King (1933), Liz Cheney (1966), Chyna (1969), and Sam Walton (1918). After her are Jordan Belfort (1962), Michael Connelly (1956), Robert Anderson (1805), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Christina Onassis (1950), and K. C. Jones (1932).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kathleen Turner ranks 418Before her are Dwight Schultz (1947), Dean Reed (1938), Loie Fuller (1862), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Mark Harmon (1951), and Tony Shalhoub (1953). After her are Roberts Blossom (1924), Danny Aiello (1933), Harry Carey Jr. (1921), Rene Russo (1954), Daniel Davis (1945), and Patrick Duffy (1949).