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Swoosie Kurtz

Acting

Biography

Swoosie Kurtz (born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She began her career in theater during the 1970s and shortly thereafter began a career in television, garnering ten nominations and winning one Emmy Award. Her most famous television project was her role on the 1990s NBC drama Sisters. She has also appeared somewhat sporadically in films from the late 1970s up until today, including prominent roles in such films as Dangerous Liaisons, Citizen Ruth, and Liar Liar among others. Throughout her career she has remained active in theater, earning five Tony Award nominations and winning two over the last three decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Swoosie Kurtz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: September 6, 1944

Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Filmography

2021
Rugrats

as Minka (voice)

2021
Rugrats

as Minka / Frau Klump (voice)

2021
Call Me Kat

as Sheila

2019
Bless the Harts

as Mee-Maw (voice)

2018
Overboard

as Grace

2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys

as Tiffany McKenna

2016
Man with a Plan

as Beverly

2016
Lethal Weapon

as Ruthie

2016
Lethal Weapon

as Ruthie Krumholz

2015
2010
Mike & Molly

as Joyce Flynn

2009
An Englishman in New York

as Connie Clausen

2008
Living Proof

as Elizabeth

2007
Pushing Daisies

as Lily Charles

2007
Chuck

as Laura Turner

2007
Superman: Doomsday

as Martha Kent (voice)

2006
Heroes

as Millie Houston

2005
2005
American Dad!

as Marylin Thacker (voice)

2005
American Dad!

as Betty Smith (voice)

2004
2004
Lost

as Emily Locke

2003
Duplex

as Jean

2002
2002
Still Standing

as Helen Michaels

2002
Street Time

as Victoria Van Kleek

2001
The Wilde Girls

as Sierra Lambert

2001
Bubble Boy

as Mrs. Livingston

2001
Get Over It

as Beverly Landers

2000
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

as Binny Redwine

1999
Love & Money

as Effie Conklin

1999
Cruel Intentions

as Dr. Greenbaum

1999
The White River Kid

as Mummy Weed

1998
Outside Ozona

as Rosalee

1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Michelle Naidell (voice)

1998
My Own Country

as Hope Flanders

1998
More Tales of the City

as Betty Ramsey

1997
Liar Liar

as Dana Appleton

1997
1996
Citizen Ruth

as Diane Siegler

1996
Harvey

as Veta Simmons

1996
Suddenly Susan

as Liz Miller Keane

1995
The Outer Limits

as Justice Kendall Woods

1995
Hope and Gloria

as Swoosie Kurtz

1994
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Libby Glaser

1994
ER

as Tina Marie Chambliss

1994
1994
Reality Bites

as Charlane McGregor

1994
Storybook

as Queen Evilia

1993
And the Band Played On

as Mrs. Johnstone

1992
Terror on Track 9

as Marcia Hobbs

1991
Sisters

as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey

1990
A Shock to the System

as Leslie Marshall

1990
1990
The Image

as Joanne Winstow-Darvish

1988
Dangerous Liaisons

as Madame de Volanges

1988
Vice Versa

as Tina

1988
Baja Oklahoma

as Doris Steadman

1987
The House of Blue Leaves

as Bananas Shaughnessy

1986
True Stories

as The Lazy Woman

1986
Wildcats

as Verna McGrath

1985
A Time to Live

as Patricia

1985
Guilty Conscience

as Jackie Willis

1984
Jeopardy!

as Self

1984
1983
A Caribbean Mystery

as Ruth Walter

1982
Fifth of July

as Gwen Landis

1981
Love, Sidney

as Laurie Morgan

1980
1980
1979
1978
Oliver's Story

as Gwen Simpson

1977
First Love

as Marsha

1977
Slap Shot

as Shirley Upton

1976
Ah, Wilderness!

as Muriel McComber

1973
Kojak

as Julie Di Nata

1971
Great Performances

as Muriel McComber

1971
Great Performances

as Rita Altabel