Janine Turner
Encyclopedia
Janine Turner is an American
actress who starred on the prime time television show Northern Exposure
from 1990 to 1995. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared on the Lifetime
original series Strong Medicine
. In 2008, Turner became a published author when Thomas Nelson
released Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History.
. Turner began her acting career in 1980, appearing in several episodes of Dallas
. She continued to make guest appearances on popular television shows throughout the 1980s before landing the role of Laura Templeton on General Hospital
. In 1990, she was cast as Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure
, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination.
After her breakthrough in Northern Exposure, Turner appeared in the big budget action film Cliffhanger
, opposite Sylvester Stallone
. Turner next appeared as June Cleaver
in a film adaptation of television's Leave it to Beaver
.
In 2004, she wrote and directed Trip in a Summer Dress, a film about a strong-willed mother and her children. She has worked with actor and director Mike Norris
in a number of recent projects. In 2006, she appeared in a low budget movie filmed in Dallas, The Night of the White Pants
. In 2006, Turner was appointed a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
. In 2007, she appeared in a promotional video for 'Christoga,' a "Christian form of Yoga".
In 2008, Turner's book, Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History, was released. The book focuses on single mothers through history, such as Rachel Lavein Fawcett, the abandoned single mother of Alexander Hamilton
.
Also in 2008, Turner began an eight-episode run on the critically acclaimed NBC television series Friday Night Lights
. She portrayed Katie McCoy, mother of a talented high school football quarterback.
On May 21, 2011, Turner began hosting a live two-hour talk show on conservative-oriented talk radio station KLIF (AM) in Dallas. The show is heard on Saturday nights at 9 p.m. local time.
, the daughter of Janice, a real estate
agent, and Turner M. Gauntt, a graduate of the United States Military Academy
at West Point and pilot for Braniff Airways for 30 years. Her father is from East Texas
, while her mother is from South Texas
. She has a brother, Tim, and was raised in Euless, Texas
.
Turner lives on a longhorn cattle
ranch outside of Dallas, Texas
, with her daughter, Juliette Turner-Jones.
As a conservative Republican
, in the 2008 election, she campaigned for VP candidate Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin
and expressed her concern for what she perceives as a decidedly liberal bias in the media as a guest on the Fox News Channel
show Huckabee
on October 25, 2008 and on the CNN
show Larry King Live
on October 28, 2008. Turner is a frequent contributor to Republican Party candidates and organizations, donating at least $7,000 over the past decade.
Turner and her daughter Juliette began an organization called "Constituting America" aimed at educating Americans about the U.S. Constitution.
On May 17, 2010 Turner was a paid speaker at an event sponsored by the "Americans for Prosperity
" foundation, honoring Tea Party
citizen leaders.
Golden Globe Award
Golden Raspberry Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Young Artist Award
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress who starred on the prime time television show Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
from 1990 to 1995. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared on the Lifetime
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
original series Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...
. In 2008, Turner became a published author when Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson (publisher)
Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesake of its founder. Its former US division is currently the sixth largest American trade publisher and the world's largest Christian publisher. It is owned by the private equity firm Kohlberg & Company...
released Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History.
Career
In 1978, at the age of 15, she left home to pursue a modeling career with the Wilhelmina Modeling AgencyWilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models is a modeling agency founded in 1967 by the model Wilhelmina Cooper and her husband Bruce Cooper in Manhattan Starting in 2010, Wilhelmina Models started a sub-brand called "Digital Empire Modeling" for new digital-era modeling talents....
. Turner began her acting career in 1980, appearing in several episodes of Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
. She continued to make guest appearances on popular television shows throughout the 1980s before landing the role of Laura Templeton on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. In 1990, she was cast as Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination.
After her breakthrough in Northern Exposure, Turner appeared in the big budget action film Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger (film)
Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. Stallone plays a mountain climber, who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains...
, opposite Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
. Turner next appeared as June Cleaver
June Cleaver
June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver is a principal character in the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. June and her husband, Ward, are often invoked as the archetypal suburban parents of the 1950s. The couple are the parents of two sons, Wally and "Beaver"...
in a film adaptation of television's Leave it to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (film)
Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:...
.
In 2004, she wrote and directed Trip in a Summer Dress, a film about a strong-willed mother and her children. She has worked with actor and director Mike Norris
Mike Norris (actor)
Michael R. "Mike" Norris is an American actor who has acted in over two dozen films. He is the son of the more famous actor and martial arts champion Chuck Norris. He starred in the 1986 drama film Born American and the 1991 action film Delta Force 3: The Killing Game...
in a number of recent projects. In 2006, she appeared in a low budget movie filmed in Dallas, The Night of the White Pants
The Night of the White Pants
The Night of the White Pants is a 2006 comedy drama film directed by Amy Talkington. It was shot on location in Dallas, Texas on digital video.-Plot outline:The film follows Max Hagan, a Dallas oil tycoon who is going through another rough divorce...
. In 2006, Turner was appointed a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation was created by President George W. Bush in January 2003 by executive order. Its mission is to encourage volunteerism and to recognize the contributions Americans make through service and civic participation.In January 2002, President...
. In 2007, she appeared in a promotional video for 'Christoga,' a "Christian form of Yoga".
In 2008, Turner's book, Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History, was released. The book focuses on single mothers through history, such as Rachel Lavein Fawcett, the abandoned single mother of Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...
.
Also in 2008, Turner began an eight-episode run on the critically acclaimed NBC television series Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
. She portrayed Katie McCoy, mother of a talented high school football quarterback.
On May 21, 2011, Turner began hosting a live two-hour talk show on conservative-oriented talk radio station KLIF (AM) in Dallas. The show is heard on Saturday nights at 9 p.m. local time.
Personal life
Turner was born in Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
, the daughter of Janice, a real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
agent, and Turner M. Gauntt, a graduate of the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
at West Point and pilot for Braniff Airways for 30 years. Her father is from East Texas
East Texas
East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U.S. state of Texas.According to the Handbook of Texas, the East Texas area "may be separated from the rest of Texas roughly by a line extending from the Red River in north central Lamar County southwestward to east central Limestone...
, while her mother is from South Texas
South Texas
South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of and including San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is about 3.7 million. The southern portion of this region is...
. She has a brother, Tim, and was raised in Euless, Texas
Euless, Texas
Euless, known as "Tree City USA," is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities between Dallas and Fort Worth...
.
Turner lives on a longhorn cattle
Texas longhorn (cattle)
The Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, which can extend to tip to tip for steers and exceptional cows, and tip to tip for bulls. Horns can have a slight upward turn at their tips or even triple twist. Texas Longhorns are known for their diverse coloring...
ranch outside of Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, with her daughter, Juliette Turner-Jones.
As a conservative Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, in the 2008 election, she campaigned for VP candidate Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
Governor Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
and expressed her concern for what she perceives as a decidedly liberal bias in the media as a guest on the Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
show Huckabee
Huckabee
Huckabee is a TV political commentary program on Fox News hosted by former Republican Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. It premiered September 27, 2008, at 8 PM EDT.- Schedule :...
on October 25, 2008 and on the CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
show Larry King Live
Larry King Live
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
on October 28, 2008. Turner is a frequent contributor to Republican Party candidates and organizations, donating at least $7,000 over the past decade.
Turner and her daughter Juliette began an organization called "Constituting America" aimed at educating Americans about the U.S. Constitution.
On May 17, 2010 Turner was a paid speaker at an event sponsored by the "Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity is a Washington, D.C.–based political advocacy group. According to their literature, they promote economic policy that supports business, and restrains regulation by government...
" foundation, honoring Tea Party
Tea Party Caucus
The Tea Party Caucus is a caucus of the United States House of Representatives and Senate launched and chaired by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on July 16, 2010. The caucus is dedicated to promoting what it considers fiscal responsibility, adherence to the movement's interpretation of...
citizen leaders.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love Young Doctors in Love Young Doctors in Love is a 1982 comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. Similar in tone to the Airplane! movies, it spoofs a variety of medical shows .... |
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| 1986 | Knights of the City Knights of the City Knights of the City is a 1986 action adventure film starring Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nicholas Campbell, John Mengatti and Janine Turner. It was directed by Dominic Orlando and written by Leon Isaac Kennedy and filmed in Miami, Ft... |
Brooke | |
| Tai-Pan Tai-Pan (film) Tai-Pan is a 1986 film directed by Daryl Duke, loosely based on James Clavell's 1966 novel of the same name. While many of the same characters and plot twists are maintained, a few smaller occurrences are left out. Filmed under communist Chinese censorship, some portions of Clavell's story were... |
Shevaun Tillman | ||
| 1988 | Monkey Shines Monkey Shines Monkey Shines may refer to:* Monkey Shines, a 1988 film written and directed by George A. Romero* Monkey Shines , a 1997 shareware game for the Apple Macintosh... |
Linda Aikman | |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias Steel Magnolias Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross that stars Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts.... |
Nancy-Beth Marmillion | |
| 1990 | The Ambulance The Ambulance The Ambulance is a 1990 thriller film written and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Janine Turner, Megan Gallagher, Red Buttons, and Eric Braeden as the Doctor. Kevin Hagen plays a cop in what would be his final film role... |
Cheryl | |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger Cliffhanger (film) Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. Stallone plays a mountain climber, who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains... |
Jessie Deighan | |
| 1997 | The Curse of Inferno | Layla Moanes | |
| Leave It to Beaver Leave It to Beaver (film) Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:... |
June Cleaver June Cleaver June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver is a principal character in the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. June and her husband, Ward, are often invoked as the archetypal suburban parents of the 1950s. The couple are the parents of two sons, Wally and "Beaver"... |
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| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women Dr. T & the Women Dr. T & the Women is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Altman. It stars Richard Gere as wealthy gynecologist Dr. Sullivan Travis and Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Shelley Long, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler as the various "women" that encompass his everyday... |
Dorothy Chambliss | |
| 2004 | No Regrets | Cheryl | |
| Trip in a Summer Dress | Mama | Short film | |
| 2006 | Miracle Dogs Too | Paula Wells | Direct-to-video Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television... |
| The Night of the White Pants The Night of the White Pants The Night of the White Pants is a 2006 comedy drama film directed by Amy Talkington. It was shot on location in Dallas, Texas on digital video.-Plot outline:The film follows Max Hagan, a Dallas oil tycoon who is going through another rough divorce... |
Barbara Hagan | ||
| 2009 | Birdie & Bogey Birdie & Bogey Birdie & Bogey is a 2009 Christian drama film directed by Mike Norris. It was released on November 17, 2009 by Pure Flix Entertainment. The DVD, which contains "The Making Of", "Trailers", and "Commentary" bonus features, is now available at national retailers from EMI CMG Distribution... |
Amy | Filming began in 2003 |
| Maggie's Passage | Jenny Sirron | ||
| 2010 | Black Widow | Rachel | |
| 2011 | A Fonder Heart A Fonder Heart A Fonder Heart is an upcoming film directed by Jim Fitzpatrick which loosely follows the plot of Joey Boone, a 15 year-old boy, who shares his hospitalisation time with self-made multimillionaire Craig Thomas.-Background:... |
Nurse Linda | Post-production |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980–1981 | Dallas Dallas (TV series) Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing... |
3 episodes | |
| 1981 | Mr. Merlin Mr. Merlin Mr. Merlin, a Larry Larry Company Production in association with Columbia Pictures Television, was a 1981–82 sitcom starring Barnard Hughes as Merlin the wizard, disguised as Max Merlin, a mechanic in modern-day San Francisco.-Plot:... |
Episode: All About Sheila | |
| 1981–1982 | Behind the Screen | Janie-Claire Willow | |
| 1982 | The Love Boat The Love Boat The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain... |
Betsy Dunvar | Episode: The Victims/ Man in the Iron Shorts |
| 1982–1983 | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
Laura Templeton | |
| 1983 | The Paper Chase The Paper Chase (TV series) The Paper Chase is a television series based on a 1970 novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr., as well as a 1973 film based on the novel. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at Harvard Law School.-Production:... |
Sondra | Episode: Birthday Party |
| Happy Days Happy Days Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America.... |
Debbie | Episode: Where the Guys Are | |
| Boone Boone (TV series) Boone is a 13-week dramatic television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983–1984. It starred, principally, Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Byrd played teenager Boone Sawyer, who aspired to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, played by Corbin, who... |
Episode: Words and Music | ||
| 1984 | The Master The Master (TV series) The Master is a short-lived ninja-themed action-adventure TV series created by Michael Sloan which aired on NBC. The show focused on the adventures of John Peter McAllister, an aging ninja master , and his young pupil, Max Keller... |
Gina/Teri | Episode: The Good, the Bad and the Priceless |
| Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (TV series) Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California... |
Hollywood Woman | Episode: 1.8 | |
| The New Mike Hammer The New Mike Hammer The New Mike Hammer is an American television series based on the exploits of the fictitious New York-based private detective Mike Hammer. The show starred Stacy Keach and was essentially a continuation of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, an earlier television program featuring an identical core cast... |
Christine | Episode: Bonecrunch | |
| 1985 | The A-Team The A-Team The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by... |
Theresa Gianni | Episode: The Big Squeeze |
| Knight Rider | Karen Forester | Episode: KITTnap | |
| 1986–1987 | Another World Another World (TV series) Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J... |
Patricia Kirkland | |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Michelle | Episode: Catch a Falling Star |
| 1990–1995 | Northern Exposure Northern Exposure Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a... |
Maggie O'Connell | 110 episodes |
| 1997 | Stolen Women: Captured Hearts Stolen Women: Captured Hearts - Plot :A western love story set on the plains of Kansas in 1868. Tokalah is a warrior who is mysteriously drawn to a white settler named Anna, whom he had seen in a vision when he was a boy... |
Anna Brewster | Television film |
| 1998 | Circle of Deceit | Terry Silva | Television film |
| Beauty | Alix Miller | Television film | |
| 1999 | Fatal Error | Dr. Samantha Carter | Television film |
| A Secret Affair | Vanessa Shaw | Television film | |
| 2000–2002 | Strong Medicine Strong Medicine Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and... |
Dr. Dana Stowe | 50 episodes |
| 2005 | Walker Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire | Ranger Kay Austin | Television film |
| 2007 | Primal Doubt | Jean Harper | Television film |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Victoria Grall | Episode: Inconceivable |
| 2008–2009 | Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights (TV series) Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team... |
Katie McCoy | 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
- 1993: Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" - Northern Exposure
Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
- 1992: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama" - Northern Exposure
- 1993: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama" - Northern Exposure
- 1994: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama" - Northern Exposure
Golden Raspberry Award
- 1994: Nominated, "Worst Supporting Actress" - Cliffhanger
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
- 1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" - Northern Exposure
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
- 1983: Won, "Best Young Actress in the Daytime Series" - General Hospital
External links
- Janine Turner profile at International Speakers Bureau