Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Acting
Born 1944-09-06 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 99 credits Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Tony Awards 2 Outer Critics Circle Award 1 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical 1

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won

  • 1990 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Won

Tony Awards 2 won · 3 nominated

  • 2007 Best Actress in a Play Nominated
  • 2004 Best Actress in a Play Nominated
  • 1986 Best Featured Actress in a Play Won
  • 1981 Best Featured Actress in a Play Won
  • 1978 Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated

Outer Critics Circle Award 1 won

  • 1981 Outer Critics Circle Award Won Fifth of July

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1 won

  • 1981 Outstanding Actress in a Musical Won Fifth of July

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical 1 won

  • 1978 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Won

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 99
Acting 57 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · ★ 8.0 · Hilda Marsden
American Dad!
American Dad!
2005 · ★ 7.0 · Marylin Thacker (voice), Betty Smith (voice)
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
1984 · ★ 6.9 · Self
Lost
Lost
2004 · ★ 8.0 · Emily Locke
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
2004 · ★ 7.9 · Jessie
Heroes
Heroes
2006 · ★ 7.5 · Millie Houston
ER
ER
1994 · ★ 7.8 · Tina Marie Chambliss
Rugrats
Rugrats
2021 · ★ 6.9 · Minka (voice), Minka / Frau Klump (voice)
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · Muriel McComber, Rita Altabel
Chuck
Chuck
2007 · ★ 7.7 · Laura Turner
The Talk
The Talk
2010 · Self
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Gwen Landis, Bananas Shaughnessy
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
2016 · ★ 7.3 · Ruthie, Ruthie Krumholz
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
1994 · ★ 7.2 · Libby Glaser
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie
2015 · ★ 7.7 · Janet
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · ★ 7.0 · Michelle Naidell (voice)
Mike & Molly
Mike & Molly
2010 · ★ 6.7 · Joyce Flynn
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
2009 · ★ 7.1 · Mrs. Scheinhorn
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1995 · ★ 7.7 · Justice Kendall Woods
Kojak
Kojak
1973 · ★ 7.2 · Julie Di Nata
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
1994 · ★ 7.7 · Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
2007 · ★ 7.9 · Lily Charles
Man with a Plan
Man with a Plan
2016 · ★ 6.7 · Beverly
The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008 · Self
Still Standing
Still Standing
2002 · ★ 6.8 · Helen Michaels
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions
1999 · ★ 6.8 · Dr. Greenbaum
Liar Liar
Liar Liar
1997 · ★ 6.7 · Dana Appleton
It's Florida, Man.
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · Mrs. Myrtle
Street Time
Street Time
2002 · Victoria Van Kleek
Call Me Kat
Call Me Kat
2021 · ★ 6.3 · Sheila
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Liz Miller Keane
Bless the Harts
Bless the Harts
2019 · ★ 6.5 · Mee-Maw (voice)
Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria
1995 · Swoosie Kurtz
Overboard
Overboard
2018 · ★ 6.7 · Grace
Reality Bites
Reality Bites
1994 · ★ 6.5 · Charlane McGregor
Duplex
Duplex
2003 · ★ 6.1 · Jean
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
1988 · ★ 7.2 · Madame de Volanges
Superman: Doomsday
Superman: Doomsday
2007 · ★ 6.7 · Martha Kent (voice)
Vice Versa
Vice Versa
1988 · ★ 5.8 · Tina
Love, Sidney
Love, Sidney
1981 · Laurie Morgan
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
1977 · ★ 6.8 · Shirley Upton
Against All Odds
Against All Odds
1984 · ★ 5.7 · Edie
Get Over It
Get Over It
2001 · ★ 5.6 · Beverly Landers
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction
2002 · ★ 6.2 · Mrs. Jared
Bubble Boy
Bubble Boy
2001 · ★ 5.8 · Mrs. Livingston
More Tales of the City
More Tales of the City
1998 · Betty Ramsey
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
1982 · ★ 6.7 · The Hooker
Wildcats
Wildcats
1986 · ★ 6.3 · Verna McGrath
Stanley & Iris
Stanley & Iris
1990 · ★ 6.5 · Sharon
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
1993 · ★ 6.4 · Mrs. Johnstone
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 · ★ 5.7 · Megan
A Shock to the System
A Shock to the System
1990 · ★ 6.5 · Leslie Marshall
The Dangerous Book for Boys
The Dangerous Book for Boys
2018 · Tiffany McKenna
Love & Money
Love & Money
1999 · Effie Conklin
True Stories
True Stories
1986 · ★ 6.7 · The Lazy Woman
Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth
1996 · ★ 6.6 · Diane Siegler
Other credits 3 credits
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Huff
Huff
2004
Hank
Hank
2009
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