Janine Turner

Infobox actor
name = Janine Turner
birthname = Janine Loraine Gauntt

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imagesize =
caption = Turner at the Governor's Ball after the 1992 Emmy Awards.
birthdate = Birth date and age|1962|12|6|mf=y
location = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1980 - present
website = http://janineturner.com/

Janine Turner (née Gauntt; born December 6 1962) is an American Emmy-nominated actress, most widely known for her starring role on the prime time television show "Northern Exposure". 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".

Career

In 1978, at the age of 15, she left home to pursue a modeling career with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency. 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 Maggie O'Connell on "Northern Exposure" in 1990, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005508/awards Awards for Janine Turner] from the Internet Movie Database]

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. [ [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/06/20060615-7.html June 15, 2006 Personnel Announcement] from the White House website]

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.

Personal life

Turner was born Janine Loraine Gauntt in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Janice, a real estate agent, and Turner M. Gauntt, a pilot who attended West Point and flew for Braniff for 30 years. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Janine-Turner.html Janine Turner Biography (1962-)] from filmreference.com] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022945/bio Janine Turner Biography] from Yahoo! Movies] Her father is from East Texas, while her mother is from South Texas. [ [http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speakers/ISBB-5VSTHH/Janine_Turner/ Janine Turner] from the website of the International Speakers Bureau] 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. [ [http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/council/members/index.asp Meet the Council Members] , her biography from a President's Council on Service and Civic Participation website]

In the early 1990s she dated Mark Grace of the Cubs and even appeared during a game with Harry Caray in the broadcast booth.

Turner is a frequent contributor to Republican-party candidates and organizations, donating at least $7,000 over the past decade. [ [http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Janine_Turner.php NEWSMEAT ▷ Janine Turner's Federal Campaign Contribution Report ] ] She has endorsed the McCain-Palin ticket and is currently working as a spokesperson for Team Sarah, a woman's group supporting Governor Sarah Palin's Vice Presidential candidacy. [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTVmMDI5YWU3NmIyYWQ5NGEzNzU1ZTRiNzExZTRkOGE=]

Filmography

*"General Hospital" (1983) (TV) (1982–1983)
*"Another World" (1984) (TV) (1986–1987)
*"Tai-Pan" (1986)
*"Knights of the City" (1986)
*"Steel Magnolias" (1989)
*"Northern Exposure" (as Maggie O'Connell) (1990–1994) (TV)
*"Cliffhanger" (1993)
*"The Curse of Inferno" (1997)
*"Leave It to Beaver" (1997)
*"Beauty" (TV) (1998)
*"A Secret Affair" (TV) (1999)
*"Fatal Error" (TV) (1999)
*"Dr. T & the Women" (2000)
*"Strong Medicine" (2000) (TV) (2000–2002)
*"Trip in a Summer Dress" (2004)
*"No Regrets" (2004)
*"Back to You and Me" (2006)
*"The Night of the White Pants" (2006)
*"Christoga - Christian Yoga" (2006)

Bibliography

*"Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History". Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2008. ISBN 978-0785223245

References

External links

* [http://www.janineturner.com Official website]
*imdb name|id=0005508
*Janine Turner profile at [http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speakers/ISBB-5VSTHH/Janine_Turner/ International Speakers Bureau]
* [http://www.thekathleenshow.com/Guest/JanineTurner/tabid/55/xmmid/388/xmid/2639/xmview/2/Default.aspx Janine Turner shares some lessons learned from her new book, "Holding Her Head High: Twelve Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History"] audio interview on The Kathleen Show.