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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-09-06 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Swoosie Kurtz

Biography:

Swoosie Kurtz (born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She began her career in theater during the 1970s and shortly thereafter began a career in television, garnering ten nominations and winning one Emmy Award. Her most famous television project was her role on the 1990s NBC drama Sisters. She has also appeared somewhat sporadically in films from the late 1970s up until today, including prominent roles in such films as Dangerous Liaisons, Citizen Ruth, and Liar Liar among others. Throughout her career she has remained active in theater, earning five Tony Award nominations and winning two over the last three decades.

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Known For

Acting

2021

Rugrats as Minka (voice)
Rugrats as Minka / Frau Klump (voice)
Call Me Kat as Sheila

2019

Bless the Harts as Mee-Maw (voice)

2018

Overboard as Grace
The Dangerous Book for Boys as Tiffany McKenna

2016

Lethal Weapon as Ruthie
Lethal Weapon as Ruthie Krumholz
Man with a Plan as Beverly

2015

2010

Mike & Molly as Joyce Flynn

2009

An Englishman in New York as Connie Clausen

2008

Living Proof as Elizabeth

2007

Superman: Doomsday as Martha Kent (voice)
Pushing Daisies as Lily Charles
Chuck as Laura Turner

2006

Heroes as Millie Houston

2005

American Dad! as Marylin Thacker (voice)
American Dad! as Betty Smith (voice)

2004

Lost as Emily Locke

2003

Duplex as Jean

2002

Street Time as Victoria Van Kleek
Still Standing as Helen Michaels

2001

Get Over It as Beverly Landers
Bubble Boy as Mrs. Livingston

2000

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes as Binny Redwine

1999

Cruel Intentions as Dr. Greenbaum
The White River Kid as Mummy Weed
Love & Money as Effie Conklin
Harvey as Veta Simmons

1998

Outside Ozona as Rosalee
My Own Country as Hope Flanders
The Wild Thornberrys as Michelle Naidell (voice)
More Tales of the City as Betty Ramsey

1997

Liar Liar as Dana Appleton

1996

Citizen Ruth as Diane Siegler
Harvey as Veta Simmons
Party Girl as Judy
Suddenly Susan as Liz Miller Keane

1995

The Outer Limits as Justice Kendall Woods
Hope and Gloria as Swoosie Kurtz

1994

Reality Bites as Charlane McGregor
One Christmas as Emily
Storybook as Queen Evilia
ER as Tina Marie Chambliss
Touched by an Angel as Libby Glaser

1993

And the Band Played On as Mrs. Johnstone

1992

Terror on Track 9 as Marcia Hobbs

1991

Sisters as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey

1990

A Shock to the System as Leslie Marshall
The Image as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
Stanley & Iris as Sharon

1988

Dangerous Liaisons as Madame de Volanges
Vice Versa as Tina
Baja Oklahoma as Doris Steadman

1987

The House of Blue Leaves as Bananas Shaughnessy
Trying Times as Wanda

1986

True Stories as The Lazy Woman
Wildcats as Verna McGrath

1985

Guilty Conscience as Jackie Willis
A Time to Live as Patricia

1984

1983

A Caribbean Mystery as Ruth Walter

1982

Fifth of July as Gwen Landis

1981

Love, Sidney as Laurie Morgan

1980

1979

1978

Oliver's Story as Gwen Simpson

1977

First Love as Marsha
Slap Shot as Shirley Upton

1976

Ah, Wilderness! as Muriel McComber

1973

Kojak as Julie Di Nata

1971

Great Performances as Muriel McComber
Great Performances as Rita Altabel

1958