Mary Kathleen Turner was born on the 19th June 1954, in Springfield, Missouri USA of English, Scottish and Irish descent. She is an actress and director, who works both on stage and the big screen. She rose to prominence after starring in the films “Romancing the Stone” (1984) and “Prizzi’s Honor” (1985), for which she won two Golden Globe Awards in the category of the Best Actress. She has been nominated for Academy Awards, as well as Tony Awards for her work in the theatre. Kathleen Turner has been accumulating her net worth being active in the entertainment industry since 1977.
How much is the net worth of Kathleen Turner? It has been estimated by sources that the overall size of her wealth is equal to $20 million, as of the data given in 2016.
Kathleen Turner Net Worth $20 Million
As the daughter of a diplomat, Turner grew up in various places including Canada, Cuba, Washington D.C., Venezuela and England. After her father’s death, the family returned to the USA. Initially, she studied at Southwestern Missouri State University in Springfield, but eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Then, she moved to New York, and worked as a waitress, later stepped into off-Broadway productions. In 1978, she appeared in the soap opera “The Doctors Involved”. Her screen debut was the main role in Lawrence Kasdan’s film “Body Heat” (1981), which was her breakthrough as a film star, moreover, she was the best young actress nominated for a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA. Her appearance, her distinctive husky voice and the image of a classic femme fatale attracted the attention of critics and cinema goers.
Her status in Hollywood was strengthened by performing comic roles, with partners Steve Martin in “The Man with Two Brains” (1982) by Carl Reiner and Michael Douglas, in “Romancing the Stone” (1984) by Robert Zemeckis. In John Huston’s film, “Prizzi’s Honor” (1985), she starred with Jack Nicholson winning a Golden Globe and Sant Jordi Awards as the Best Actress. “Peggy Sue Got Married” (1986) was also followed by awards from film critics’ associations. With Michael Douglas she starred in Danny DeVito’s “The War of the Roses” (1989) which was her last film followed by huge acclaim from critics. Unfortunately, the actress suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, and rumours circulated that in order to avoid the pain, she started drinking. Turner has spoken about the alcohol problem openly, and admitted that she needed treatment.
To add more, Turner was one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood in the 1980’s. At this time the pop singer wrote the song for Falco “The Kiss of Kathleen Turner”. However, it should be mentioned that she has created many strong characters on the theatre stage. For her roles in plays on Broadway she received two Tony nominations, for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1990) and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (2005). Kathleen has appeared in almost 40 films and 10 TV productions, plus numerous stage plays – all have added to her net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she married real estate agent Jay Weiss in 1984 – in 1987 their daughter was born, but the two divorced in 2007.
