The onstage chemistry with co-star Bill Irwin was shattering and garnered rave reviews. As Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times: “When sits at the center of the stage quietly reciting a litany of the reasons she loves her dearly despised husband, you feel she has peeled back each layer of her skin to reveal what George describes as the marrow of a person.”īack on Broadway, in High (2010), Ms. Turner redefined the role of Martha, earning her highest marks to date. Robinson, starring opposite Jason Biggs and in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Ms. Two plays of note traveled from Broadway to London's West End: In Terry Johnson's The Graduate, Ms. Turner portrayed Yvonne, a codependent mother to Michael, played by Jude Law, in Indiscretions, an adaptation of Cocteau's Les Parents Terribles.
In 1990, breathing life into the role of Maggie, she delivered a striking performance in Tennessee William's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, in which she starred opposite Charles Durning. In 1995, Ms. Turner made her Broadway debut in 1978 in Albert Innaurato's Gemini, with Reed Birney. Memorably, Turner also lent her slinkiest voice to Jessica Rabbit in the animated Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988). Standout roles include Irene in Prizzi’s Honor (1985) and the title role in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), for which she received a best actress Oscar nomination. Turner has crafted a diverse filmography that has established her as a leading screen talent. From playing dark comedy in War of the Roses (1989) to action/romance in Romancing the Stone (1984), Ms. Since her breakout role as femme fatale extraordinaire Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981), Kathleen Turner has delivered pitch-perfect performances that cut across genres on screen and stage.
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