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| Sedgwick was born in New York City,<ref name=TVG /> the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist and ], a ].<ref name="nytimes"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Kyra-Sedgwick.html|title=Kyra Sedgwick Biography (1965-)|website=www.filmreference.com|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1613/ged/d0013/f0002657.html|title=Henry Dwight SEDGWICK V / Patricia ROSENWALD|website=www.sedgwick.org|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> Her mother was Jewish and her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage.<ref name="ref091">{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Walter|title=Personality Parade|work=Deseret News|date=1993-05-30|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vx0PAAAAIBAJ&pg=5046,6604793&dq=kyra-and-edith-minturn|access-date=2009-09-11}}</ref><ref name=Bloom>{{Cite news|first=Nate |last=Bloom |author-link=Nate Bloom |title= Interfaith Celebrities: Kyra Sedgwick, Baseball's Braun-y Interfaith Rookie and a Jewish Maori Director |newspaper=]|url= https://18doors.org/interfaith_celebrities_kyra_sedgwick_baseballs_braun-y_interfaith_rookie_and_a_jewish_maori_director/ |quote=Sedgwick, 42, was born in Manhattan to an upper-class WASP (Episcopalian) father and a Jewish mother.....Sedgwick cites the influence of her Jewish stepfather as pivotal to her eventual embrace of a Jewish identity. }}</ref> Sedgwick has identified herself as Jewish<ref name=Bloom/><ref>{{cite web|last=Wall|first=Alexandra J.|date=October 28, 2005|title=Book shines light on the private life of Jewish stars|url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/27456/format/html/displaystory.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530055103/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/27479/book-shines-light-on-the-private-life-of-jewish-stars/|archive-date=May 30, 2012|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=jewishsf.com}}</ref> and has stated that she participates in ]s.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427031805/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v26/ai_18693514 |date=2006-04-27}}</ref> | Sedgwick was born in New York City,<ref name=TVG /> the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist and ], a ].<ref name="nytimes"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Kyra-Sedgwick.html|title=Kyra Sedgwick Biography (1965-)|website=www.filmreference.com|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1613/ged/d0013/f0002657.html|title=Henry Dwight SEDGWICK V / Patricia ROSENWALD|website=www.sedgwick.org|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> Her mother was Jewish and her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage.<ref name="ref091">{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Walter|title=Personality Parade|work=Deseret News|date=1993-05-30|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vx0PAAAAIBAJ&pg=5046,6604793&dq=kyra-and-edith-minturn|access-date=2009-09-11}}</ref><ref name=Bloom>{{Cite news|first=Nate |last=Bloom |author-link=Nate Bloom |title= Interfaith Celebrities: Kyra Sedgwick, Baseball's Braun-y Interfaith Rookie and a Jewish Maori Director |newspaper=]|url= https://18doors.org/interfaith_celebrities_kyra_sedgwick_baseballs_braun-y_interfaith_rookie_and_a_jewish_maori_director/ |quote=Sedgwick, 42, was born in Manhattan to an upper-class WASP (Episcopalian) father and a Jewish mother.....Sedgwick cites the influence of her Jewish stepfather as pivotal to her eventual embrace of a Jewish identity. }}</ref> Sedgwick has identified herself as Jewish<ref name=Bloom/><ref>{{cite web|last=Wall|first=Alexandra J.|date=October 28, 2005|title=Book shines light on the private life of Jewish stars|url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/27456/format/html/displaystory.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530055103/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/27479/book-shines-light-on-the-private-life-of-jewish-stars/|archive-date=May 30, 2012|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=jewishsf.com}}</ref> and has stated that she participates in ]s.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427031805/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v26/ai_18693514 |date=2006-04-27}}</ref> | ||
| A member of the ] on her father's side, she is a descendant of ] ], ] ], ] (the founder of the ]), ] (a signer of the ]), ], ], of ], and is the great-granddaughter of ], thus the corresponding niece to his brother ], owner/editor (1908-1938) of '']''. Sedgwick is also a sister of actor ], half-sister of jazz guitarist ], the ] once removed of actress ], and a niece of the writer ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sedgwick.org/na/misc/famous.html|title=SEDGWICK.ORG - Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide|first=Dennis|last=Sedgwick|website=www.sedgwick.org|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> She is the aunt of R&B/pop singer ] and his younger singer-songwriter brother ] (their mother, Holly, is Sedgwick's half-sister). | A member of the ] on her father's side, she is a descendant of ] ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1613/B/4/7/4/2/2/2/6/B4742226-sedgwick-kyra.html|title=Kyra Sedgwick|publisher=Sedgwick.org|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> ] ], ] (the founder of the ]), ] (a signer of the ]), ], ], of ], and is the great-granddaughter of ], thus the corresponding niece to his brother ], owner/editor (1908-1938) of '']''. Sedgwick is also a sister of actor ], half-sister of jazz guitarist ], the ] once removed of actress ], and a niece of the writer ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sedgwick.org/na/misc/famous.html|title=SEDGWICK.ORG - Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide|first=Dennis|last=Sedgwick|website=www.sedgwick.org|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> She is the aunt of R&B/pop singer ] and his younger singer-songwriter brother ] (their mother, Holly, is Sedgwick's half-sister). | ||
| Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently married Ben Heller, an art dealer.<ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="actors"/> | Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently married Ben Heller, an art dealer.<ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="actors"/> | ||
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American actress (born 1965)| Kyra Sedgwick | |
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 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, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, director |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse |
Kevin Bacon (m. 1988) |
| Children | 2, including Sosie Bacon |
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (/ˈkɪərə ˈsɛdʒwɪk/; born August 19, 1965) is an American actress, producer and director. For her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer, she won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. She also had a recurring role as Madeline Wuntch on the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Sedgwick was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance in Something to Talk About (1995). Her other film roles include Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Cameron Crowe's Singles (1992), Heart and Souls (1993), Phenomenon (1996), What's Cooking (2000), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Game Plan (2007), The Possession (2012), and The Edge of Seventeen (2016).
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 mother was Jewish and her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage. Sedgwick has identified herself as Jewish and has stated that she participates in Passover seders.
A member of the Sedgwick family on her father's side, she is a descendant of Major General Robert Sedgwick, Judge Theodore Sedgwick, Endicott Peabody (the founder of the Groton School), William Ellery (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), Samuel Appleton, John Lathrop, of Boston, Massachusetts, and is the great-granddaughter of Henry Dwight Sedgwick III, thus the corresponding niece to his brother Ellery Sedgwick, owner/editor (1908-1938) of The Atlantic Monthly. Sedgwick is also a sister of actor Robert Sedgwick, half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern, the first cousin once removed of actress Edie Sedgwick, and a niece of the writer John Sedgwick. She is the aunt of R&B/pop singer George Nozuka and his younger singer-songwriter brother Justin Nozuka (their mother, Holly, is Sedgwick's half-sister).
Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently married Ben Heller, an art dealer.
Sedgwick graduated from Friends Seminary and attended Sarah Lawrence College before transferring to the University of Southern California, where she graduated with a theater degree.
Career
See also: List of Kyra Sedgwick performancesSedgwick made her debut at the age of 16 on the television soap opera Another World as Julia Shearer, troubled granddaughter of Liz Matthews. In 1988, she appeared in a TV version of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky. During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, including Singles (1992), Heart and Souls (1993), Something to Talk About (1995), and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character. Acted in Critical Care (1997). 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 two films: the 1991 sex comedy Pyrates, and the 2004 drama The Woodsman. She dubbed the voice of Batwoman in the animated movie Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman.
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Sedgwick starred in the television series The Closer from 2005 to 2012. In 2007, she began earning roughly $300,000 per episode. Over the life of the series, she was nominated for and won several awards for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. She received a Golden Globe award in 2007 for her performance as lead actress and won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010. In 2009, Sedgwick was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television.
The Closer ended on August 13, 2012, following the completion of its seventh season; the series's broadcaster, TNT, said that the decision to retire the series was made by Sedgwick. A sequel series starring most of the same cast called Major Crimes continued in its place.
Sedgwick produced the television series Proof for TNT which debuted in 2015 for one season. She is also featured in the NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine portraying the character of Madeline Wuntch.
Sedgwick will play the lead role of Jean Raines in the ABC comedy pilot My Village, written by Kari Lizer. The series was green-lighted by ABC and re-titled Call Your Mother on May 21, 2020, for the 2020–2021 television season.
Personal life
Sedgwick married actor Kevin Bacon on September 4, 1988. The couple have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon and actress Sosie Ruth Bacon. The family lives in New York City.
Awards and nominations
Honors
- 2005: Received the Copper Wing Tribute Award presented to her during the Phoenix Film Festival.
- 2009, June 8: Inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame receiving a star for her contribution to Television located at 6356 Hollywood, Blvd. – the 2,384th star, presented to her by the President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Leron Gubler.
- 2013: Honored with the President's Award by the Society of Camera Operators.
- 2017: Received the John Cassavetes Award presented to her during the Denver International Film Festival.
Accolades
References
- ^ "Kyra M. Sedgwick And Kevin Bacon, Actors, Engaged". The New York Times. April 3, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- "Kyra Sedgwick". geneall.net. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Kyra Sedgwick Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016.
- "Kyra Sedgwick Biography (1965-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "Henry Dwight SEDGWICK V / Patricia ROSENWALD". www.sedgwick.org. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- Scott, Walter (1993-05-30). "Personality Parade". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ Bloom, Nate. "Interfaith Celebrities: Kyra Sedgwick, Baseball's Braun-y Interfaith Rookie and a Jewish Maori Director". InterfaithFamily.
Sedgwick, 42, was born in Manhattan to an upper-class WASP (Episcopalian) father and a Jewish mother.....Sedgwick cites the influence of her Jewish stepfather as pivotal to her eventual embrace of a Jewish identity.
- Wall, Alexandra J. (October 28, 2005). "Book shines light on the private life of Jewish stars". jewishsf.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- Find Articles – Kyra Sedgwick – Interview Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- "Kyra Sedgwick". Sedgwick.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- Sedgwick, Dennis. "SEDGWICK.ORG - Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide". www.sedgwick.org. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio, 2007
- "Kyra Sedgwick biography". People. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- "Critical Care". IMDb.
- "Kyra Sedgwick - Television Academy". Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- Serpe, Gina (2007-01-26). "Hargitay & Meloni's $VU". E!Online.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- "Kyra Sedgwick". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25.
- Lynette, Rice; James, Hibberd (January 30, 2011). "TNT extends 'The Closer' final season to ready potential spin-off". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- "Kyra Sedgwick calls time on The Closer". The Spy Report. Media Spy. December 11, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- "TNT Readies 'The Closer' Spin-off 'Major Crimes' & Mystery TV Movies". screenrant.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- Elavsky, Cindy (2014-06-08). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- "The Closer star Kyra Sedgwick joins Brooklyn Nine-Nine". digitalspy.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2020). "Kyra Sedgwick To Headline ABC Comedy Pilot 'My Village'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- Andreva, Nellie (May 21, 2020). "David E. Kelley's 'Big Sky' & Kari Lizer's 'Call Your Mother' Get ABC Series Orders, Other Pilots Still In Play". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "Kyra Sedgwick". geneall.net. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- "Kevin Bacon has loyalty to NYC despite Philly origins, says he's 'most at peace' in bustling city". Daily News. New York. May 30, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- "Kyra Sedgwick | Hollywood Walk of Fame". www.walkoffame.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
External links
- Kyra Sedgwick at IMDb
- Kyra Sedgwick on Twitter
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- Kyra Sedgwick at Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Kyra Sedgwick at Internet Broadway Database
- Kyra Sedgwick at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- 1965 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from New York City
- American film actresses
- American people of English descent
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- Best Drama Actress Golden Globe (television) winners
- Cornell family
- Jewish American actresses
- Living people
- Peabody family
- People from the Upper West Side
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Sarah Lawrence College alumni
- Sedgwick family
- USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni
- Friends Seminary alumni