A leading lady of 1980s cinema, Kathleen Turner earned comparisons to 1940s femme fatales like . At the age of 19, Turner began volunteering at a local Planned Parenthood office. I didn't think I would ever be able to see Virginia Woolf again without thinking of Ms. Hagen [Uta Hagen]. She sat next to him and made that very clear to me, thePeggy Sue Got Married star recalls. Legendary '80s screen siren Kathleen Turner has ripped the covers off her steamy sex secrets! In her own memoir, the Oscar-winning actress wrote of the love affair she had with married leading man Gary Cooper. Its the challenge of work, I love to try and push myself and find new things.'. "When you really, really know you want somebody and I'm saying it went both ways and you can't have them. Kathleen Turner on Offscreen Chemistry with Michael Douglas While Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) (Movie Clip) A King And A Queen Kathleen Turner (title character at her 25th reunion) is upset because her recent-ex Charlie (Nicolas Cage) unexpectedly showed up, then nerd-turned billionaire Richard (Barry Miller) is named king and she's queen, in her dress from back-then, Jim Carrey heckling, Helen Hunt her daughter, Wil Shriner the M-C, and Marshall . At that time I was unattached and Michael was separated from his wife Diandra, so I thought this was a go. En apenas una dcada, Kathleen Turner pas de ser "la actriz ms deseada . During this period, director Herbert Blau saw her performance in The House of Blue Leaves, and invited her to spend her senior year at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County,[16] where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1977. 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Douglas and Turner were in a hotel in Valencia having dinner when his wife arrived. It's just lovely.". She's a big screen bombshell, with many a leading man falling for her.And Kathleen Turner has revealed just how close she was to falling in love with her Rom. Netflix. / Source: Getty Images. Of the role, she recalled: '[Producer]David Crane asked me if I would play Chandler's father. All I saw was Martha.[39]. We produced, directed, acted, chose the plays, got one teacher fired and another one hired. 20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection The classic film duo later reunited as battling exes in 2021 for Netflix's . But thats old news now,' she said. Romancing the Stone: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Michael Douglas. You can unsubscribe at any time. and he opened the door and there was Kathleen in her finest. You dont mess with another womans husband., Michael would go on to divorce his first wife in 2000, after 23 years of marriage and eventually say I do to actressCatherine Zeta-Jones. Diandra wouldn't actually file for divorce until 1995. She then reached out to stroke an imaginary hand, and Luker said to her: "You know we're still married, and I have no intention of ending it.". "[29] In that film, Turner played a former gymnast and, as in other roles, did many of her own stunts. Empire cited the film in 1995 when it named her one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History. With Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman. Unfortunately, she began suffering from rheumatoid arthritis in the 1990s which seriously restricted her career. In terms of how close they became during that time, the 67-year-old recalled to the Daily Mail, "The chemistry was there, and Michael and I were both terrible flirts.". For more from Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner's exclusive interview, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. I worked my ass off for you and the kids to have a nice life and you owe me a reason that makes sense. There would have been no happy ending.. "They snipped that I had become fat and unrecognizable because I was an angry, washed-up diva, an out-of-control has-been, when in truth the changes in my physical appearance were caused by drugs and chemotherapy and were not within my control. She said: 'A young woman came up to me once and said "I always said if I ever met you I have to tell you youre part of the best memories of my life". Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri, USA. Watch the full episode of People Features: Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner on PeopleTV.com or on the PeopleTV app. [43] In December 2014 and January 2015, Turner performed the same show at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Closer Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. "We were going out to dinner and as a surprise, I said, 'Kathleen, why don't you pick up dad?' It was so explosively successful on screen and at the box office that a sequel, Jewel on the Nile, was speedily rushed through for the following year. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. The sparky, snarky banter and physical connection between the two stars helped make Romancing The Stone a box office smash, despite the studio's certainty that it would flop. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 'It was the only time I had a problem working with someone. I wouldnt accept it.'. Read a partial transcript of the Kathleen Turner interview below. "It was thrilling to be falling in love, then I felt Id been kicked in the stomach.". While things did not pan out as expected with Douglas, Turner eventually found love with real estate entrepreneur Jay Weiss, with whom she shares a 34-year-old daughter. Then you get to see it on screen and [realize], 'Oh, this is really good. I couldn't pick up my child my feet would blow up so badly that I couldn't get them into any kind of shoes, let alone walk on them. Several months before Jewel, Turner starred in Prizzi's Honor with Jack Nicholson, winning a second Golden Globe award, and later starred in Peggy Sue Got Married, which co-starred Nicolas Cage. she says. Turner was the subject of the 1986 song "The Kiss of Kathleen Turner" by Austrian techno-pop singer . Michael Douglas' accuser: Actor exposed himself, boasted about affairs with Kathleen Turner, others . Turner divulged that the sexual attraction was too real between her and the Academy Award winner and that they were terrible at flirting. Well, I wanted to ask about what your relationship with Michael Douglas has been like over the years. Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner attending the 27th Annual "Chefs' Tribute To Citymeals-On-Wheels" Benefit at Rockefeller Center on June 4, 2012 in New York City. The legendary actress was also sure to recount one of the lower points of her life - namely when she was diagnosed in her 30s withrheumatoid arthritis. The New York Times praised the trio, saying that "Mr. Douglas and Ms. Turner have never been more comfortable a team each of them is at his or her comic best when being as awful as both are required to be here [Kathleen Turner is] evilly enchanting. Kathleen Turner - Turner Classic Movies In addition to film, Turner has worked in the theater, and has been nominated for the Tony Award twice for her Broadway roles as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The actor appeared alongside the actor in three films in the 1980s. Douglas, who has been married to Catherine Zeta-Jones for 17 years, said the allegations . "They say it's like slipping on an old shoe, which I assume means that it's one of your favorite things. We had lunch not long ago and he may be different now, but I dont think he wouldve liked me finding my power as his wife so, you know, its probably a good thing.". Follow us on social media @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week Cline Dion in Las Vegas She boxed herself into a shell because he believed she could only pursue an acting career. After a $45million settlement, Douglas, of course, went on to marry Catherine Zeta Jones in 2000. . Is this the third movie in the 'Romancing the Stone' series? They had one son, Cameron, but were separated in 1995 and later divorced. But acting legend Kathleen Turner teased some of those stories on Friday morning's edition of Lorraine, when she told stand-in host Christine Lampard about her 'pals' Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito. ROMANCING THE STONE IS ON CHANNEL 5 AT 3.45 TODAY. With Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sgebrecht. "[22], After Body Heat, Turner steered away from femme fatale roles to "prevent typecasting" and "because femme fatale roles had a shelf-life". Kathleen Turner Almost Had An Affair With Michael Douglas - Closer Weekly The 64-year-old reveals that the sexual attraction was all too real between she and the actor, 74. Kathleen Turner - Biography - IMDb In 2006, Turner guest-starred on FX's Nip/Tuck, playing a phone sex operator in need of laryngeal surgery. Who is Kathleen Turner dating? Kathleen Turner boyfriend, husband "We were in the process of falling in love fervent, longing looks and heavy flirtation.". Turner's voice roles include Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Monster House (2006), and voicing characters on the television series The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, and Rick and Morty. Barbara Rose: Because. There, at Yucca Theater, Turner made history when she was cast as the first female villain in the Summer Mummers 1973 melodrama, Plodding Among the Planets. Michael Douglas' ex-wife blocked Kathleen Turner affair on - canoe "He's such a good friend. After Romancing and two more hit films in the 1980s, The Jewel of the Nile and The War of the Roses, Turner and Douglas kept in touch and have remained friends for nearly 40 years.