Kyra Sedgwick
Highest Rated: 94% The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Lowest Rated: 4% Reach Me (2014)
Birthday: Aug 19, 1965
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Having enjoyed a steady career in film and on television for nearly two decades, actress Kyra Sedgwick rose to household name status as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama series "The Closer" (TNT, 2005-2012). Prior to that Emmy-winning role, Sedgwick made her mark primarily in features like "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" (1990), and "Pyrates" (1991), which co-starred husband Kevin Bacon, whom she had married in 1988 and remained one of the rare lasting unions in Hollywood. Meanwhile, she had a consistent presence on the big screen with films like "Singles" (1992), "Something to Talk About" (1995), "Phenomenon" (1996) and "What's Cooking?" (2000). Sedgwick enjoyed praise from critics for her thoughtful, focused presence in much-coveted roles of smart, complex women. In 2005, she continued along that same tract with her portrayal of Brenda Johnson on "The Closer," an intelligent workaholic detective transferred from Georgia to Los Angeles, where her folksy and idiosyncratic demeanor fail to mesh with her fellow big city cops. The acclaimed role elevated Sedgwick's profile while allowing her to remain dedicated to projects rooted in substance and depth, rather than studio glitz and box office receipts.
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Kyra Sedgwick
Filmography
Movies
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86% | No Score Yet | Bad Shabbos | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
88% |
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe |
Producer, Executive Producer |
$372.1K | 2022 |
56% |
|
Space Oddity |
Director, Producer |
- | 2022 |
84% |
|
Villains | Gloria (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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After Darkness |
Georgina Beaty (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2018 |
51% |
|
Submission | Sherrie Swenson (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Story of a Girl |
Director, Producer |
- | 2017 |
94% |
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The Edge of Seventeen | Mona (Character) | $14.4M | 2016 |
18% |
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Big Sky | Dee (Character) | - | 2015 |
82% |
|
Cop Car | Dispatch (Character) | $128.0K | 2015 |
40% |
|
Misconception | Narrator | - | 2014 |
45% |
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The Road Within | Dr. Mia Rose (Character) | - | 2014 |
53% |
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The Humbling | Louise Trenner (Character) | - | 2014 |
4% |
|
Reach Me | Colette (Character) | - | 2014 |
8% |
|
Chlorine | Georgie (Character) | - | 2013 |
39% |
|
The Possession | Stephanie (Character) | $49.1M | 2012 |
31% |
|
Man on a Ledge | Suzie Morales (Character) | $18.6M | 2012 |
29% |
|
Gamer | Gina Parker Smith (Character) | $20.5M | 2009 |
30% |
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The Game Plan | Stella Peck (Character) | $90.6M | 2007 |
18% |
|
Loverboy |
Emily Stoll (Character), Producer |
$29.7K | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Something the Lord Made | Mary Blalock (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Cavedweller |
Delia Byrd (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2004 |
88% |
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The Woodsman | Vickie (Character) | $1.6M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Behind the Red Door | Natalie (Character) | - | 2003 |
60% |
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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Batwoman (Voice) | - | 2003 |
60% |
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Secondhand Lions | Mae (Character) | $41.4M | 2003 |
18% |
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Just a Kiss | Halley (Character) | $63.8K | 2002 |
60% |
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Door to Door | Shelly Soomky Brady (Character) | - | 2002 |
69% |
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Personal Velocity: Three Portraits | Delia (Character) | $763.2K | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Labor Pains | Sarah Raymond (Character) | - | 2000 |
52% |
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What's Cooking? | Rachel Seeling (Character) | $1.0M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Montana | Claire Kelsky (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twelfth Night, or What You Will | Countess Olivia (Character) | - | 1998 |
59% |
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Critical Care | Felicia Potter (Character) | $169.4K | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Losing Chase | Elizabeth Cole (Character) | - | 1996 |
49% |
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Phenomenon | Lace Pennamin (Character) | $104.6M | 1996 |
56% |
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The Low Life | Bevan (Character) | $40.9K | 1995 |
54% |
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Murder in the First | Blanche (Character) | $16.1M | 1995 |
33% |
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Something to Talk About | Emma Rae King (Character) | $49.7M | 1995 |
58% |
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Heart and Souls | Julia (Character) | $16.4M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Pictures | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
79% |
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Singles | Linda Powell (Character) | $15.9M | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Miss Rose White | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Women & Men 2 | Arlene Megeffin (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Pyrates | Sam (Character) | - | 1991 |
82% |
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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | Ruth Bridge (Character) | $5.0M | 1990 |
84% |
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Born on the Fourth of July | Donna (Ron's girlfriend) (Character) | $68.8M | 1989 |
18% |
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Kansas | Prostitute Drifter (Character) | $2.3M | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Lemon Sky | Carol (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Lillian Salo (Character) | - | 1987 |
14% |
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Tai-Pan | Tess Brock (Character) | $3.8M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | War and Love | Halina (Character) | - | 1985 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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57% | 88% | The Girls on the Bus | Director | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 13% | The View | Guest | 2015 2017 2021 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 30% | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Guest | 2023 |
75% | 68% | The Summer I Turned Pretty | Aunt Julia (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2016 2018 2023 |
17% | 37% | Call Your Mother | Jean Raines (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2016 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2007 2009-2012 2014 2017 2020-2021 |
95% | 88% | Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
Madeline Wuntch (Guest Star), Director |
2014-2015 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 48% | In the Dark | Director | 2019 |
59% | 87% | God Friended Me | Director | 2019 |
90% | 87% | Grace and Frankie | Director | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2018 |
55% | 74% | Ten Days in the Valley |
Jane Sadler (Character), Executive Producer |
2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2010 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2013 2016 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2016 |
53% | 82% | Proof | Executive Producer | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2012 |
83% | 84% | The Closer |
Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (Character), Producer |
2005-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finding Your Roots | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2007-2008 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dateline NBC | Guest | 2008 |
61% | 76% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
25% | No Score Yet | Talk to Me |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
2000 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |
71% | 88% | Miami Vice | Sarah MacPhail (Guest Star) | 1985 |