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"Desperate Housewives" (2004): Season 5: Episode 17 -- More wine?
"Celebrity Ghost Stories" (2008) -- PUSHING DAISIES star Swoosie Kurtz stops by Hollywood 411 to talk to Madison Michele about the moviation behind playing a one-eyed synchronized swimmer with a dark secret, and the future of the current 'best show on tv.'
Duplex (2003) -- A young couple has a chance to move into a gorgeous duplex in the perfect New York neighborhood. All they have to do is bump off the current tenant, a cute little old lady.
"Lost" (2004): Season 1: Episode 19 -- Locke thinks he's being sent a sign on how to get the hatch open.
"The Outer Limits" (1995): Season 6: Episode 21 -- Part one of a two part episode. Amanda Plummer reprises her role as  Dr. Theresa Givens from 'STITCH IN TIME.' Dr. Givens is put on trial for using technology (her time machine) in the future where all technology is outlawed.

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Mini Biography:
Swoosie is the only child of author Margo and Air Force Colonel Frank Kurtz... more
Trivia:
Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 12 nominations more

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "Hank" .... Mrs. Funk (1 episode, 2009)
        - Hanksgiving (2009) TV episode .... Mrs. Funk
  2. "Heroes" .... Millie / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
    ... aka Heroes: Villains (USA: third season title)
        - Chapter Three 'Acceptance' (2009) TV episode .... Millie Houston
        - Chapter Seven 'Cold Snap' (2009) TV episode .... Millie
  3. "Nurse Jackie" .... Mrs. Scheinhorn (1 episode, 2009)
        - Tiny Bubbles (2009) TV episode .... Mrs. Scheinhorn
  4. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Judge Hilda Marsden (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
        - Crush (2009) TV episode .... Judge Hilda Marsden
  5. "Desperate Housewives" .... Jessie (1 episode, 2009)
        - The Story of Lucy and Jessie (2009) TV episode .... Jessie
  6. "Pushing Daisies" .... Lily Charles (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
        - Kerplunk (2009) TV episode .... Lily Charles
        - Water & Power (2009) TV episode (credit only) .... Lily Charles
        - Window Dressed to Kill (2009) TV episode .... Lily Charles
        - The Norwegians (2008) TV episode .... Lily Charles
        - The Legend of Merle McQuoddy (2008) TV episode .... Lily Charles
          (17 more)
  7. An Englishman in New York (2009) .... Connie Clausen
  8. Living Proof (2008) (TV) .... Elizabeth
  9. "American Dad!" .... Betty / ... (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
        - Oedipal Panties (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Betty
        - Failure Is Not a Factory-installed Option (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Marilyn
  10. Superman/Doomsday (2007) (V) (voice) .... Martha Kent
  11. "Huff" .... Madeleine Sullivan / ... (8 episodes, 2004-2006)
        - Which Lip Is the Cervical Lip? (2006) TV episode .... Madeleine Sullivan
        - Whipped Doggie (2006) TV episode .... Madeleine Sullivan
        - Maps Don't Talk (2006) TV episode .... Madeleine Sullivan
        - Maps Don't Talk 2 (2006) TV episode .... Madeleine Sullivan
        - Crazy Nutz & All Fucked Up (2005) TV episode .... Madeleine Sullivan
          (3 more)
  12. Category 7: The End of the World (2005) (TV) .... Penny Hall
  13. "Still Standing" .... Helen Michaels (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Still Aging (2005) TV episode .... Helen Michaels
        - Still Mother's Day (2005) TV episode .... Helen Michaels
  14. Nadine in Date Land (2005) (TV)
  15. "Lost" .... Emily Annabeth Locke (1 episode, 2005)
        - Deus Ex Machina (2005) TV episode .... Emily Annabeth Locke
  16. True (2005) (TV)
  17. Duplex (2003) .... Jean
    ... aka Der Appartement-Schreck (Germany)
    ... aka Our House (UK)
  18. The Rules of Attraction (2002) .... Mrs. Jared
    ... aka Die Regeln des Spiels (Germany)
  19. "Street Time" .... Victoria Van Kleek (1 episode, 2002)
        - The Truth Hurts... Bad (2002) TV episode .... Victoria Van Kleek
  20. "That's Life" .... Valerie Wilkinson (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
        - Gutterball (2002) TV episode .... Valerie Wilkinson
        - Idiots (2001) TV episode .... Valerie Wilkinson
        - Plus One (2001) TV episode .... Valerie Wilkinson
        - Boo! (2001) TV episode .... Valerie Wilkinson
  21. The Wilde Girls (2001) (TV) .... Sierra Lambert
  22. Bubble Boy (2001) .... Mrs. Livingston
  23. "The Fighting Fitzgeralds" (1 episode, 2001)
        - When Irish Eyes Are Smilin' (2001) TV episode
  24. Get Over It (2001) .... Beverly Landers
    ... aka Get Over It! (USA: promotional title)
  25. "The Outer Limits" .... Justice Kendall Woods (1 episode, 2000)
    ... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
        - Final Appeal (2000) TV episode .... Justice Kendall Woods
  26. Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000) .... Binny Redwine

  27. The White River Kid (1999) .... Mummy Weed
    ... aka White River (USA: video title)
  28. "Love & Money" (1999) TV series .... Effie Conklin (unknown episodes)
  29. Cruel Intentions (1999) .... Dr. Greenbaum
  30. Outside Ozona (1998) .... Rosalee
  31. "More Tales of the City" (1998) TV mini-series .... Betty Borg Ramsey
    ... aka Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City
  32. "ER" .... Tina Marie Chambliss (1 episode, 1998)
        - Suffer the Little Children (1998) TV episode .... Tina Marie Chambliss
  33. Harvey (1998) (TV) .... Veta Simmons
  34. My Own Country (1998) (TV) .... Hope Flanders
  35. "Touched by an Angel" .... Libby King (1 episode, 1997)
        - Charades (1997) TV episode .... Libby King
  36. "Suddenly Susan" .... Liz Miller Keane (#2) (3 episodes, 1996-1997)
        - Next Stop, Heaven (1997) TV episode .... Liz Miller Keane (#2)
        - Family Affairs (1997) TV episode .... Liz Miller Keane (#2)
        - Lie! Lie! My Darling (1996) TV episode .... Liz Miller Keane (#2)
  37. Liar Liar (1997) .... Dana Appleton
  38. Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (1997) (TV) .... Allison Bryant
  39. "Party Girl" .... Judy Burkhard (3 episodes, 1996)
        - Just Say No (1996) TV episode .... Judy Burkhard
        - Virgin Mary (1996) TV episode .... Judy Burkhard
        - Pilot (1996) TV episode .... Judy Burkhard
  40. "Sisters" .... Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey Barker (127 episodes, 1991-1996)
        - War and Peace: Part 1 (1996) TV episode .... Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey Barker
        - War and Peace: Part 2 (1996) TV episode .... Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey Barker
        - Taking a Gamble (1996) TV episode .... Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey Barker
        - Housecleaning (1996) TV episode .... Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey Barker
        - Nothing Personal (1996) TV episode .... Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey Barker
          (122 more)
  41. A Promise to Carolyn (1996) (TV) .... Kay
  42. Citizen Ruth (1996) .... Diane Siegler
    ... aka Meet Ruth Stoops
  43. "The Magic School Bus" .... Dorothy Ann's Mother / ... (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Scholastic's The Magic School Bus (USA: complete title)
        - Out of This World (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Dorothy Ann's Mother/Woman from NASA
  44. Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (1995) (TV) .... Joan Bixler
  45. Storybook (1995) .... Queen Evilia
  46. One Christmas (1994) (TV) .... Emily
    ... aka Truman Capote's One Christmas (USA: complete title)
  47. Reality Bites (1994) .... Charlane McGregor
  48. And the Band Played On (1993) (TV) .... Mrs. Johnstone
  49. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) (TV) .... Marla Harper
  50. Terror on Track 9 (1992) (TV) .... Marcia Hobbs
  51. Walking the Dog (1991)
  52. "Carol & Company" .... Laurie (1 episode, 1990)
        - Reunion (1990) TV episode .... Laurie
  53. A Shock to the System (1990) .... Leslie Marshall
  54. Stanley & Iris (1990) .... Sharon
  55. The Image (1990) (TV) .... Joanne Winstow-Darvish

  56. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) .... Madame de Volanges
  57. Bright Lights, Big City (1988) .... Megan
  58. Vice Versa (1988) .... Tina Brooks
    ... aka viceVersa (International: English title: poster title)
  59. Baja Oklahoma (1988) (TV) .... Doris Steadman
  60. "Trying Times" .... Wanda (1 episode, 1987)
        - The Visit (1987) TV episode .... Wanda
  61. The House of Blue Leaves (1987) (TV) .... Bananas Shaughnessy
  62. True Stories (1986) .... Miss Rollings
  63. Wildcats (1986) .... Verna McGrath
    ... aka First and Goal
  64. A Time to Live (1985) (TV) .... Patricia
  65. Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV) .... Jackie Willis
  66. Against All Odds (1984) .... Edie
  67. A Caribbean Mystery (1983) (TV) .... Ruth Walter
    ... aka Agatha Christie's A Caribbean Mystery (UK: complete title)
  68. "Love, Sidney" .... Laurie Morgan (44 episodes, 1981-1983)
        - Surprise Party (1983) TV episode .... Laurie Morgan
        - The Shrink (1983) TV episode .... Laurie Morgan
        - Alison: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Laurie Morgan
        - Alison: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Laurie Morgan
        - The Revolutionary (1983) TV episode .... Laurie Morgan
          (39 more)
  69. The World According to Garp (1982) .... The Hooker
  70. Fifth of July (1982) (TV) .... Gwen Landis
  71. The Mating Season (1980) (TV) .... Roberta
  72. Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980) (TV) .... Jane Tremont

  73. Uncommon Women... and Others (1979) (TV) .... Rita Altabel
  74. Walking Through the Fire (1979) (TV) .... Caria
  75. Oliver's Story (1978) .... Gwen Simpson
  76. "Mary" (1978) TV series .... Skit characters (unknown episodes)
  77. First Love (1977) .... Marsha
  78. Slap Shot (1977) .... Shirley Upton
  79. "Kojak" .... Julie Di Nata (1 episode, 1976)
        - Black Thorn (1976) TV episode .... Julie Di Nata
  80. Ah, Wilderness! (1976) (TV) .... Muriel McComber
  81. "As the World Turns" (1956) TV series .... Ellie Bradley (unknown episodes, 1971)
Soundtrack:
  1. "Love, Sidney" (1981) TV series (unknown episodes)
Thanks:
  1. The Guys (2002) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' (2009) (V) .... Herself
  2. "The Bonnie Hunt Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 9 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
  3. Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Herself
  4. "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 10 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
  5. The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play
  6. "Working in the Theatre" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Leading Ladies (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  7. The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play
    ... aka The 2004 Tony Awards (USA: alternative title)

  8. The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  9. The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  10. The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  11. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 9 December 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Herself
  12. "Hope & Gloria" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
        - How to Get an Ed in Business (1995) TV episode .... Herself
  13. 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1995) (TV)
  14. The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  15. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  16. "Vicki!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode dated 22 April 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself
  17. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode)
        - Swoosie Kurtz (????) TV episode .... Herself
  18. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Herself

  19. The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  20. "The More You Know" (1989) TV series .... Herself
  21. The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter & Performer
  22. The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter

Additional Details

Other Works:
She has won two Tony Awards as Best Featured Actress in a Play: for "Fifth of July" (1981) and "The House of Blue Leaves" (1986). more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Fantasy more

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