1. Janine Turner was born on Janine Loraine Gauntt; December 6,1962 and is an American actress best known for her roles as Maggie O'Connell in the television series Northern Exposure, as Jessie Deighan in the feature film Cliffhanger, and as Katie McCoy in Friday Night Lights.
Janine Turner is an author, public speaker and founder and co-chair of Constituting America 2010.
Janine Turner's parents returned to their native Texas soon after her birth, and Turner grew up in Euless and Fort Worth, Texas.
In 1978, the 16-year-old Turner left home to pursue a modeling career with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in New York City.
Janine Turner began her acting career in 1980 in Hollywood, appearing in several episodes of Dallas.
In October 1981 Janine Turner could be seen in a television commercial for Buf-Puf body sponge.
Janine Turner continued to make guest appearances on television shows throughout the 1980s before landing the role of Laura Templeton on General Hospital.
Accolades aside, the role itself was a positive experience for Janine Turner, following the "damsel in distress" roles that had all but driven her from Hollywood in the first place.
Janine Turner appeared in No Regrets and numerous movies of the week.
In 2004, Janine Turner wrote, produced, and directed the award-winning Trip in a Summer Dress, a film about a strong-willed mother and her children.
In 2007, she co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in Christoga, a Christian Yoga DVD, Janine Turner co-wrote and produced an album, Mockingbird Hill, in which both she and her daughter Juliette sang.
In 2008, Janine Turner began a 12-episode run on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.
Janine Turner portrayed Katie McCoy, mother of a talented high school football quarterback.
In 2015, Janine Turner portrayed the wife of Anthony Hopkins' character in Solace.
In 2010 Janine Turner founded and is the co-president of the organization Constituting America with co-president Cathy Gillespie, aimed at educating American adults and students about the non-partisan relevancy of the US Constitution.
On May 21,2011, Turner began hosting a live two-hour talk show, The Janine Turner Show, on talk radio station KLIF in Dallas, and in Houston, KPRC, followed by iHeart Radio until 2013.
In 2006, Janine Turner was appointed a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.
In 2010, Janine Turner launched her public speaking career on the national circuit and became a sought-after public inspirational speaker on a plethora of topics, including heart health, sobriety, faith, the Constitution, and politics.
Janine Turner speaks at corporate events, civic events, schools, universities, and churches.
Janine Turner was once engaged to Alec Baldwin and dated Troy Aikman, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Mark Grace and Sylvester Stallone.