Is this a gorilla in a Kathleen Turner suit?

[MonkeyFunk]

[bridgit]

1. dayum!

poor kid :(

[MonkeyFunk]

2. I saw her on a talk show once

and she was just a walking pile of affectations. There didn't appear to be ANYTHING sincere about her.

[Heidi]

3. I know what you mean. She was putting on this weird European accent

and I could hardly stand to listen. :puke:

[MonkeyFunk]

4. exactly

and she would flare her eyes real big and just make bizarre faces and mannerisms.

[bridgit]

5. mmm, that can be the plight of an actor, she was on her game in, for instance...

Crimes of Passion (and other pieces to be sure), she was able to roll, or flow emotions across her face with the best of them...then comes the day when you're filled instead with a bag full of seemingly disparate faces & played out emotions, the roles dry up, the casting calls stop, and it all becomes a little more sad China Blue :(

[MonkeyFunk]

6. Yep

I wasn't at all surprised to see her roles dry up.

She did some stagework - maybe she's better suited to that now. She played Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate, didn't she? And she did a one-woman show about Talullah Bankhead, which would be a good role for her.

[terrya]

7. She was in a stage production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

As Martha.

Let's just say that Elizabeth Taylor has nothing to worry about.

[MotorCityMan]

30. I loved her in Crimes of Passion

Being a gay man who came out in the '80's, the plot of leading a double life was something I really related to.

[Tektonik]

8. She's still my favorite serial killer

[TommyO]

10. A wonderful movie, wasn't it?

[MilesColtrane]

9. Somebody should do a remake of Sunset Boulevard with her.

Wouldn't be too much of a stretch.

[Deep13]

14. There's no need to remake an already perfect film.

:evilgrin:

[Sanity Claws]

11. She's not young anymore

She gained weight, as many women do around menopause. It seems that she's been lifting weights, undoubtedly in an attempt to combat further weight gain and increase muscle tone. For some people, it works wonders. She seems to have overdone the weights on her shoulders and middle back.
I can't believe how mean the posts on this thread are.

[DS1]

12. Yes

Apparently the "don't make fun of people's looks" crowd is very selective.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

15. She is also on a medication...

-- a steriodal one, iifc -- for an chronic illness that causes face bloat. She has spoken about it in interviews.

[Sanity Claws]

17. She's probably in her mid to late 50s

She looks fine. The kind of remarks I've seen here are why women feel a need to undergo plastic surgery, have collagen injected in their lips, etc. What's wrong with a woman looking her age and no longer like a svelte 25 year-old? It also reminds me of the remarks Pigboy Limbaugh made about Hillary Clinton.
I'm sorry to hear that she has a chronic illness.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

19. Rheumatoid arthritis

She has been suffering from it since 1991. I found a good article in which she talks about her battle with the disease and the measures she takes to keep herself healthy.

http://ww2.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2002_archives/2002_11_12_kathleenturner_intro.asp

I too think she looks great. We have always had a problem with distinguishing the extremely fabricated "beauty" of Hollywood/the advertising world from the reality of the everyday woman, but I think is has become even more amplified in recent years with the new technologies available to transform film and photos.

I remember being absolutely appalled when I read an article in which the author reported that, on regular TV, Terry Hatcher looked like a hottie, but on HDTV she wasn't all that "attractive". I mean really now, just how "perfect" does one have to look, fer fuck's sake?!?!?!

The recent dust-up about Jennifer Love Hewitt in her bathing suite was a perfect example -- she is a beautiful, curvey woman with a very real body -- but from comments here and elsewhere, you'd think she was a candidate for bariatric surgery!

Hey, guys (and some of you gals) out there! Listen up!

No woman is as perfect looking as the cover of Playmate, including the Playmate on that cover!

No woman looks like that anime character you have the hots for!

No woman over puberty is free from sagging or stretchmarks or cellulite or dimpling or squishy parts!

And the sooner you figure that out, that happier in life and in love you will be.

[CBHagman]

24. Bravo, hell hath no fury!

:applause:

Very well said.

I'd add to what you wrote that more than a few of my fellow Americans appear to take the view that success in a acting amounts to a hit TV show and the cover of US magazine. Work in the theater or in some other area tends to be treated as invisible.

Kathleen Turner appeared in acclaimed productions of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in the U.S. and the U.K., and was duly nominated for various awards.

I recently rented the film Searching for Debra Winger, in which various actresses discuss the casting process and the whole life-work balance (plus dealing with the rather unforgiving aspects of the business). It wasn't surprising to see that some of the actresses opted to work on Broadway or in European productions, and at least one went on to screenwriting and directing as well as acting.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

26. I find it sad that...

in an industry that used to be dominated by women stars of many ages back in the 30s & 40s, film has become so unforgiving of female actors in general. How many of them have to form their own production companies just to get film parts?? There is a bevy of amazing actresses out there who are lucky to get a good project once every couple of years. Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Sally Field, Kathy Bates, Ileana Douglas, Amy Madigan, and yes, Debra Winger and Kathleen Turner -- I could go on and on.

Theatre (thankfully) has always been more interested in pure talent than the packaging. Hells bells, my sister saw Dame Judith play Hamlette at 80 yrs old! :D Bizarre? Yup, but I am glad the Dame had the opportunity to do it. Theatre gave her that -- Hollywood would have told her to "piss off".

[Chovexani]

31. That's a FANTASTIC documentary

I saw it on Showtime a few years ago.

It's so depressing though. :(

[Gormy Cuss]

27. She needs to turn on the waterworks to garner some sympathy.

:sarcasm:

[Jamastiene]

28. I know.

I love her voice. Yowsah...

[Deep13]

13. boo-o-o-o-o! (edit)

I'm booing this thread, not K.T.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

16. I had a had a sex dream about Kathleen Turner when I was in high school

Her raspy voice was a turn on for me.

[Jamastiene]

29. Me too.

Well, I've never been lucky enough to have a wet dream about her, but I looove her voice.

[IndianaJones]

18. harsh. nt.

[hisownpetard]

20. I think she's been taking Roger Clemens' shots while he goes cold turkey...

[Swede]

21. Time waits for no one.

You,me or Kathleen Turner.

[graywarrior]

22. Hell, she's a crazy as I am!

[KG]

23. You aren't too smart. I like that in a man.

Matty: You aren't too smart. I like that in a man.
Ned: What else do you like? Lazy? Ugly? Horny? I got 'em all.
Matty: You don't look lazy

[MotorCityMan]

33. I love that line from Body Heat!

She was so damn good in that one, and only 26 (I think) at the time.

I love the part also where her husband brings her little niece to stay with her while he's gone. "Hi Aunt Maddy!" "Heather..." She puts so much feeling into her one word response.

[Maine-ah]

25. I don't think there are many people as beautiful as she

Kathleen Turner is the Chair of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Board of Advocates and has appeared in their TV and radio ad campaigns that actively lobbied for the organization in Washington, D.C., and has testified before Congress on Title X, America's family planning program, and on the Equity of Prescription Insurance Contraception Coverage Act (EPICC). She is passionate and outspoken about changing the current social climate in America to one that respects women's health and women's health choices.

Kathleen Turner is is an advocate and a board member for the People for the American Way. People For the American Way (PFAW) work to protect the heart of democracy and the soul of the nation. In Congress and state capitals, in classrooms and in libraries, in courthouses and houses of worship, on the airwaves and on the printed page, on sidewalks and in cyberspace, PFAW works to promote full citizen participation in our democracy and safeguard the principles of our Constitution from those who threaten the American dream


http://www.kathleen-turner.com/causes.php

The daughter of a U.S. ambassador, Turner experienced a peripatetic upbringing in a fiercely competitive environment. Living in Canada, Cuba, Washington, D.C., Venezuela, and England, she learned to adjust to new situations at a very young age. She later claimed the experience molded her as an actress and taught her to constantly refashion herself to meet the needs of particular situations. Turner first became conscious of wanting to be an actress while living in England, where, during her weekly visits to the theater, she was thrilled by the work of Diana Rigg, Christopher Plummer, Angela Lansbury, and others. While attending high school, Turner enrolled in classes at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She studied there until 1973, when her father's death forced her mother to move the family back to her hometown of Springfield, MO. It was there that Turner would take voice lessons at Southwest Missouri State University, where she later enrolled. Finding the campus devoid of the culture she craved, however, Turner transferred to the University of Maryland and in 1977 graduated with a degree in theater. Following graduation, she moved to New York and, in between waiting tables, found work in television commercials and obscure stage productions until deciding it was time to try Hollywood.

http://www.kathleen-turner.com/biography.php

[RetroLounge]

32. She looks fine...

:shrug:

RL

[MonkeyFunk]

34. I think she looks fine, too

but it's an unfortunate combination of outfit and stance that makes her look like Barry Bonds.