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additional film credits include co-starring roles in Monkey
Shines, Steel
Magnolias, Cliffhanger
with Sylvester Stallone, Leave
it to Beaver as June Cleaver, and Dr.
T and the Women. Turner has been named one of People's
"50 Most Beautiful People," one of US magazine's "10 Sexiest Women,"
and one of Esquire's "Women We Love." In 1992 she received the "Women
At Work" award from the National Commission on Working Women. She
was in several guest TV spots including Quantam Leap (episode
"Catch a Falling Star - May 21, 1979") with fellow NoEx
cast member, John
Cullum.
After Northern
Exposure, Janine returned to TV As Dr. Dana Stowe in Lifetime's
"Strong
Medicine" from 2000 - 2002. She returned to the big
screen in No Regrets
(2004) and Birdie
and Bogey (2004). She made her directorial debut with Trip
in a Summer Dress, winning best new emerging director at
the Deep Ellum Film Festival in 2004. In late 2004, she became the
ad spokesperson for Restasis
eyedrops.
When not on
location, Turner lives in her beloved Texas on a 300-acre ranch
with her daughter Juliette Loraine (born November 22, 1997), along
with four horses, five dogs, two birds, one cat and herd of prize-winning
Texas Longhorn cattle. She enjoys horseback riding, writing poetry,
attending the opera and ballet, and listening to classical and country
music. She also devotes time to her several philanthopy
projects.
She appeared
in a Chuck Norris made-for-TV movie, Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial
By Fire, in October 2005. She was a forensics expert.
Turner appeared in the independent flick The
Night of the White Pants with Nick Stahl,
Amanda Peet, and Tom Wilkinson. In the film, wealthy businessman
Max Hagan (Wilkinson) has hit some hard times, but his situation
worsens when his grasping soon-to-be ex throws him out of his house
without a penny in his pocket. A never-say-die kind of guy, Max
finds a new ally in Raff (Stahl), his daughter Beth's boyfriend,
whom he has unjustly dismissed as a ne'er-do-well. During a wild
evening on the town with Raff and his wild rock chick friend Felicia,
Max gets his priorities straightened out and finally reconnects
with his family. Amy Talkington will make her feature directiorial
debut and began shooting in Dallas in June 2005.
In 2005, Turner
appeared as the celebrity spokeswoman for Restasis eyedrops. Her voice
also was heard at the end of the Silestone Countertop commercials
("I am Brazillian Brown ...").
She appeared
in The Legend of Wolf Creek, about a family who moves into
a small town and faces the obstacle of breaking away from the past
and beginning a new life. Two cocker spaniels known as the Wonder
Dogs help the family and those around them develop a fresh outlook
on life. Slated for release in December, the film stars Turner;
Tony award-winning actor Charles Durning; and Jaleel White, who
is best known for his role as Steve Urkel in Family Matters.
Also in 2005, Turner filmed the made-for-TV film Miracle
Dogs 2 in Texas. The movie is about a young boy and two dogs
that cure people. She plays the mother of the boy. Also stars Leslie
Ann Warren and Charles Durning. In addition to acting, Janine is recording music and writing a
children's book. She is active in film and charity events around her home near Dallas. She also lent her voice in the Park Place Motors ads.
Turner released a new inspirational fitness DVD, Christoga, that combines yoga with scriptures from the Bible as the meditation focus, with fitness expert Mary Cunningham. Her book "Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History" was released in March 2008.
In 2007, Turner appeared in the Lifetime telepic Primal Doubt, a psychological thriller. She appeared in the episode "Inconceivable" of Law & Order SVU that first aired in January 2008.
Upcoming
and Current Projects:
Turner currently appears in Friday Night Lights on NBC.
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