By Sandy Amazeen Feb 4, 2008, 17:13 GMT
Spanning Tuner’s career from her sultry screen debut in Body Heat at age 27 to her latest role as Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?, this autobiography divulges the ups and downs of a savvy actress. Touching briefly on childhood moments that reveal a gregarious, well traveled young lady, Kathleen sheds light on her parents and siblings before moving on the her acting career. During the early years, she worried about poor teeth and audience reaction while freezing on set and breaking through sexuality boundaries. When Debra Winger turned down the role of Joan in Romancing the Stone, Kathleen had to prove to producer Michael Douglas that despite her reputation, she could be a convincing klutz, the rest as they say, is history. More interesting then her film career is her work with shelters for battered women, coping with a miscarriage, motherhood and a jealous husband. She offers up interesting insights into the need to hire a “wife” to take over the day to day demands of a home and young child, living with chronic health problems, aging issues and working with such notables as Bert Reynolds (who hated her), Michael Douglas, William Hurt and Steve Martin to name a few. Kathleen shows a rare grace in aging, a genuine love of New York and her large circle of friends while imparting the life lessons she has learned along the way. This is an open, frequently humorous read that suffers only from the continuous references to Body Heat and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
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