Turner tells EW she “was proud to play his ‘Dad’” on the hit NBC sitcom.
Kathleen Turneris sharing a remembrance of her TV son,Matthew Perry, followinghis death at age 54on Saturday.
The Oscar-nominated actress played Chandler’s parent, a transgender woman named Helena.
Kathleen Turner (left) and Matthew Perry (right).Karwai Tang/WireImage; Mike Pont/WireImage
“Pronouns were not yet something that I understood.
So we didn’t refer to that character as she.
That was a mistake.”
Kathleen Turner played Chandler’s (Matthew Perry) transgender mother on ‘Friends’.Everett Collection
“I liked him.
He had a good sense of humor and a good heart.
He liked other people, which, to me, is terribly important, especially for an actor.”
“I am still constantly recognized by a certain age group as Chandler’s dad,” she said.
“I met somebody last night and she said, ‘Aren’t you a movie star?’
I said, ‘Yeah, but before your time.’
And she said, ‘Well, where would I know you from?’
And I said, ‘Chandler’s dad.’
She said, ‘Oh my God!'”
Turner isfar from the only one sharing positive memoriesof time with the actor.
The loss of such a brilliant young actor is a shock.
He was always the funniest person in the room.
More than that, he was the sweetest, with a giving and selfless heart.
We send all of our love to his family and friends."
