Kathleen Turner

Robinson in the London, England revival of The Graduate, appearing fully nude (albeit in darkly lit sequences). "I have everything Betty Grable has - I've just had it longer". In 2000 Turner starred as Mrs. Quote. 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. She continued to act for the remainder of her life and died in Beverly Hills, California from cancer. Webster died in 1947. 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). It was one such part, as Lady Beldon in Mrs Miniver (1942), that brought her a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

She was nominated for an Oscar for best actress in 1987 in Peggy Sue Got Married. She moved to the US in 1939 and appeared both on stage and in Hollywood films where she usually played wealthy dowagers. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1992. This led to several supporting roles in films including that of Miss Froy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). They have a daughter, Rachel Ann Weiss, born 1988. She made her first major film appearance, recreating her stage role in the film Night Must Fall (1937), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Turner married New York real-estate mogul Jay Weiss in 1984. In 1918 she was made Dame of the British Empire in recognition for her charitable work during World War I.

Turner remained a film star up to the early 90's, but has since rarely appeared in major productions. Her stage career continued for the rest of her life. 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. She married the actor Ben Webster in 1892 and in 1895 they visisted the United States where Whitty appeared on Broadway. 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". Born in Liverpool, England Whitty made her first stage appearance in Liverpool in 1881 before moving to London to appear in the West End. 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. Dame May Whitty (June 19, 1865 - May 29, 1948) was a British theater and cinema actress.

When her father died in 1973, the family moved back to Springfield. While attending high school in London, England, she also took classes at the London Central School of Speech and Drama. She was a gymnast as a teenager. She has two brothers and a sister.

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.