Kathleen Turner

3 weeks ago - Then, thanks to newly available treatments, her rheumatoid arthritis went into remission. She was seen increasingly on television, including three episodes of Friends, where she appeared as Chandler Bing's father, a drag performer. In 2006, Turner guest-starred on FX's Nip/Tuck, playing a phone ...

5 days ago - Kathleen Turner portrays Chandler Bing's father in the sitcom 'Friends'. This character is introduced when Chandler extends an invitation to his father for his wedding.

January 11, 2023 - In 2001, the Oscar-nominated actress landed a guest role on the sitcom “Friends,” playing the role of Chandler Bing’s father Charles Bing, who also had a drag queen persona named Helena.

May 10, 2001 - Really fantastic. Kathleen Turner had a great scene with Cox and Perry.

November 21, 2022 - I'm inclined to give her a pass on this one, and this was 30ish years ago when trans representation was basically non-existent, she didn't play the character as a parody of a woman, and especially considering how shitty Friends was in general about LGBTQIA2S+ stuff.

August 19, 2021 - Has played Chandler Bing's (Matthew Perry) cross-dressing father Charles Bing in three episodes of Friends (1994) in 2001. Up to the day of his unfortunate death Matthew Perry still called her "Dad".

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July 5, 2022 - “How they approached me with it was, ‘Would you like to be the first woman playing a man playing a woman?’ I said yes, because there weren’t many drag/trans people on television at the time,” Turner told the Gay Times. “It became a phenomenon, but no one ever took it seriously as a social comment.” · “Friends” co-creator Kauffman further addressed that the series has been “criticized in a number of ways” since its conclusion in 2004, including its lack of racial representation.

January 10, 2023 - Kathleen Turner, who played Chandler Bing's parent Helena Handbasket on Friends, said show executives 'never considered' hiring a trans actor for the role

August 7, 2018 - Turner played Chandler Bing's biological dad, who was a transgender woman, on the '90s series.

January 10, 2023 - Legendary stage and screen actress Kathleen Turner famously played Chandler Bing's father, a performer famous in drag circles as Helena Handbasket. Like many shows seen through today's lens, the Friends character might appear to some to be ...

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July 5, 2022 - “How they approached me with it was, ‘Would you like to be the first woman playing a man playing a woman?’ I said yes, because there weren’t many drag/trans people on television at the time,” Turner told the Gay Times. “It became a phenomenon, but no one ever took it seriously as a social comment.” · “Friends” co-creator Kauffman further addressed that the series has been “criticized in a number of ways” since its conclusion in 2004, including its lack of racial representation.

January 12, 2023 - Kathleen Turner recently looked back on her role as a transgender woman in the 90s sitcom Friends, and while she would not take the role today, she says she has no regrets.

August 7, 2018 - Turner played Chandler Bing's biological dad, who was a transgender woman, on the '90s series. ... The identity of Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry)'s dad, born Charles Bing, is never made clear on the show.

Chandler confronts his estranged cross-dressing father. Rachel gets into trouble driving Monica's Porsche.