Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress celebrated for her deep, husky voice, having won two Golden Globes and earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy, and two Tony Awards. She became a major sex symbol with her breakout role in Body Heat (1981) and starred in a string of iconic 1980s films, including Romancing the Stone, Prizzi's Honor, and The War of the Roses, while receiving a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). On television, she famously played Charles Bing, the transgender father of Chandler, on Friends (2001), and she is the unforgettable voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Raised by a U.S. Foreign Service officer father in a strictly conservative Christian home, Turner spent her childhood in Canada, Cuba, Venezuela, and London, later earning a BFA from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1977. After debuting on Broadway in 1977, she built a diverse career spanning later hits like Serial Mom (1994) and Marley & Me (2008), as well as voice roles on The Simpsons and Rick and Morty.