Janine Turner Although born in the heartland, Turner was raised in Texas where she began to compete in beauty pageants as a child. By age 15, she had moved to NYC to pursue a modeling career and within a year was under contract with the Wilhelmina agency as one of its youngest ever models. Then a pert brunette with long luxurious hair, Turner moved from posing to acting with a three-episode stint as a friend to Lucy Ewing Charlene Tilton on the popular CBS primetime soap "Dallas" in That experience led to her casting as a soap actress on the late night backstage melodrama "Behind the Scenes" CBS, In a case of art imitating life, Turner soon found herself acting in a daytime serial, With her hair dyed blonde, she moved to ABC as Laura Templeton, a doppelganger for departed star Genie Francis, on "General Hospital.
The actress regrouped and returned to NYC where she studied acting and honed her skills in Off-Broadway plays. Perhaps her best-recognized role of this period was a tiny part as a spoiled Southern belle in "Steel Magnolias" Although stardom seemed elusive, all that changed in with "Northern Exposure.
Her onscreen chemistry with Rob Morrow as the New York Jewish doctor forced to work in what he considers the hinterlands helped propel the series to success and each to Emmy nominations.
With her newfound status, Turner attempted to establish herself as a leading lady in features with "Cliffhanger" , but the special effects and her male co-stars Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow overshadowed her. After "Northern Exposure" left the air, Turner filmed a busted sitcom pilot and bided her time. In , she was cast as a frontierswoman who falls in love with the Native American who kidnaps her in the CBS drama "Stolen Women: Captured Hearts" and returned to the big screen paying homage to the moms of the s as June Cleaver in the big screen version of "Leave It to Beaver.
The actress returned to series TV playing a headstrong surgeon forced to work with a female doctor at a free clinic in "Strong Medicine" Lifetime, Guest Appearances. Tami Knows Best. How the Other Half Lives. Every Rose Has Its Thorn.
Hello, Goodbye. Janine also moved into directing, writing, and producing on the side, while also dabbling in singing. Janine's daughter, former child actress Juliette Gauntt , who appeared in her mother's film The Night of the White Pants , was born from a relationship with Jerry Jones Jr.
Sign In. Edit Janine Turner. Showing all 43 items. Was engaged to Alec Baldwin in Living with her daughter on her ranch outside of Colleyville, Texas []. Linked romantically to Mark Grace and Troy Aikman. Her acting mentor was Barry Corbin. You can take the girl out of Texas but not the Texas out of the girl and ultimately not the girl out of Texas.
My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness. I love to ride horses, hike in the woods with Juliette and appraise Longhorns. The ranch was raw land when I bought it and, for better or worse, I have designed every aspect of it from the corrals, the arena, to the barn, to the house. I wrote my children's book because I believe there are children that are hurting and may need to know that there is love out there for them- God's love.
I have always been intrigued with singing and I actually started my career in musical comedies. I, also, found the opportunity to work with the actors extremely gratifying and rewarding. I have always written poetry but I have never applied it to songwriting. Acting manifested as the primary focus over the years but now I am stirring the pot once again with my voice. However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal.
Longhorns are unique - each and every one of them is a different color with a different design. The second purchase was my ranch, Mockingbird Hill. The third purchase was Longhorn cattle. Thus, during the winter of I ventured into a new arena as a professional photographer.
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