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Kyra Sedgwick
Sedgwick receiving a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, June 2009
Born	Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (1965-08-19) August 19, 1965 (age 59) New York City, New York, United States
Other names	Kiko
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Kevin Bacon (1988-present; 2 children)

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.

Early life

Sedgwick was born in New York City, the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. Her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage, and her mother was Jewish. On her father's side, she is a descendant of Judge Theodore Sedgwick, Endicott Peabody (the founder of the Groton School), William Ellery (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), and the Reverend John Lathrop. Sedgwick is also the first cousin once removed of actress Edie Sedgwick, a niece of the writer John Sedgwick, a sister of actor Robert Sedgwick, and half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern.

Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently re-married to Ben Heller, an art dealer. Sedgwick graduated from Friends Seminary and attended Sarah Lawrence College. She transferred from Sarah Lawrence to the University of Southern California, graduating with a theater degree.

Career

At the age of sixteen, Sedgwick made her debut on the television soap opera Another World. During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, such as Singles (1992), Something to Talk About (1995) and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character. She starred in the Emmy Award-winning 1992 made-for-TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity. She played the parts of Mae Coleman in 2003's Secondhand Lions and Stella Peck in the 2007 film, The Game Plan. She also starred alongside her husband Kevin Bacon in the 2004 film The Woodsman. In the animated movie Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, she dubbed the voices of Kelly Ripa, Elisa Gabrielli, and Kimberly Brooks as Batwoman.

Since 2005, Sedgwick has starred in the television series, The Closer. In 2007, she began earning roughly US$300,000 per episode. Throughout the series, she has been nominated for and won several awards for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in the series. She received a Golden Globe award in 2007 for her performance as lead actress, and won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010.

The Closer will come to an end in 2011, following the completion of its seventh season; the series' broadcaster, TNT, said that the decision to retire the series was made by Sedgwick.

In 2009, Sedgwick was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television.

Personal life

Sedgwick married Kevin Bacon on September 4, 1988. They have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon (born June 23, 1989) and Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992). She is also the aunt of R&B/pop singer George Nozuka and his younger singer/songwriter brother Justin Nozuka. Sedgwick identifies her family and herself as Jewish; a 1996 interview referred to her as "an all-American Jewish WASP actress", but Sedgwick said in the article that she and her family do not participate in any specific religious activities for any faith except for attending some Passover seders.

Sedgwick and Bacon have admitted to being victims of the Bernard Madoff investment scam.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film and video

• Chlorine (2010) .... Georgie
• Gamer (2009) .... Gina Parker Smith
• Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) (V) .... Lois Lane (voice)
• The Game Plan (2007) .... Stella Peck
• Loverboy (2005) .... Emily and also Film Producer
• On the Set with 'Secondhand Lions' (2004) (V) .... Herself
• Something the Lord Made (2004).... Mary Blalock
• The Woodsman (2004) .... Vicki
• Personal Velocity: In Conversation Rebecca, Parker, Fairuza, and Kyra (2003) (V) .... Herself
• Personal Velocity: Creating 'Personal Velocity' (2003) (V) .... Herself
• Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) (V) .... Batwoman (voice)
• Secondhand Lions (2003) .... Mae
• Behind the Red Door (2003) .... Natalie
• Just a Kiss (2002) .... Halley
• Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002) .... Delia Shunt
• Conversations with Jon Turteltaub (2000) (V) .... Herself
• What's Cooking? (2000) .... Rachel Seelig
• Labor Pains (2000) .... Sarah Raymond
• Montana (1998) .... Claire Kelsky and also Associate Producer
• Critical Care (1997) .... Felicia Potter
• Phenomenon (1996) .... Lace Pennamin
• Losing Chase (1996...Elizabeth Cole and also Executive Producer
• The Low Life (1995) .... Bevan
• Something to Talk About (1995) .... Emma Rae King
• Murder in the First (1995) .... Blanche, Hooker
• Heart and Souls (1993) .... Julia
• Oliver Stone: Inside Out (1992) .... Herself
• Singles (1992) .... Linda Powell
• Pyrates (1991) .... Sam
• Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990) .... Ruth Bridge
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989) .... Donna, Ron Kovic's Girlfriend
• Kansas (1988) .... Prostitute Drifter
• Tai-Pan (1986) .... Tess Brock
• War and Love (1985) .... Halina

Television roles

• The Closer (2005–present) .... Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and also Co-Executive Producer (20 episodes)
• Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV) .... Mary Blalock
• Cavedweller (2004) (TV) .... Delia Byrd and also Executive Producer
• Queens Supreme (6 episodes, 2003–2007) .... ADA Quinn Coleman
• 100 Sexiest Artists (2002) (TV) .... Herself and Host
• Stanley (1 episode, 2002) .... Park Ranger (voice)
• Door to Door (2002) (TV) .... Shelly Soentpiet Brady
• Ally McBeal (1 episode, 2002) .... Helena Greene
• American Experience (1 episode, 2001) .... Herself and Reader
• Talk to Me (unknown episodes, 2000) .... Janey Munroe
• Miss Rose White (1992) (TV) .... Rose White
• Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991) (TV) .... Arlene Megeffin
• Lemon Sky (1988) (TV) .... Carol
• Amazing Stories (1 episode, 1986) .... Dora Johnson
• Miami Vice (1 episode, 1985) .... Sarah MacPhail
• ABC Afterschool Special (1 episode, 1985) .... Cindy Eller
• Another World (1 episode, 1983) .... Julia Shearer

References

1. ^ "Kyra M. Sedgwick And Kevin Bacon, Actors, Engaged". The New York Times. April 3, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
2. SEDGWICK.ORG - Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide
3. ^ "Kyra Sedgwick calls time on The Closer". The Spy Report. Media Spy. December 11, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
4. Kyra Sedgwick Biography (1965-)
5. Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide
6. Scott, Walter (1993-05-30). "Personality Parade". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-09-11. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
7. Famous Sedgwicks
8. ^ Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio, 2007
9. Miss Rose White (1992) (TV) - Awards
10. Serpe, Gina (2007-01-26). "Hargitay & Meloni's $VU". E!Online.com. Retrieved 2007-01-26. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
11. http://hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walk_of_fame.asp
12. http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=1014399
13. Interfaith Celebrities Kyra Sedgwick Baseballs Braun-y Interfait - InterfaithFamily.com
14. j. - Book shines light on the private life of Jewish stars
15. Find Articles - Kyra Sedgwick - Interview

External links

• Kyra Sedgwick at IMDb
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• Sarah Lawrence College alumni
• Sedgwick family
• University of Southern California alumni