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American actress (born )

Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, ) is an American actress. Known for her distinctive deep husky voice,^[1][2] 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 , followed by her television debut as Nola Dancy Aldrich on the NBC soap opera The Doctors (–), Turner rose to prominence with her portrayal of Matty Walker in Body Heat (), which brought her a reputation as a sex symbol.^[3] She worked solidly throughout the s, in films such as The Man with Two Brains (), Crimes of Passion, Romancing the Stone (both ), Prizzi's Honor, The Jewel of the Nile (both ), Switching Channels, The Accidental Tourist (both ), and The War of the Roses ().

For her portrayal of the title character in Peggy Sue Got Married (), Turner was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Subseque