Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner is an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and femme fatale roles in 1980s films like *Body Heat*, *Romancing the Stone*, and *Prizzi's Honor*.

Her voice work as Jessica Rabbit in *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* became iconic.

Later career includes stage work and character roles: She's got that Kathleen Turner voice.

voice

husky

Rough-voiced or stocky

  • sultryHot, humid, or alluring
  • smokyFilled with combustion haze
  • raspyRough and grating

distinctive · deep · throaty · gravelly · seductive · alluring · sensual · velvety · resonant · captivating

legacy

legendary

Famous beyond ordinary measure

timeless · sex symbol · Golden Globe · classic · enduring · acclaimed · celebrated · renowned · pioneering · memorable

actress

Romancing the Stone

Adventure film about jewel

Who Framed Roger Rabbit · leading lady · femme fatale · Hollywood · co-star · Michael Douglas · Jack Nicholson · William Hurt · performance · stage

advocacy

rheumatoid arthritis

Autoimmune joint disease

political · outspoken · autobiography · memoir · resilience · comeback · reinvention

Categories
Opposites
vocal quality and screen presence

Kathleen TurnerDoris Day

Meg Ryan · Debbie Reynolds · Julie Andrews · Shirley Temple · Mary Poppins

vocal quality

Kathleen TurnerJackie Kennedy

1960s presidential spouse

Marilyn Monroe · Jennifer Tilly · Judy Garland · Kristen Bell · Anna Paquin

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G