Dorothy Stratten

He later married her sister. Robinson in the London, England revival of The Graduate, appearing fully nude (albeit in darkly lit sequences). Bogdanovich wrote a book about her titled The Killing of the Unicorn. In 2000 Turner starred as Mrs. Snider committed suicide shortly thereafter in the same apartment. Stratten's tragic story was portrayed in the film Star 80 (1983). In addition to the television work listed below, she also has appeared as a guest on Friends, King of the Hill (voice), The Simpsons (voice), and Saturday Night Live, which she hosted twice. On August 14, 1980, her estranged husband brutally raped and murdered Stratten in her west Los Angeles apartment, apparently jealous over an affair she was having with Hollywood film director Peter Bogdanovich. She received two Golden Globe awards, both for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, in Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi's Honor (1985).

She also appeared on television in Fantasy Island, the Cruise Ship to the Stars episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and in 1980 on The Tonight Show. She was nominated for an Oscar for best actress in 1987 in Peggy Sue Got Married. Stratten appeared in five movies: non-starring role in:. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1992. Paul began to control her life which eventually resulted in separation and a pending divorce in August, 1980. They have a daughter, Rachel Ann Weiss, born 1988. In June, 1979, she married Paul Snider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Turner married New York real-estate mogul Jay Weiss in 1984.

In 1980, she became Playboy's Playmate of the Year. Turner remained a film star up to the early 90's, but has since rarely appeared in major productions. In 1979, she became Playboy's Miss August 1979 with a name change to Dorothy Stratten. Turner had the last laugh as she became a movie star a few years later in Body Heat, which many consider one of the sexiest films (with Turner giving one of the sexiest performances) in the history of cinema. In 1976 while working part-time in a local Dairy Queen, she met a local promoter named Paul Snider (26) who coaxed her into sending photos to Playboy. Stratten forged her mother's signature on the model release form. In 1978 Turner was hired as the second Nola Turner on NBC daytime soap The Doctors, but was fired the next year because the producers felt she was "not hot enough". Dorothy Stratten (born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten) (February 28, 1960 - August 14, 1980) was born in a Salvation Army hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. She grew up and attended high school in Coquitlam. She attended Southwest Missouri State University at Springfield for two years, then gained her Bachelor in Fine Arts degree from the University of Maryland in 1977.

They All Laughed (1981). When her father died in 1973, the family moved back to Springfield. Galaxina (1980). While attending high school in London, England, she also took classes at the London Central School of Speech and Drama. Autumn Born (1979). She was a gymnast as a teenager. Americathon (1979). She has two brothers and a sister.

Skatetown USA (1979). Born Mary Kathleen Turner in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of diplomat Richard Turner, she had lived in four foreign countries by the time she entered college. Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. The Best of Roger Rabbit (1996; voice only). Trail Mix-Up (1993; voice only).

Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990; voice only). Tummy Trouble (1989; voice only). Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988; voice only). Delilah (2000).

In Bad Taste (2000). Beautiful (2000). The Virgin Suicides (2000). Cinderella (2000; made for TV).

Baby Geniuses (1999). Stories From My Childhood #3 (1999; voice only). Love and Action in Chicago (1999). The Prince of Central Park (1999).

Legalese (1998; made for TV). The Real Blonde (1998). Bad Baby (1997; voice only). A Simple Wish (1997).

Love in the Ancient World (1997; TV special, hosted). Stories From My Childhood #1 (1996). Moonlight and Valentino (1995). Friends at Last (1995; made for TV; also producer).

American Cinema (1995; special TV series; narrator). Leslie's Folly (1995; made for TV; also director). All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994; TV special). Naked in New York (1994).

Serial Mom (1994; a John Waters movie). Undercover Blues (1993). House of Cards (1992). John Barry: Moviola (1993; made for TV).

A Day at a Time (1992; voice only). A Breed Apart (1991). Warshawski (1991). V.I.