10 Actors Who Went Uncredited For Major Film Roles (And Why)

3. Kathleen Turner: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Ah, Jessica Rabbit, the animated femme fatale who launched a whole generation of Hentai enthusiasts. 1988’s animation-live action hybrid, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, featured an iconic vocal performance by the smoky-voiced actress, Kathleen Turner. The role was small, but pivotal in that the murder plot revolved around her patty-caking affair with Marvin Acme, the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. When Marvin winds up dead, Jessica’s jealous husband, Roger Rabbit, is suspected of murdering the mogul. Although Jessica Rabbit was one of the most memorable characters in the film, Turner was not credited for her performance. The actress has since stated that she played the part as a favor to director Robert Zemeckis, who had also directed her in Romancing the Stone.

In the years since, there has been much speculation about whether Turner’s claims that she did it “just for fun” and “as a favor” are completely accurate. While it’s fun to think that she went uncredited to give the character an air of mystery, given the previous entries on this list, it’s much more likely that Turner didn’t get the contract she desired. This suspicion is strengthened when considering Turner did receive credit on subsequent performances as Jessica Rabbit. The moral: film contracts aren’t bad, they’re just drawn that way.