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{{Short description|American actress (born 1965)}} {{Short description|American actress (born 1965)}}
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| occupation = Actress, filmmaker | occupation = Actress, director, producer
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'''Kyra Minturn Sedgwick''' ({{IPAc-en|'|k|ɪər|ə|_|'|s|ɛ|dʒ|w|ɪ|k}}; born August 19, 1965) is an American actress and filmmaker. '''Kyra Minturn Sedgwick''' ({{IPAc-en|'|k|ɪər|ə|_|'|s|ɛ|dʒ|w|ɪ|k}}; born August 19, 1965) is an American actress.


Sedgwick has acted on film and on television. She starred in the 1992 TV film '']'', which won an Emmy Award. She was nominated for a ] for her performance in the 1995 film '']''. Her other film credits include ]'s '']'' (1989) and ]'s '']'' (1992). Sedgwick has acted on film and on television. She starred in the 1992 TV film '']'', which won an Emmy Award. She was nominated for a ] for her performance in the 1995 film '']''. Her other film credits include ]'s '']'' (1989) and ]'s '']'' (1992).
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Sedgwick was born in New York City,<ref name="TVG">{{cite magazine |title=Kyra Sedgwick Biography |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick/bio/161104/ |url-status=live |magazine=TV Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606035600/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick/bio/161104/ |archive-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and ], a venture capitalist.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |date=April 3, 1988 |title=Kyra M. Sedgwick And Kevin Bacon, Actors, Engaged |work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DB133FF930A35757C0A96E948260 |access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kyra Sedgwick Biography (1965-) |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Kyra-Sedgwick.html |access-date=October 6, 2018 |website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parade.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-parade-cover-story|title=Kyra Sedgwick Gets Candid About Aging in Hollywood |website=Parade.com|last=Reinstein |first=Mara |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> Her mother was Jewish and her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage.<ref name="ref091">{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Walter |date=May 30, 1993 |title=Personality Parade |work=Deseret News |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vx0PAAAAIBAJ&pg=5046,6604793&dq=kyra-and-edith-minturn |access-date=September 11, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref name="Bloom">{{Cite news |last=Bloom |first=Nate |author-link=Nate Bloom |title=Interfaith Celebrities: Kyra Sedgwick, Baseball's Braun-y Interfaith Rookie and a Jewish Maori Director |newspaper=InterfaithFamily |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 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 Passover seders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v26/ai_18693514|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427031805/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v26/ai_18693514|title=Find Articles – Kyra Sedgwick – Interview|archivedate=April 27, 2006}}</ref> Sedgwick was born in New York City,<ref name="TVG">{{cite magazine |title=Kyra Sedgwick Biography |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick/bio/161104/ |url-status=live |magazine=TV Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606035600/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick/bio/161104/ |archive-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and ], a venture capitalist.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |date=April 3, 1988 |title=Kyra M. Sedgwick And Kevin Bacon, Actors, Engaged |work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DB133FF930A35757C0A96E948260 |access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kyra Sedgwick Biography (1965-) |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Kyra-Sedgwick.html |access-date=October 6, 2018 |website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parade.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-parade-cover-story|title=Kyra Sedgwick Gets Candid About Aging in Hollywood |website=Parade.com|last=Reinstein |first=Mara |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> Her mother was Jewish and her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage.<ref name="ref091">{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Walter |date=May 30, 1993 |title=Personality Parade |work=Deseret News |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vx0PAAAAIBAJ&pg=5046,6604793&dq=kyra-and-edith-minturn |access-date=September 11, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref name="Bloom">{{Cite news |last=Bloom |first=Nate |author-link=Nate Bloom |title=Interfaith Celebrities: Kyra Sedgwick, Baseball's Braun-y Interfaith Rookie and a Jewish Maori Director |newspaper=InterfaithFamily |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 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 Passover seders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v26/ai_18693514|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427031805/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v26/ai_18693514|title=Find Articles – Kyra Sedgwick – Interview|archivedate=April 27, 2006}}</ref>


She is a descendant of ], a signatory of the ], and ], an editor of '']''. She is the sister of actor ], the half-sister of jazz guitarist ], the ] once removed of actress ], and the niece of writer ].<ref name="hello">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/493202/kyra-sedgwick-famous-family-not-just-kevin-bacon/|title=Kyra Sedgwick has a very famous family - and it's not just Kevin Bacon|date=May 17, 2023|website=HELLO!}}</ref> She is the aunt of R&B singer ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/music-database/musician/805957774b2832fdfd8006837bf09fee70f9f4/biography?app=true|title=George Nozuka|website=www.radioswissclassic.ch|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getsongbpm.com/artist/george-nozuka/pX6MQ|title=George Nozuka |website=GetSongBPM |access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> actor ],<ref name="hello" /> and singer/songwriter ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/chi-0301-snoop-justin-nozuka_usemar01-story.html|title=Justin Nozuka still finds sanctuary in his family home|date=March 1, 2009|website=Chicago Tribune |last=Matsushita |first=Elaine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jj-bottineau/justin-nozuka-then-now-and-again-interview|title=Justin Nozuka Talks Love Lost, Gained, and to Come on New EP ‘then, now & again’|first=JJ|last=Bottineau|website=Complex|date=April 9, 2021}}</ref> (their mother, Holly, is Sedgwick's half-sister).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/second-cup-cafe-justin-nozuka/|title=Second Cup Cafe: Justin Nozuka |date=April 22, 2010|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> She is a descendant of ], a signatory of the ], and ], an editor of '']''. She is the sister of actor ], the half-sister of jazz guitarist ], the ] once removed of actress ], and the niece of writer ].<ref name="hello">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/493202/kyra-sedgwick-famous-family-not-just-kevin-bacon/|title=Kyra Sedgwick has a very famous family - and it's not just Kevin Bacon|date=May 17, 2023|website=HELLO!}}</ref> She is the aunt of R&B singer ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/music-database/musician/805957774b2832fdfd8006837bf09fee70f9f4/biography?app=true|title=George Nozuka|website=www.radioswissclassic.ch|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getsongbpm.com/artist/george-nozuka/pX6MQ|title=George Nozuka |website=GetSongBPM |access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> actor ],<ref name="hello" /> and singer/songwriter ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/chi-0301-snoop-justin-nozuka_usemar01-story.html|title=Justin Nozuka still finds sanctuary in his family home|date=March 1, 2009|website=Chicago Tribune |last=Matsushita |first=Elaine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jj-bottineau/justin-nozuka-then-now-and-again-interview|title=Justin Nozuka Talks Love Lost, Gained, and to Come on New EP 'then, now & again'|first=JJ|last=Bottineau|website=Complex|date=April 9, 2021}}</ref> (their mother, Holly, is Sedgwick's half-sister).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/second-cup-cafe-justin-nozuka/|title=Second Cup Cafe: Justin Nozuka |date=April 22, 2010|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref>


Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six.<ref name="nytimes" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curbed.com/2020/10/ben-hellers-mid-century-nyc-apartment.html|title=An Eye-Popping Mid-Century Apartment Filled With Pollocks, Klines, and de Koonings |website=Curbed.com |last=Shapiro |first=Laurie Gwen |date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six.<ref name="nytimes" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curbed.com/2020/10/ben-hellers-mid-century-nyc-apartment.html|title=An Eye-Popping Mid-Century Apartment Filled With Pollocks, Klines, and de Koonings |website=Curbed.com |last=Shapiro |first=Laurie Gwen |date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>
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{{see also|List of Kyra Sedgwick performances}} {{see also|List of Kyra Sedgwick performances}}


Sedgwick obtained her first acting job in 1982 on the television soap opera '']'', portraying Julia Shearer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2010/07/12/closer-finally-opened-doors/23479386007/|title='Closer' finally opened doors|website=The Columbus Dispatch|date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> troubled granddaughter of Liz Matthews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starttv.com/stories/how-they-got-their-start-kyra-sedgwick|title=How they got their start: Kyra Sedgwick|website=Start TV|date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> In 1988, she appeared in a TV version of ]'s '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-02-10-8803290084-story.html|title=`LEMON SKY` PEELS A SOUR RELATIONSHIP|date=February 10, 1988|website=Chicago Tribune|last=Terry |first=Clifford}}</ref> In 1989, Sedgwick played the role of Donna<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/born-on-the-fourth-of-july-1989|title=Born on the Fourth of July movie review (1989) |first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=rogerebert.com/}}</ref> in the Oscar-winning '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1258890/kyra-sedgwick-says-she-didnt-get-invited-back-to-tom-cruises-home-after-this-incident|title=Kyra Sedgwick Says She “Didn’t Get Invited Back” to Tom Cruise’s Home After This Incident|date=April 15, 2021|website=E! Online}}</ref> Sedgwick obtained her first acting job in 1982 on the television soap opera '']'', portraying Julia Shearer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2010/07/12/closer-finally-opened-doors/23479386007/|title='Closer' finally opened doors|website=The Columbus Dispatch|date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> troubled granddaughter of Liz Matthews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starttv.com/stories/how-they-got-their-start-kyra-sedgwick|title=How they got their start: Kyra Sedgwick|website=Start TV|date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> In 1988, she appeared in a TV version of ]'s '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-02-10-8803290084-story.html|title=`LEMON SKY` PEELS A SOUR RELATIONSHIP|date=February 10, 1988|website=Chicago Tribune|last=Terry |first=Clifford}}</ref> In 1989, Sedgwick played the role of Donna<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/born-on-the-fourth-of-july-1989|title=Born on the Fourth of July movie review (1989) |first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=rogerebert.com/}}</ref> in the Oscar-winning '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1258890/kyra-sedgwick-says-she-didnt-get-invited-back-to-tom-cruises-home-after-this-incident|title=Kyra Sedgwick Says She "Didn't Get Invited Back" to Tom Cruise's Home After This Incident|date=April 15, 2021|website=E! Online}}</ref>


Sedgwick played the title role<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-04-26-9202060930-story.html|title=ETHNIC DENIAL IN FULL FLOWER IN `MISS ROSE WHITE`|date=April 26, 1992|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> in the ]–winning<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/01/news/1992-emmy-winners.html|title=1992 Emmy Winners |work=The New York Times|date=September 1, 1992}}</ref> 1992 TV film '']'' as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-25-ca-719-story.html|title=TV Reviews : 'Rose White' Confronts Her Jewish Heritage|first=Lynne|last=Heffley|date=April 25, 1992|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-04-25-1992116088-story.html|title='Miss Rose White'|date=April 25, 1992|website=Baltimore Sun|last=Zurawik |first=David}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1992/04/26/miss-rose-white-as-usual-the-hallmark-is-family/39b9a763-f5be-469c-9512-f1c3117cf478/|title='MISS ROSE WHITE' AS USUAL, THE HALLMARK IS FAMILY |website=WashingtonPost.com|last=Hill |first=Michael |date=April 26, 1992}}</ref> During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, including '']'' (1992), '']'' (1993), '']'' (1995) (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/something-talk-about|title=Something To Talk About|website=Golden Globes |access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref>), '']'' (1996) (in which she played the love interest of ]'s character<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/kyra-sedgwick-answers-all-of-our-questions-about-phenomenon.html|title=Kyra Sedgwick Answers Every Question We Have About Phenomenon|first=Rachel|last=Handler|date=September 27, 2019|website=Vulture}}</ref>), and ''Critical Care'' (1997). Sedgwick played the title role<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-04-26-9202060930-story.html|title=ETHNIC DENIAL IN FULL FLOWER IN `MISS ROSE WHITE`|date=April 26, 1992|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> in the ]–winning<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/01/news/1992-emmy-winners.html|title=1992 Emmy Winners |work=The New York Times|date=September 1, 1992}}</ref> 1992 TV film '']'' as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-25-ca-719-story.html|title=TV Reviews : 'Rose White' Confronts Her Jewish Heritage|first=Lynne|last=Heffley|date=April 25, 1992|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-04-25-1992116088-story.html|title='Miss Rose White'|date=April 25, 1992|website=Baltimore Sun|last=Zurawik |first=David}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1992/04/26/miss-rose-white-as-usual-the-hallmark-is-family/39b9a763-f5be-469c-9512-f1c3117cf478/|title='MISS ROSE WHITE' AS USUAL, THE HALLMARK IS FAMILY |website=WashingtonPost.com|last=Hill |first=Michael |date=April 26, 1992}}</ref> During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, including '']'' (1992), '']'' (1993), '']'' (1995) (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/something-talk-about|title=Something To Talk About|website=Golden Globes |access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref>), '']'' (1996) (in which she played the love interest of ]'s character<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/kyra-sedgwick-answers-all-of-our-questions-about-phenomenon.html|title=Kyra Sedgwick Answers Every Question We Have About Phenomenon|first=Rachel|last=Handler|date=September 27, 2019|website=Vulture}}</ref>), and ''Critical Care'' (1997).
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Sedgwick is best known for starring as ] in the television series '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tag/kyra-sedgwick/|title=Kyra Sedgwick|website=People.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick/|title=Kyra Sedgwick News|website=USMagazine.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> She played this role from 2005 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kyra-sedgwick/|title=Kyra Sedgwick - Actress|date=August 11, 2023|website=TV Insider}}</ref> In 2007, she began earning approximately $300,000 per episode on ''The Closer''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Serpe, Gina |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Hargitay & Meloni's $VU |publisher=E!Online.com |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dad34051-20ae-46e0-b75b-f5fca69c432d |url-status=dead |access-date=January 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190305/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dad34051-20ae-46e0-b75b-f5fca69c432d |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> Sedgwick is best known for starring as ] in the television series '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tag/kyra-sedgwick/|title=Kyra Sedgwick|website=People.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/kyra-sedgwick/|title=Kyra Sedgwick News|website=USMagazine.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> She played this role from 2005 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kyra-sedgwick/|title=Kyra Sedgwick - Actress|date=August 11, 2023|website=TV Insider}}</ref> In 2007, she began earning approximately $300,000 per episode on ''The Closer''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Serpe, Gina |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Hargitay & Meloni's $VU |publisher=E!Online.com |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dad34051-20ae-46e0-b75b-f5fca69c432d |url-status=dead |access-date=January 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190305/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dad34051-20ae-46e0-b75b-f5fca69c432d |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
For portraying Brenda, Sedgwick earned six consecutive nominations for ] (winning once),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/kyra-sedgwick-ten-days-in-the-valley-the-closer-news/|title=Kyra Sedgwick (‘Ten Days in the Valley’): Return to awards glory for TV’s former ‘Closer’?|first=Marcus James|last=Dixon|date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> five consecutive nominations for the ] (winning once),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/12/06/kyra-sedgwicks-detective-faces-tough-decisions/|title=Kyra Sedgwick’s detective faces tough decisions|website=BostonHerald.com |last=Amatangelo |first=Amy |date=December 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/kyra-sedgwick|title=Kyra Sedgwick|website=Emmys.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> and seven nominations for ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/interviews/kyra-sedgwick-the-closer-preview-final-episodes-342232/|title=Kyra Sedgwick Eyes The Closer‘s Last Battlefield – Plus, How Will Fritz Go on Without Brenda?|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> ''The Closer'' aired its final episode on August 13, 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/news/the-closer-series-finale-recap-352766/|title=The Closer Series Finale Recap: The Last Stroh|website=TVLine.com |first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=August 14, 2012}}</ref> following the completion of its seventh season; the series's broadcaster ] stated that the decision to end the series was made by Sedgwick.<ref name="endcloser">{{cite news |date=December 11, 2010 |title=Kyra Sedgwick calls time on The Closer |work=The Spy Report |publisher=Media Spy |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/12/us-kyra-sedgwick-calls-time-on-the-closer/ |url-status=dead |access-date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721002711/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/12/us-kyra-sedgwick-calls-time-on-the-closer/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> The first episode of '']''--a sequel series that did not feature Sedgwick, but included many other cast members from ''The Closer''--aired immediately following the final episode of ''The Closer''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2012/0814/The-Closer-ends-as-spin-off-Major-Crimes-kicks-off|title='The Closer' ends as spin-off 'Major Crimes' kicks off|work=Christian Science Monitor|last=Vogt|first=Tiffany|date=August 14, 2012}}</ref> For portraying Brenda, Sedgwick earned six consecutive nominations for ] (winning once),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/kyra-sedgwick-ten-days-in-the-valley-the-closer-news/|title=Kyra Sedgwick ('Ten Days in the Valley'): Return to awards glory for TV's former 'Closer'?|first=Marcus James|last=Dixon|date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> five consecutive nominations for the ] (winning once),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/12/06/kyra-sedgwicks-detective-faces-tough-decisions/|title=Kyra Sedgwick's detective faces tough decisions|website=BostonHerald.com |last=Amatangelo |first=Amy |date=December 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/kyra-sedgwick|title=Kyra Sedgwick|website=Emmys.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> and seven nominations for ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/interviews/kyra-sedgwick-the-closer-preview-final-episodes-342232/|title=Kyra Sedgwick Eyes The Closer's Last Battlefield – Plus, How Will Fritz Go on Without Brenda?|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> ''The Closer'' aired its final episode on August 13, 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/news/the-closer-series-finale-recap-352766/|title=The Closer Series Finale Recap: The Last Stroh|website=TVLine.com |first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=August 14, 2012}}</ref> following the completion of its seventh season; the series's broadcaster ] stated that the decision to end the series was made by Sedgwick.<ref name="endcloser">{{cite news |date=December 11, 2010 |title=Kyra Sedgwick calls time on The Closer |work=The Spy Report |publisher=Media Spy |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/12/us-kyra-sedgwick-calls-time-on-the-closer/ |url-status=dead |access-date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721002711/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/12/us-kyra-sedgwick-calls-time-on-the-closer/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> The first episode of '']''--a sequel series that did not feature Sedgwick, but included many other cast members from ''The Closer''--aired immediately following the final episode of ''The Closer''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2012/0814/The-Closer-ends-as-spin-off-Major-Crimes-kicks-off|title='The Closer' ends as spin-off 'Major Crimes' kicks off|work=Christian Science Monitor|last=Vogt|first=Tiffany|date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>


Sedgwick produced the television series '']'' for TNT. The show debuted in 2015 and aired for one season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Elavsky |first=Cindy |date=June 8, 2014 |title=Celebrity Extra |url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/06/08/celebrity-extra-254/ |access-date=July 31, 2014|publisher=King Features}}</ref> Sedgwick produced the television series '']'' for TNT. The show debuted in 2015 and aired for one season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Elavsky |first=Cindy |date=June 8, 2014 |title=Celebrity Extra |url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/06/08/celebrity-extra-254/ |access-date=July 31, 2014|publisher=King Features}}</ref>


In 2017, Sedgwick directed '']'', a television film based on the ] by ]. The film marked Sedgwick's directorial debut.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/kyra-sedgwick-story-of-a-girl-lifetime-the-contenders-1202364930/|title=Kyra Sedgwick’s ‘Story Of A Girl’ Paves The Path For The Actress’ Directing Career |website=Deadline.com|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> It starred Sedgwick's husband ]; her daughter ]; and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/kyra-sedgwick-direct-kevin-bacon-star-story-of-a-girl-lifetime-movie-1201787826/|title=Kyra Sedgwick To Direct, Kevin Bacon To Star In 'Story Of A Girl' Lifetime Movie|website=Deadline.com|last=Petski |first=Denise |date=July 18, 2016}}</ref> ''Story of a Girl'' aired on the Lifetime network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/kevin-bacon-interview-kyra-sedgwick-story-of-a-girl-the-closer-i-love-you-dick-a7859156.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/kevin-bacon-interview-kyra-sedgwick-story-of-a-girl-the-closer-i-love-you-dick-a7859156.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Kevin Bacon on collaborating with his wife, playing a sex object and his resurrection of a long-ago role|website=Independent.co.uk |date=July 25, 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> In 2017, Sedgwick directed '']'', a television film based on the ] by ]. The film marked Sedgwick's directorial debut.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/kyra-sedgwick-story-of-a-girl-lifetime-the-contenders-1202364930/|title=Kyra Sedgwick's 'Story Of A Girl' Paves The Path For The Actress' Directing Career |website=Deadline.com|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> It starred Sedgwick's husband ]; her daughter ]; and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/kyra-sedgwick-direct-kevin-bacon-star-story-of-a-girl-lifetime-movie-1201787826/|title=Kyra Sedgwick To Direct, Kevin Bacon To Star In 'Story Of A Girl' Lifetime Movie|website=Deadline.com|last=Petski |first=Denise |date=July 18, 2016}}</ref> ''Story of a Girl'' aired on the Lifetime network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/kevin-bacon-interview-kyra-sedgwick-story-of-a-girl-the-closer-i-love-you-dick-a7859156.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/kevin-bacon-interview-kyra-sedgwick-story-of-a-girl-the-closer-i-love-you-dick-a7859156.html |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Kevin Bacon on collaborating with his wife, playing a sex object and his resurrection of a long-ago role|website=Independent.co.uk |date=July 25, 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>


Sedgwick portrayed the character of Madeline Wuntch in the comedy series '']''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Closer star Kyra Sedgwick joins Brooklyn Nine-Nine |publisher=digitalspy.com |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a587374/the-closer-star-kyra-sedgwick-joins-brooklyn-nine-nine/ |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> She also played the lead role of Jean Raines in the comedy pilot ''My Village,'' written by ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=March 2, 2020 |title=Kyra Sedgwick To Headline ABC Comedy Pilot 'My Village' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/kyra-sedgwick-star-my-village-abc-comedy-pilot-1202872644/ |access-date=March 2, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}</ref> ''My Village'' was approved by ABC and re-titled '']'' on May 21, 2020 for the 2020–2021 television season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreva |first=Nellie |date=May 21, 2020 |title=David E. Kelley's 'Big Sky' & Kari Lizer's 'Call Your Mother' Get ABC Series Orders, Other Pilots Still In Play |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/david-e-kelley-big-sky-kari-lizers-call-your-mother-picked-up-to-series-abc-rest-of-pilots-remain-in-contention-1202940141/ |access-date=May 21, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Sedgwick portrayed the character of Madeline Wuntch in the comedy series '']''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Closer star Kyra Sedgwick joins Brooklyn Nine-Nine |publisher=digitalspy.com |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a587374/the-closer-star-kyra-sedgwick-joins-brooklyn-nine-nine/ |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> She also played the lead role of Jean Raines in the comedy pilot ''My Village,'' written by ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=March 2, 2020 |title=Kyra Sedgwick To Headline ABC Comedy Pilot 'My Village' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/kyra-sedgwick-star-my-village-abc-comedy-pilot-1202872644/ |access-date=March 2, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}</ref> ''My Village'' was approved by ABC and re-titled '']'' on May 21, 2020, for the 2020–2021 television season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreva |first=Nellie |date=May 21, 2020 |title=David E. Kelley's 'Big Sky' & Kari Lizer's 'Call Your Mother' Get ABC Series Orders, Other Pilots Still In Play |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/david-e-kelley-big-sky-kari-lizers-call-your-mother-picked-up-to-series-abc-rest-of-pilots-remain-in-contention-1202940141/ |access-date=May 21, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>


In 2023, Sedgwick played the role of Aunt Julia in season 2 of the drama series ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2022-08-31 |title=‘Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 2 at Amazon Casts Kyra Sedgwick, Elsie Fisher |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-amazon-cast-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-1235355659/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Sedgwick played the role of Aunt Julia in season 2 of the drama series ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=August 31, 2022 |title='Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 at Amazon Casts Kyra Sedgwick, Elsie Fisher |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-amazon-cast-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-1235355659/ |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==

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American actress (born 1965)

Kyra Sedgwick
Sedgwick in 2009
BornKyra Minturn Sedgwick
(1965-08-19) August 19, 1965 (age 59)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation(s)Actress, director, producer
Years active1982–present
WorksFull list
Spouse Kevin Bacon ​(m. 1988)
Children2, including Sosie Bacon
RelativesSedgwick family
Robert Sedgwick (brother)
Mike Stern (half-brother)

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (/ˈkɪərə ˈsɛdʒwɪk/; born August 19, 1965) is an American actress.

Sedgwick has acted on film and on television. She starred in the 1992 TV film Miss Rose White, which won an Emmy Award. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the 1995 film Something to Talk About. Her other film credits include Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Cameron Crowe's Singles (1992).

She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama The Closer (2005-2012). For her work on The Closer, she won a Golden Globe in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. She also had a recurring role as Madeline Wuntch on the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

She is married to fellow actor Kevin Bacon.

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 as Jewish and has stated that she participates in Passover seders.

She is a descendant of William Ellery, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, and Ellery Sedgwick, an editor of The Atlantic Monthly. She is the sister of actor Robert Sedgwick, the half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern, the first cousin once removed of actress Edie Sedgwick, and the niece of writer John Sedgwick. She is the aunt of R&B singer George Nozuka, actor Philip Nozuka, and singer/songwriter Justin Nozuka (their mother, Holly, is Sedgwick's half-sister).

Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six.

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 performances

Sedgwick obtained her first acting job in 1982 on the television soap opera Another World, portraying Julia Shearer, troubled granddaughter of Liz Matthews. In 1988, she appeared in a TV version of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky. In 1989, Sedgwick played the role of Donna in the Oscar-winning Born on the Fourth of July.

Sedgwick played the title role in the Emmy Award–winning 1992 TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity. During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, including Singles (1992), Heart and Souls (1993), Something to Talk About (1995) (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture), Phenomenon (1996) (in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character), and Critical Care (1997).

Sedgwick has starred alongside her husband Kevin Bacon in Pyrates (1991) and The Woodsman (2004). Other film credits include Secondhand Lions (2003), The Game Plan (2007), The Possession (2012), and The Edge of Seventeen (2016).

Sedgwick in December 2019

Sedgwick is best known for starring as Brenda Leigh Johnson in the television series The Closer. She played this role from 2005 to 2012. In 2007, she began earning approximately $300,000 per episode on The Closer. For portraying Brenda, Sedgwick earned six consecutive nominations for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (winning once), five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (winning once), and seven nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. The Closer aired its final episode on August 13, 2012, following the completion of its seventh season; the series's broadcaster TNT stated that the decision to end the series was made by Sedgwick. The first episode of Major Crimes--a sequel series that did not feature Sedgwick, but included many other cast members from The Closer--aired immediately following the final episode of The Closer.

Sedgwick produced the television series Proof for TNT. The show debuted in 2015 and aired for one season.

In 2017, Sedgwick directed Story of a Girl, a television film based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Sara Zarr. The film marked Sedgwick's directorial debut. It starred Sedgwick's husband Kevin Bacon; her daughter Sosie Bacon; and others. Story of a Girl aired on the Lifetime network.

Sedgwick portrayed the character of Madeline Wuntch in the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. She also played the lead role of Jean Raines in the comedy pilot My Village, written by Kari Lizer. My Village was approved by ABC and re-titled Call Your Mother on May 21, 2020, for the 2020–2021 television season.

In 2023, Sedgwick played the role of Aunt Julia in season 2 of the drama series The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Personal life

Sedgwick and actor Kevin Bacon were married on September 4, 1988, about 18 months after meeting on the set of PBS's adaptation of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky. They have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon and actress Sosie Bacon. The family lives in New York City.

Honors

Awards and nominations

Association Year Category Title Result
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2017 Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature Story of a Girl Won
American Comedy Awards 1996 Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Something to Talk About Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996 Best Supporting Actress Something to Talk About Nominated
Directors Guild Awards 2018 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries Story of a Girl Nominated
DVD Exclusive Awards 2001 Best Actress Labor Pains Won
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 Best International Feature Film Story of a Girl Nominated
Audience Award Story of a Girl Nominated
Gold Derby Awards 2006 Drama Lead Actress The Closer Nominated
2007 Drama Lead Actress The Closer Nominated
2008 Drama Lead Actress The Closer Nominated
2015 Comedy Guest Actress Brooklyn Nine-Nine Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 1993 Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Miss Rose White Nominated
1996 Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Something to Talk About Nominated
2006 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama The Closer Nominated
2007 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama The Closer Won
2008 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama The Closer Nominated
2009 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama The Closer Nominated
2010 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama The Closer Nominated
2011 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama The Closer Nominated
Gracie Allen Awards 2006 Outstanding Female Lead – Drama Series The Closer Won
Independent Spirit Awards 2005 Best Female Lead Cavedweller Nominated
MTV Movie + TV Awards 1997 Best Kiss (shared with John Travolta) Phenomenon Nominated
People's Choice Awards 2009 Favorite Television Drama Diva The Closer Won
Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2007 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2008 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2009 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2010 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Closer Won
Satellite Awards 2005 Best Actress in a Series – Drama The Closer Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama The Woodsman Nominated
2006 Best Actress in a Series – Drama The Closer Won
2007 Best Actress in a Series – Drama The Closer Nominated
2008 Best Actress in a Series – Drama The Closer Nominated
Saturn Awards 1994 Best Supporting Actress Heart and Souls Nominated
2007 Best Actress on Television The Closer Nominated
2008 Best Actress on Television The Closer Nominated
2009 Best Actress on Television The Closer Nominated
2010 Best Actress on Television The Closer Nominated
2011 Best Actress on Television The Closer Nominated
2012 Best Actress on Television The Closer Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2007 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2008 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2009 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2010 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2011 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
2012 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Closer Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards 2006 Individual Achievement in Drama The Closer Nominated
TV Guide Awards 2012 Favorite Actress The Closer Nominated

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Awards for Kyra Sedgwick
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
1954–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
1969–1979
1980–1999
2000–2019
2020–present
Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama or Genre
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