Janine Turner Fast Facts:At age 15, began working for New York's Wilhelmina Modeling Agency, becoming one of the agency's youngest models at the time.
- Her big break was playing bush pilot Maggie in 1990's Northern Exposure.
- Named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People Magazine in 1993.
- Made her directorial debut with the 2004 short film Trip in a Summer Dress.
- Appointed a member of the President's Volunteer Service Council in 2006.
- Memorably played the wife of the domineering father of a high-school football player on the acclaimed drama series Friday Night Lights in 2008 and 2009.
- Recipient of the Women at Work Award from the National Commission on Working Women.
- A political activist and supporter of Republican party causes, she is the author of Holding Her Head High: 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History.
- Janine Turner Relationships:
- Janice Gauntt - Mother
- Alec Baldwin - Ex-fiancé
- Turner Gauntt - Father
- Juliette Gauntt - Daughter
- Tim Gauntt - Brother
- Janine Turner Awards:
- 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- College:
- Attended Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA