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Kyra Sedgwick

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Director
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Kyra Minturn Sedgwick was born on August 19, 1965 in New York City to Patricia (Rosenwald), a family and speech therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. Her mother was from an upper-class German Jewish family, and her father was from a wealthy Massachusetts clan of English descent, with many prominent ancestors (including Judge Theodore Sedgwick and educator Endicott Peabody).

Sedgwick attended private schools. She made her professional acting debut at age 16 on the soap opera Another World (1964). A graduate of USC, Kyra has pursued a career that includes stage, screen and television. Kyra's reason for becoming an actor is that it gives her the ability to be compassionate and to walk around in the shoes of others. Her first brush with stardom came in Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as "Donna", the high-school sweetheart of Tom Cruise. Two of her roles led to Golden Globe nominations: Miss Rose White (1992) and Something to Talk About (1995). She met her husband, Kevin Bacon, when they played leads in the television movie Lemon Sky (1988). They have two children.
BornAugust 19, 1965
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BornAugust 19, 1965
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 12 wins & 53 nominations total

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Kyra Sedgwick and Leo Fitzpatrick in Personal Velocity (2002)
Kyra Sedgwick in Personal Velocity (2002)
Kyra Sedgwick in Personal Velocity (2002)
Kyra Sedgwick and Nick Cubbler in Personal Velocity (2002)
Kyra Sedgwick in Personal Velocity (2002)
Kyra Sedgwick in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Kyra Sedgwick and Hailee Steinfeld in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Kyra Sedgwick and Hailee Steinfeld in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Kyra Sedgwick in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Kyra Sedgwick, Hailee Steinfeld, and Blake Jenner in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Kyra Sedgwick, Ed Helms, and Lena Waithe in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Known for

Kyra Sedgwick, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, and Corey Reynolds in The Closer (2005)
The Closer
7.8
TV Series
  • Brenda Leigh Johnson
Kevin Bacon in The Woodsman (2004)
The Woodsman
7.2
  • Vicki
  • 2004
John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick in Phenomenon (1996)
Phenomenon
6.4
  • Lace Pennamin
  • 1996
Julia Roberts, Robert Duvall, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Aull in Something to Talk About (1995)
Something to Talk About
5.7
  • Emma Rae King
  • 1995

Credits

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Actress

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Thirsty
    • Anne Dixon
    • Post-production
  • Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
    • Kyra Sedgwick (voice)
    • TV Special
    • 2022
  • Kyra Sedgwick, Joey Bragg, and Rachel Sennott in Call Your Mother (2021)
    Call Your Mother
    • Jean Raines
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • Madeline Wuntch
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2020
  • Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan, and Jamie Dornan in Endings, Beginnings (2019)
    Endings, Beginnings
    • Ingrid
    • 2019
  • The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019)
    The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
    • Sarah Sanders
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Kyra Sedgwick, Jeffrey Donovan, Bill Skarsgård, and Maika Monroe in Villains (2019)
    Villains
    • Gloria
    • 2019
  • Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman in Corporate (2018)
    Corporate
    • Mrs. Cowboy
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Kevin Bacon in Duck: A Film by Kevin Bacon (2018)
    Duck: A Film by Kevin Bacon
    • Kyra
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Kyra Sedgwick in Ten Days in the Valley (2017)
    Ten Days in the Valley
    • Jane Sadler
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Stanley Tucci and Addison Timlin in Submission (2017)
    Submission
    • Sherrie Swenson
    • 2017
  • Jimmy Fallon in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    • Mary Travers
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Hailee Steinfeld in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
    The Edge of Seventeen
    • Mona
    • 2016
  • Big Sky (2015)
    Big Sky
    • Dee
    • 2015
  • Kevin Bacon, Hays Wellford, and James Freedson-Jackson in Cop Car (2015)
    Cop Car
    • Dispatch (voice)
    • 2015
  • Sylvester Stallone, Tom Berenger, Kelsey Grammer, Kyra Sedgwick, Thomas Jane, Kevin Connolly, Omari Hardwick, and Lauren Cohan in Reach Me (2014)
    Reach Me
    • Colette
    • 2014

Producer

  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2022)
    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Kevin Bacon, Simon Helberg, Carrie Preston, Alexandra Shipp, Madeline Brewer, and Kyle Allen in Space Oddity (2022)
    Space Oddity
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Kyra Sedgwick, Joey Bragg, and Rachel Sennott in Call Your Mother (2021)
    Call Your Mother
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Kyra Sedgwick in Ten Days in the Valley (2017)
    Ten Days in the Valley
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Ryann Shane in Story of a Girl (2017)
    Story of a Girl
    • producer (produced by)
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Jennifer Beals in Proof (2015)
    Proof
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Kyra Sedgwick, Tim Daly, and Natalia Dyer in After Darkness (2014)
    After Darkness
    • executive producer
    • 2014
  • Kyra Sedgwick, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, and Corey Reynolds in The Closer (2005)
    The Closer
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2012
  • Kyra Sedgwick in Loverboy (2005)
    Loverboy
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Aidan Quinn and Kyra Sedgwick in Cavedweller (2004)
    Cavedweller
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Imelda
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Beverly D'Angelo, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicole Sullivan, Max Baker, Peter Jacobson, David Newsom, and Michel Estime in Talk to Me (2000)
    Talk to Me
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • John Ritter, Robbie Coltrane, Kyra Sedgwick, and Stanley Tucci in Montana (1998)
    Montana
    • associate producer
    • 1998
  • Helen Mirren, Beau Bridges, and Kyra Sedgwick in Losing Chase (1996)
    Losing Chase
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

Director

  • Kevin Bacon, Simon Helberg, Carrie Preston, Alexandra Shipp, Madeline Brewer, and Kyle Allen in Space Oddity (2022)
    Space Oddity
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Perry Mattfeld in In the Dark (2019)
    In the Dark
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • God Friended Me (2018)
    God Friended Me
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Amy Landecker and Ali Liebegott in Girls Weekend (2019)
    Girls Weekend
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Grace and Frankie (2015)
    Grace and Frankie
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ryann Shane in Story of a Girl (2017)
    Story of a Girl
    • Director (directed by)
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • August 19, 1965
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Kevin BaconSeptember 4, 1988 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Travis Bacon
  • Parents
      Patricia Rosenwald
  • Relatives
      Robert Sedgwick(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Played "Olivia" in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at Lincoln Center (1998).
  • Publicity listings
    • 10 Interviews
    • 13 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    She is the daughter of Patricia Ann (Rosenwald) and Henry Dwight Sedgwick. Her mother was Ashkenazi Jewish, and her ancestors had come from Germany to New York in the 1800s. Her father was born to a well-known Yankee family of English descent, with roots going back to Colonial America of the 1600s, predominantly in Massachusetts. Her middle name "Minturn" is from her paternal great-grandmother Sarah May Minturn.
  • Quotes
    "It's an unattainable goal to be good at everything." - as quoted in Woman's World.
  • Nickname
    • Kiko
  • Salaries
      The Closer
      (2005)
      $250,000 /episode (2007)

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