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| Kyra Sedgwick | |
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| Born | Kyra Sedgwick |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Bacon (September 4, 1988 - present) 2 children |
Kyra Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress. In 2007, Sedgwick won Best Actress for lead role in a dramatic TV series at the Golden Globes for her role in The Closer.
Biography
Early life
Sedgwick was born in New York City to Henry Dwight Sedgwick V and Patricia Rosenwald. She is a descendant of Judge Theodore Sedgwick, Endicott Peabody, the founder of the Groton School, William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Rev. John Lathrop, and Governor Thomas Dudley, first cousin once removed of Edie Sedgwick, a star of Andy Warhol's early films, and niece of the writer John Sedgwick. Sedgwick's father was an Episcopalian and her mother was Jewish. Kyra considers herself Jewish, and 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. A 1996 interview referred to her as "an all-American Jewish WASP actress". Sedgwick graduated from the University of Southern California.
Career
Sedgwick made her debut on the television soap opera Another World at the age of sixteen. During the 1990s, she appeared in several minor Hollywood movies, such as Something to Talk About (1995) and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character. Sedgwick is currently living in California, directing and starring in the television series, The Closer, for which she receives roughly US$300,000 per episode (January, 2007). On 2007-01-15, she received a Golden Globe award for her performance as lead actress in that series.
Personal life
Sedgwick and her husband, Kevin Bacon, live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. They were married on September 3, 1988, and they have two children, Travis Bacon (born 1989) and Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992).
Selected filmography
- Another World (1964-1999) (TV Series), Julia Shearer #1 (1982-1983)
- Amazing Stories (1986), Dora Johnson
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Donna (Ron's girlfriend)
- Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990)
- Singles (1992), Linda Powell
- Heart and Souls (1993), Julia
- Murder in the First (1995), Blanche, Hooker
- Phenomenon (1996), Lace Pennamin
- What's Cooking? (2000), Rachel Seelig
- Secondhand Lions (2003), Mae
- Just a kiss (2003), Halley
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003), (voice of Batwoman)
- Cavedweller (2004), Delia Byrd (nominated for Independent Spirit Award: Best Female Lead)
- The Woodsman (2004), Vickie
- The Closer (TV series) (2005-)
References
- http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1613/B/4/7/4/2/2/2/6/B4742226-sedgwick-kyra.html
- Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide
- j. - Book shines light on the private life of Jewish stars
- Find Articles - Kyra Sedgwick - Interview
- Serpe, Gina (2007-01-26). "Hargitay & Meloni's $VU". E!Online.com. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
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