All I saw was Ms. All I saw was Martha. The Perfect Family. Boris Johnson. Log in using your social network account. Streaming Hub. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. She is the third of four children, and the only one to be born in the United States. Loading comments Many people bought the assumption that I'd turned into a heavy drinker.

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Robinson in the film. Retrieved January 2, Lib Dems. They tensed their muscles between takes so they wouldn't shiver while the cameras rolled, all the while quietly hating the crew who were wrapped in scarves and duffel coats. New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture. Retrieved July 27, Matthew Norman. I didn't think I would ever be able to see Virginia Woolf again without thinking of Ms. Retrieved August 17, The problem was that once Nicolas got the role, he wanted to prove that he wasn't there as a result of nepotism.

A Breed Apart. Retrieved December 4, In a statement read out on a breakfast television show a few days ago, Cage countered: "I have never been arrested for anything in my life, nor have I stolen a dog. Prince of Central Park. Turner plays Mrs. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Her description of Cage, who she says has "apologised to me for years about his behaviour", was unflattering enough to prompt a libel suit against her last week filed in the London High Court — a time-honoured tactic by movie stars who know the British libel laws are several degrees stricter than in the United States. Retrieved February 27, Second, from that point on, I made sure I had script approval. New York: Alfred A.

National Board of Review. It doesn't frustrate me that nearly four decades after that film I'm still referred to as a sexual icon. Montréal World Film Festival. She attended Southwest Missouri State University [16] for two years, studying theater. With her deep voice, Turner was often compared to a young Lauren Bacall. The Real Blonde. Vote Are you sure you want to submit this vote? The Perfect Family. The first two, Deadlock and Killing Orders , featured Turner reprising her movie role, which had been based on Paretsky's novel Deadlock ; however, the third, Bitter Medicine , had Sharon Gless take over the part. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now.

On The Man With Two Brains, she found a scene in which her character's bottom gets rubbed to be offensive, so she asked for, and got, a body double. Keep me logged in. As the man-eating Martha, Ms. In , she played the role of Charlie Runkle's sexually hyperactive boss in season three of the television series Californication. Empire Magazine. Despite drug therapy to help her condition, the disease progressed for about eight years. Ed Cumming. BBC Radio 4 produced three radio dramas based on the V. Log in using your social network account.

Empire Magazine. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Subscription offers. Crimes of Passion. Rugby union. Loading comments She added that on days where the rheumatoid arthritis in her wrist was especially bad and she warned the other cast members not to touch it, Atkins would intentionally sit on it during a scene where Turner had to play dead, causing Turner extreme pain. All I saw was Martha.

Soon after her initial success, Turner developed a reputation in Hollywood for refusing to take any nonsense — a reputation she fully embraces in the book. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. The Snow Queen. There she goes. Hamish McRae. Keep me logged in. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. In 's toon-noir Who Framed Roger Rabbit , she was the speaking voice of cartoon femme fatale Jessica Rabbit , intoning the famous line, "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.

She is the third of four children, and the only one to be born in the United States. They'd hire me if they thought I was a drunk, because they could understand drinking, but they wouldn't hire me if I had a mysterious, scary illness they didn't understand. He backed down after she called him an "asshole". Archived from the original on October 15, Mark Steel. Second, from that point on, I made sure I had script approval. Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Our culture is still afraid of strong women and tends to demonise them.

Every story has many truths. Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Albee later explained to the New York Times that when Turner read for the part with her eventual co-star Bill Irwin , he heard "an echo of the 'revelation' that he had felt years ago when the parts were read by [Uta] Hagen and Arthur Hill. Best Foreign Actress. Something about her boundless self-confidence, her refusal to be crossed, her grace and elegance — at least during the heyday of her film-making career — and, of course, that voice, so "filled with the low timbre of temptation", as one interviewer once described it, paraphrasing Raymond Chandler, "that it could Soon after her initial success, Turner developed a reputation in Hollywood for refusing to take any nonsense — a reputation she fully embraces in the book. Want an ad-free experience? In the movie, Mrs. As the man-eating Martha, Ms.

Report Comment Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Retrieved February 9, All I saw was Ms. Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year. Funny Stories. Rugby union. To her credit, Turner is hardly tender about herself, either, especially when she looks at the terrifying period in the s when she developed an acute case of rheumatoid arthritis, swelled up from all the steroids she took to counter it, lost a lot of her good looks and then developed a drinking problem so bad she actually passed out a few times in public and earned herself less than flattering notices in the New York gossip press. Download as PDF Printable version. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Streaming Hub.

Rugby union. Love and Action in Chicago. Turner plays Mrs. Episode: " The Old Man and the Seat " [63]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It didn't damage my work, but it damaged me personally. The Guardian. Her description of Cage, who she says has "apologised to me for years about his behaviour", was unflattering enough to prompt a libel suit against her last week filed in the London High Court — a time-honoured tactic by movie stars who know the British libel laws are several degrees stricter than in the United States.

Close Share options. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Please try again, the name must be unique. She and Weiss, who have a daughter, split up two years ago. Special Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Deleting comment So it pulled me back. And that, for all the pages in her memoir devoted to rather tedious expressions of self-belief, makes her story remarkably good reading.

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Cage appears to be less upset about such zingers as he is about her rendering of certain nefarious acts he claims he never actually committed. Roller Coaster Rabbit. So when I was performing in school, he would drive my mom [there] and sit in the car. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Long reads. Archived from the original on October 13, Her description of Cage, who she says has "apologised to me for years about his behaviour", was unflattering enough to prompt a libel suit against her last week filed in the London High Court — a time-honoured tactic by movie stars who know the British libel laws are several degrees stricter than in the United States.

Nicholas Cage vs. In 's toon-noir Who Framed Roger Rabbit , she was the speaking voice of cartoon femme fatale Jessica Rabbit , intoning the famous line, "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way. Retrieved September 24, The War of the Roses. Clarisse Loughrey. ABC Television. Empire Magazine. She turned down lead roles in Ghost and The Bridges of Madison County , both of which became big hits. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.

After, she provided radio commercial voice-overs for Lay's potato chips. Close Share options. Retrieved February 9, Outstanding Actress in a Play. Ed Cumming. Retrieved 4 December All rights reserved. Turner has also managed something those stars from the Thirties and Forties couldn't, which is fashion herself a career comeback. So when I was performing in school, he would drive my mom [there] and sit in the car. Deadline Hollywood.

Biography Channel. The sweat their bodies were supposed to be generating in the heat of both passion and high summer had to be sprayed on. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Chicago International Film Festival. Episode: " Lisa vs. Sean O'Grady. Money transfers. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Robinson was popular with audiences, with sustained high box office for the duration of Turner's run, she received mixed reviews from critics.

Vote Are you sure you want to submit this vote? Help The Hungry. They'd hire me if they thought I was a drunk, because they could understand drinking, but they wouldn't hire me if I had a mysterious, scary illness they didn't understand. But watching Ms. Archived from the original on September 30, Hasty Pudding Theatricals. She broke her nose two years after filming 's V. As her rheumatoid arthritis progressed, alcohol consumption became a problem. By the time she was diagnosed, she "could hardly turn her head or walk, and was told she would end up in a wheelchair". Subscription offers.

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Best Actress in a Play. In , she played the role of Charlie Runkle's sexually hyperactive boss in season three of the television series Californication. She has been a frequent donor to the Democratic Party. January 18, Episode: " The Old Man and the Seat " [63]. Keep me logged in. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. There she goes. Green Party. Malibu Stacy ".

October 24, The War of the Roses. Health insurance. US sports. Streaming Hub. With her deep voice, Turner was often compared to a young Lauren Bacall. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. While her performance as the infamous Mrs.

He called her "little lady" and "honey"and thought he'd put her in his place. Vote Are you sure you want to submit this vote? Sean O'Grady. Retrieved October 31, Royal Family. Retrieved January 2, Turner has also managed something those stars from the Thirties and Forties couldn't, which is fashion herself a career comeback. Retrieved February 9, Retrieved 4 December

Foreign Officer; however, he died in and the family returned to the United States. Then, thanks to newly available treatments, her rheumatoid arthritis went into remission. Robinson only removed a stocking. In a statement read out on a breakfast television show a few days ago, Cage countered: "I have never been arrested for anything in my life, nor have I stolen a dog. Keep me logged in. The book was published in Retrieved May 14, Awards for Kathleen Turner.

I think I was losing my control over it. Archived from the original on February 15, Help The Hungry. Namespaces Article Talk. She also blamed her age, stating, "when I was 40, the roles started slowing down, I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers. Streaming Hub. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? April 4, I was going toward excess. And so everything Francis wanted him to do, he went against — just to show he wasn't under Francis's wing

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Health insurance. Turner has also managed something those stars from the Thirties and Forties couldn't, which is fashion herself a career comeback. She couldn't stand Burt Reynolds "just nasty", she calls him , and she hated working with Nicolas Cage on one of his first big movies, Peggy Sue Got Married. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Log in. Archived from the original on By the time she was diagnosed, she "could hardly turn her head or walk, and was told she would end up in a wheelchair". Jeremy Corbyn.

Retrieved Jun 30, Join the discussion. Thanks for subscribing! I got over that a long time ago. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Close View image. Turner plays Mrs. BBC Radio 4 produced three radio dramas based on the V. I mean, really!

Jenny Éclair. Join the discussion. So it pulled me back. Matthew Norman. She has also worked to raise awareness of rheumatoid arthritis. Close View image. Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year. American actress. Jeremy Corbyn. She turned down lead roles in Ghost and The Bridges of Madison County , both of which became big hits.

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US Edition. To which Turner, who was in the studio promoting her book, responded: "I guess what I can say is I'm truly sorry if I caused distress or harm, because one thing is for sure — I never, ever intended to do that. She talks about William Hurt, her co-star on her breakout film Body Heat, being an inveterate womaniser and drinker, though she says he's calmed down quite a bit since. Deleting comment Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. She admitted that she had developed into "not a very kind person", and actress Eileen Atkins referred to her as "an amazing nightmare". Prince of Central Park. She added that on days where the rheumatoid arthritis in her wrist was especially bad and she warned the other cast members not to touch it, Atkins would intentionally sit on it during a scene where Turner had to play dead, causing Turner extreme pain. Warshawski novels by Sara Paretsky.

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Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. At the age of 19, Turner began volunteering at a local Planned Parenthood office. You must be logged in to vote. Someone Else's Wedding [59]. Soon after her initial success, Turner developed a reputation in Hollywood for refusing to take any nonsense — a reputation she fully embraces in the book. She was seen increasingly on television, including three episodes of Friends , where she appeared as Chandler Bing 's father who is a transgender woman. Retrieved July 27, Retrieved May 14,

To her credit, Turner is hardly tender about herself, either, especially when she looks at the terrifying period in the s when she developed an acute case of rheumatoid arthritis, swelled up from all the steroids she took to counter it, lost a lot of her good looks and then developed a drinking problem so bad she actually passed out a few times in public and earned herself less than flattering notices in the New York gossip press. Create a commenting name to join the debate Submit. Namespaces Article Talk. Kathleen Turner Naked. Michael Douglas might have been her friend as well as her co-star, but he lost his sense of humour entirely over the episode. Streaming Hub. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Retrieved September 24,

Lockdown Guide. Warshawski novels by Sara Paretsky. BBC Radio 4 produced three radio dramas based on the V. John Lewis. February 14, It opened May 21, , during the time when she was appearing in the soap The Doctors. I couldn't publicly refute them because I believed it was worse to have people know that I had this terrible illness. Next Gallery. Jay Weiss.

Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year. The Real Blonde. Voucher Codes. Like those earlier stars — Lana Turner, Lauren Bacall, and the rest — she had to contend with being chastised, at least a little, for demonstrating her strength of character on screen. I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email. She talks about William Hurt, her co-star on her breakout film Body Heat, being an inveterate womaniser and drinker, though she says he's calmed down quite a bit since. As her rheumatoid arthritis progressed, alcohol consumption became a problem. The Competition.

Pre-production for the movie was fraught with conflict, because Turner refused to commit to the "terrible" script she had been delivered. Jack Nicholson — mischievous but a lot of fun, though she has no compunction about highlighting the weaknesses in his acting technique. I couldn't publicly refute them because I believed it was worse to have people know that I had this terrible illness. Turner's appearance changed after the rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis. Awards for Kathleen Turner. National Board of Review. All rights reserved. Streaming Hub. Turner later realized that the new medication for her rheumatoid arthritis she was taking was making her "fuzzy". He backed down after she called him an "asshole".

This comment has been deleted. Moonlight and Valentino. Turner has also taught acting classes at New York University. Robinson only removed a stocking. Steve Martin, who she worked with on The Man With Two Brains, she describes as "quite stiff and unfunny" when he wasn't in character. As her rheumatoid arthritis progressed, alcohol consumption became a problem. Submit vote Cancel. Help The Hungry. Foreign Officer; however, he died in and the family returned to the United States. The very first scene they shot was a naked sex scene.

Box Office Mojo. Our culture is still afraid of strong women and tends to demonise them. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Despite drug therapy to help her condition, the disease progressed for about eight years. She admitted that she had developed into "not a very kind person", and actress Eileen Atkins referred to her as "an amazing nightmare". Daily Edition app. US sports. Retrieved He called her "little lady" and "honey"and thought he'd put her in his place. Robert Fisk.

Want an ad-free experience? She also blamed her age, stating, "when I was 40, the roles started slowing down, I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers. Foreign Service officer [6] who grew up in China where Turner's great-grandfather had been a Methodist missionary. Turner has admitted that the drinking made her difficult to be around. I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email. Malibu Stacy ". Many people bought the assumption that I'd turned into a heavy drinker. Something about her boundless self-confidence, her refusal to be crossed, her grace and elegance — at least during the heyday of her film-making career — and, of course, that voice, so "filled with the low timbre of temptation", as one interviewer once described it, paraphrasing Raymond Chandler, "that it could

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Tech culture. Knopf , , , , , p. Independent Premium app. Albee later explained to the New York Times that when Turner read for the part with her eventual co-star Bill Irwin , he heard "an echo of the 'revelation' that he had felt years ago when the parts were read by [Uta] Hagen and Arthur Hill. They'd hire me if they thought I was a drunk, because they could understand drinking, but they wouldn't hire me if I had a mysterious, scary illness they didn't understand. But watching Ms. Soon after her initial success, Turner developed a reputation in Hollywood for refusing to take any nonsense — a reputation she fully embraces in the book. Retrieved December 4, The production was transferred to London's Apollo Theatre in

Best Foreign Actress. Health insurance. As her rheumatoid arthritis progressed, alcohol consumption became a problem. There she goes. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. The book was published in To which Turner, who was in the studio promoting her book, responded: "I guess what I can say is I'm truly sorry if I caused distress or harm, because one thing is for sure — I never, ever intended to do that. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now.

People's Choice Awards. Michael Douglas might have been her friend as well as her co-star, but he lost his sense of humour entirely over the episode. ABC Television. Love and Action in Chicago. Turner stated in , " Body Heat was a blessing because I went straight to being a leading actor and I didn't have to suffer any of this predatory male behaviour like many young actresses. April 4, Chris Blackhurst. Shappi Khorsandi. Mary Dejevsky.

Jeremy Corbyn. I was going toward excess. Join the discussion. Young Kathleen Turner in White Blouse. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Turner has also managed something those stars from the Thirties and Forties couldn't, which is fashion herself a career comeback. Roller Coaster Rabbit. In the movie, Mrs. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate.

By the late s, Turner had acquired a reputation for being difficult, what The New York Times called "a certifiable diva". Lib Dems. Retrieved August 17, Retrieved October 7, The Snow Queen. Still, I did not reveal what was happening to me. The New York Times. Stop the Wildlife Trade.

Deleting comment Delete Comment Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Hagen [Uta Hagen]. Lockdown Guide. Retrieved September 24, After, she provided radio commercial voice-overs for Lay's potato chips. Retrieved October 31, US Politics. She'd come out at intermissions and tell him, 'She's doing very well. I was going toward excess.

All I saw was Martha. In the second act, she is as predatorily sexy as she was in the movie Body Heat. It opened May 21, , during the time when she was appearing in the soap The Doctors. Close View image. Despite drug therapy to help her condition, the disease progressed for about eight years. Peggy Sue Got Married. Moonlight and Valentino. Best Actress.

Health insurance. Report Comment Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Malibu Stacy " on The Simpsons. Climate Blogs. There she goes. Turner was raised in a strict conservative Christian household, and her interest in performing was discouraged by both of her parents: "My father was of missionary stock", she later explained, "so theater and acting were just one step up from being a streetwalker, you know? Update newsletter preferences.