Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Sedgwick | |
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Born | Kyra Minturn Sedgwick[1] August 19, 1965 New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director, producer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Works | Full list |
Spouse | |
Children | 2, including Sosie Bacon[2] |
Relatives | Sedgwick family Robert Sedgwick (brother) Mike Stern (half-brother) |
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (
Early life
Sedgwick was born in New York City on August 19, 1965,
She is a descendant of
Sedgwick's parents separated when she was four and divorced when she was six.[1][15]
Sedgwick graduated from Friends Seminary and attended Sarah Lawrence College[1] before transferring to the University of Southern California, where she graduated with a theater degree.[16]
Career
Sedgwick obtained her first acting job in 1982 on the television soap opera Another World, portraying Julia Shearer,[17] troubled granddaughter of Liz Matthews.[18] In 1988, she appeared in a TV version of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky.[19] In 1989, Sedgwick played the role of Donna[20] in the Oscar-winning Born on the Fourth of July.[21]
Sedgwick played the title role[22] in the Emmy Award–winning[23] 1992 TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity.[24][25][26] 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[27]), Phenomenon (1996) (in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character[28]), and Critical Care (1997).
Sedgwick has starred alongside her husband
Sedgwick is best known for starring as Brenda Leigh Johnson in the television series The Closer.[31][32] She played this role from 2005 to 2012.[33] In 2007, she began earning approximately $300,000 per episode on The Closer.[34] For portraying Brenda, Sedgwick earned six consecutive nominations for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (winning once),[35] five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (winning once),[36][37] and seven nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.[38] The Closer aired its final episode on August 13, 2012,[39] following the completion of its seventh season; the series's broadcaster TNT stated that the decision to end the series was made by Sedgwick.[40] 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.[41]
Sedgwick produced the television series Proof for TNT. The show debuted in 2015 and aired for one season.[42]
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.[43] It starred Sedgwick's husband Kevin Bacon; her daughter Sosie Bacon; and others.[44] Story of a Girl aired on the Lifetime network.[45][43]
Sedgwick portrayed the character of Madeline Wuntch in the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[46] She also played the lead role of Jean Raines in the comedy pilot My Village, written by Kari Lizer.[47] My Village was approved by ABC and re-titled Call Your Mother on May 21, 2020, for the 2020–2021 television season.[48]
In 2023, Sedgwick played the role of Aunt Julia in season 2 of the drama series The Summer I Turned Pretty.[49]
Personal life
Sedgwick and actor Kevin Bacon were married on September 4, 1988,[1] about 18 months after meeting on the set of PBS's adaptation of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky.[50] They have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon and actress Sosie Bacon.[2] The family lives in New York City.[51]
Honors
- 2005: Received the Copper Wing Tribute Award presented to her during the Phoenix Film Festival.[citation needed]
- 2009, June 8: Inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame receiving a star for her contribution to television. The star is located at 6356 Hollywood Boulevard.[52]
- 2013: Honored with the President's Award by the Society of Camera Operators.[53]
- 2017: Received the John Cassavetes Award presented to her during the Denver International Film Festival.[54][55]
Awards and nominations
References
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- ^ a b Balogun, Taiwo (June 23, 2023). "All About Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's 2 Kids". People.com.
- ^ "Kyra Sedgwick Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016.
- ^ Reinstein, Mara (July 7, 2023). "Kyra Sedgwick Gets Candid About Aging in Hollywood". Parade.com.
- ^ Scott, Walter (May 30, 1993). "Personality Parade". Deseret News. Retrieved September 11, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b 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.
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- ^ a b "Kyra Sedgwick has a very famous family - and it's not just Kevin Bacon". HELLO!. May 17, 2023.
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- ^ Terry, Clifford (February 10, 1988). "'LEMON SKY' PEELS A SOUR RELATIONSHIP". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Born on the Fourth of July movie review (1989)". rogerebert.com/.
- ^ "Kyra Sedgwick Says She "Didn't Get Invited Back" to Tom Cruise's Home After This Incident". E! Online. April 15, 2021.
- ^ "ETHNIC DENIAL IN FULL FLOWER IN 'MISS ROSE WHITE'". Chicago Tribune. April 26, 1992.
- ^ "1992 Emmy Winners". The New York Times. September 1, 1992.
- ^ Heffley, Lynne (April 25, 1992). "TV Reviews : 'Rose White' Confronts Her Jewish Heritage". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Zurawik, David (April 25, 1992). "'Miss Rose White'". Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Hill, Michael (April 26, 1992). "'MISS ROSE WHITE' AS USUAL, THE HALLMARK IS FAMILY". WashingtonPost.com.
- ^ "Something To Talk About". Golden Globes. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Handler, Rachel (September 27, 2019). "Kyra Sedgwick Answers Every Question We Have About Phenomenon". Vulture.
- ^ "Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's Relationship Timeline". People.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Kyra Sedgwick Talks The Woodsman". MovieWeb. December 23, 2004.
- ^ "Kyra Sedgwick". People.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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- ^ "Kyra Sedgwick - Actress". TV Insider. August 11, 2023.
- ^ Serpe, Gina (January 26, 2007). "Hargitay & Meloni's $VU". E!Online.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2007.
- ^ Dixon, Marcus James (October 20, 2017). "Kyra Sedgwick ('Ten Days in the Valley'): Return to awards glory for TV's former 'Closer'?".
- ^ Amatangelo, Amy (December 6, 2010). "Kyra Sedgwick's detective faces tough decisions". BostonHerald.com.
- ^ "Kyra Sedgwick". Emmys.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 8, 2012). "Kyra Sedgwick Eyes The Closer's Last Battlefield – Plus, How Will Fritz Go on Without Brenda?".
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 14, 2012). "The Closer Series Finale Recap: The Last Stroh". TVLine.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Vogt, Tiffany (August 14, 2012). "'The Closer' ends as spin-off 'Major Crimes' kicks off". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ Elavsky, Cindy (June 8, 2014). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ a b Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 16, 2018). "Kyra Sedgwick's 'Story Of A Girl' Paves The Path For The Actress' Directing Career". Deadline.com.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 18, 2016). "Kyra Sedgwick To Direct, Kevin Bacon To Star In 'Story Of A Girl' Lifetime Movie". Deadline.com.
- ^ "Kevin Bacon on collaborating with his wife, playing a sex object and his resurrection of a long-ago role". Independent.co.uk. July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (August 31, 2022). "'Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 at Amazon Casts Kyra Sedgwick, Elsie Fisher". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Star of 'Footloose' and Actress Marry". The San Bernardino Sun. September 7, 1988. p. A2. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "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 October 2, 2018.
- ^ "PAST SOC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS". socawards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "PHOTOS: Kyra Sedgwick attends 40th Denver Film Festival". DenverPost.com. November 6, 2017.
- ^ Hubbard, Jeremy (November 4, 2017). "Actress Kyra Sedgwick honored at Denver Film Festival". KDVR.com.
External links
- Kyra Sedgwick at IMDb
- Kyra Sedgwick on Twitter
- Kyra Sedgwick at AllMovie
- Kyra Sedgwick at Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Kyra Sedgwick at Internet Broadway Database
- Kyra Sedgwick at the Internet Off-Broadway Database