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Kyra Sedgwick

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress / Film Producer / Film Director | * 08/19/1965 (59) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Kyra Minturn Sedgwick ( KEER-ə SEJ-wik; born August 19, 1965) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama The Closer (2005–2012), for which she won a Golden Globe in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. She also starred in the 1992 TV film Miss Rose White, which won an Emmy Award. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the 1995 film Something to Talk About. Sedgwick's other film credits include Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Cameron Crowe's Singles (1992). She also had a recurring role as Madeline Wuntch on the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. ()
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Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an American actress. Sedgwick is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer. Sedgwick's role in the series won her a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. The series will come to a close in 2011, following the completion of its seventh season.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Talk-Shows

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An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis. ...

Phenomenon

PG

1996 | 3.2/5 | 2h 3min
Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love, Science Fiction
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A paedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life. ...

The Woodsman

R

2004 | 3.5/5 | 1h 27min
Drama
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Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of ...

Something to Talk About

R

1995 | 2.8/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Drama
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Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nos ...

The Closer

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2005 | 3.9/5 | 46min per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Kyra Sedgwick

Theatre World Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Kyra Sedgwick as Actress(54)

as Ellen2024 Bad Shabbos
as Narrator2023 Beauty in a Jar
as Kyra Sedgwick (voice)2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Ingrid2020 Endings, Beginnings
as Georgina Beaty2019 After Darkness
as Gloria2019 Villains
as Sherrie Swenson2018 Submission
as Mona Franklin2016 The Edge of Seventeen
as Dispatch2015 Cop Car
as Dee2015 Big Sky
as Louise Trenner2014 The Humbling
as Colette2014 Reach Me
as Karen / Fake Sheila2014 Time Out of Mind
as Dr. Mia Rose2014 The Road Within
as Georgie Lent2013 Chlorine
as Marian Carr2013 Kill Your Darlings
as Stephanie Brenek2012 The Possession
as Suzie Morales2012 Man on a Ledge
as Gina Parker Smith2009 Gamer
as Lois Lane (voice)2008 Justice League: The New Frontier
as Stella Peck2007 The Game Plan
as Emily2005 Loverboy
as Delia Byrd2004 Cavedweller
as Vicki2004 The Woodsman
as Mary Blalock2004 Something the Lord Made
as Natalie2003 Behind the Red Door
as Batwoman (voice)2003 Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
as Mae2003 Secondhand Lions
as Halley2002 Just a Kiss
as Shelly Soomky Brady2002 Door to Door
as Delia Shunt2002 Personal Velocity
as Sarah Raymond2000 Labor Pains
as Rachel Seelig2000 What's Cooking?
as Olivia1998 Twelfth Night
as Claire Kelsky1998 Montana
as Felicia E. Potter1997 Critical Care
as Elizabeth Cole1996 Losing Chase
as Lace Pennamin1996 Phenomenon
as Blanche1995 Murder in the First
as Emma Rae King1995 Something to Talk About
as Bevan1995 The Low Life
as Nina Eberlin1993 Family Pictures
as Julia1993 Heart and Souls
as Reyzel Weiss/Rose White1992 Miss Rose White
as Linda Powell1992 Singles
as Sam1991 Pyrates
as Arlene1991 Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
as Ruth Bridge1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
as Donna1989 Born on the Fourth of July
as Carol1988 Lemon Sky
as Prostituierte Drifter1988 Kansas
as Lillian Salo1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Tess Brock1986 Tai-Pan
as Cindy Eller1985 Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

TV Shows/Series with Kyra Sedgwick as Actress(32)

as Jean Raines2021 Call Your Mother
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Jane Sadler2017 Ten Days in the Valley
as herself2016 Chelsea
as herself2016 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Deputy Chief Madeline Wuntch2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Chief Madeline Wuntch2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Chief Wuntch2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as herself2012 Finding Your Roots
2010 Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
as herself2010 Conan
as herself2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Brenda Leigh Johnson2005 The Closer
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Quinn Coleman2003 Queens Supreme
as herself2002 E! Live from the Red Carpet
as Park Ranger2001 Stanley
as herself1999 The Early Show
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
1997 Ally McBeal
as Self - Guest1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as herself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Dora Johnson1985 Amazing Stories
1984 Miami Vice
as Cindy Eller1972 ABC Afterschool Special
as Rose White??? Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Kyra Sedgwick as Crew(9)

Directing/Director2023 Space Oddity
Production/Producer2023 Space Oddity
Production/Producer2023 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Directing/Director2019 Girls Weekend
Production/Executive Producer2019 After Darkness
Directing/Director2017 Story of a Girl
Production/Producer2017 Story of a Girl
Production/Executive Producer2004 Cavedweller
Production/Associate Producer1998 Montana

TV Shows/Series with Kyra Sedgwick as Crew(8)

Production/Executive Producer2025 The Challenger
Directing/Director2019 City on a Hill
Directing/Director2018 God Friended Me
Production/Executive Producer2015 Proof
Directing/Director2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Production/Executive Producer2005 The Closer
Production/Producer2005 The Closer
Production/Co-Executive Producer2005 The Closer

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Full Name: Kyra Minturn Sedgwick
Born: Thursday, 08/19 1965 (August) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 59 years + 159 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Southern California, Sarah Lawrence College, USC School of Dramatic Arts, Friends Seminary, HB Studio, Michael Howard Studios, Walden School
Spouses (current/former): Kevin Bacon
Children: Sosie Bacon
Siblings: Robert Sedgwick
Father: Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Mother: Patricia Rosenwald
Related to: Mike Stern, Edie Sedgwick
Other names for Kyra Sedgwick (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kyra Minturn Sedgwick"
"카이라 세드윅"
Kyra Sedgwick frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Bacon (28x, Actor)
Conan O'Brien (14x, Actor)
Drew Barrymore (13x, Actress)
Sarah Jessica Parker (12x, Actress)
John Lithgow (12x, Actor)
Tyra Banks (12x, Actress)
Wanda Sykes (12x, Actress)
Neil Patrick Harris (11x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (11x, Actor)
LeAnn Rimes (11x, Actress)
Josh Groban (11x, Actor)
Oliver Stone (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2539, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 01/01/2025