Mary Kathleen Turner was born on June 19, 1954 in Springfield, Missouri. She is a Tony Award and Academy Award-nominated American actress.

In 1978, Turner made her acting debut in the television NBC daytime soap The Doctors. She made her debut in 1981 as the ruthless Matty Walker in the thriller Body Heat.

She also has appeared in Prizzi's Honor (1985), with Jack Nicholson and in Peggy Sue Got Married with Nicolas Cage.

Other her movie credits include The War of the Roses (1989), Serial Mom (1994), The Real Blonde (1997), The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Prince of Central Park (2000).

Turner also appeared in television series including Friends, Law & Order and Nip/Tuck.

She married real estate entrepreneur Jay Weiss in 1984.

Filmography

• "Nip/Tuck" (1 episode, 2006)
• Monster House (2006) (voice)
• "Law & Order" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Friends" (3 episodes, 2001)
• Prince of Central Park (2000)
• Beautiful (2000)
• National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures (2000) (V) (voice)
• "King of the Hill" (3 episodes, 2000)
• Cinderella (2000) (TV)
• Love and Action in Chicago (1999) (V)
• The Virgin Suicides (1999)
• Baby Geniuses (1999)
• Legalese (1998) (TV)
• "Style and Substance" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Stories from My Childhood" Queen (2 episodes)
• The Real Blonde (1997)
• A Simple Wish (1997)
• Bad Baby (1997) (voice)
• The Best of Roger Rabbit (1996) (V) (voice)
• Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
• Friends at Last (1995) (TV)
• Leslie's Folly (1994) (TV)
• Serial Mom (1994)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Cinema tres" (1 episode, 1994)
• Undercover Blues (1993)
• House of Cards (1993)
• Trail Mix-Up (1993) (voice)
• Naked in New York (1993)
• We All Have Tales: Rumpelstiltskin (1992) (V)
• V.I. Warshawski (1991)
• Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990) (voice)
• The War of the Roses (1989)
• Tummy Trouble (1989) (voice)
• The Accidental Tourist (1988)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (voice)
• Switching Channels (1988)
• Giulia e Giulia (1987)
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
• GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986) (voice)
• The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
• Prizzi's Honor (1985)
• Crimes of Passion (1984)
• A Breed Apart (1984)
• Romancing the Stone (1984)
• The Man with Two Brains (1983)
• Body Heat (1981)
• "The Doctors" TV series (1978-1979)

Awards

• Evening Standard Theatre Award Best Actress "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?" 2006
• Special Theatre World Award 1990
• National Board of Review Award Best Actress "Peggy Sue Got Married" 1986
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) "Prizzi's Honor" 1985
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) "Romancing the Stone" 1984
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "Romancing the Stone" 1984