Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Known for
Acting
Born
September 6, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2024
It's Florida, Man. poster

It's Florida, Man.

TV · as Mrs. Myrtle · 1 ep

2021
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Minka (voice), Minka / Frau Klump (voice) · 2 eps

2021
Call Me Kat poster

Call Me Kat

TV · as Sheila · 53 eps

2019
Bless the Harts poster

Bless the Harts

TV · as Mee-Maw (voice) · 2 eps

2018
Overboard poster

Overboard

Movie · as Grace

2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys poster

The Dangerous Book for Boys

TV · as Tiffany McKenna · 6 eps

2016
Lethal Weapon poster

Lethal Weapon

TV · as Ruthie, Ruthie Krumholz · 1 ep

2016
Man with a Plan poster

Man with a Plan

TV · as Beverly · 25 eps

2015
Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie

TV · as Janet · 2 eps

2010
Mike & Molly poster

Mike & Molly

TV · as Joyce Flynn · 127 eps

2010
The Talk poster

The Talk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
An Englishman in New York poster

An Englishman in New York

Movie · as Connie Clausen

2009
Hank

Hank

TV · 1 ep

2009
Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie

TV · as Mrs. Scheinhorn · 2 eps

2008
Living Proof poster

Living Proof

Movie · as Elizabeth

2008
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' poster

Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'

Movie · as Self

2008
The Bonnie Hunt Show poster

The Bonnie Hunt Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Superman: Doomsday poster

Superman: Doomsday

Movie · as Martha Kent (voice)

2007
Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies

TV · as Lily Charles · 22 eps

2007
Chuck poster

Chuck

TV · as Laura Turner · 1 ep

2006
Heroes poster

Heroes

TV · as Millie Houston · 2 eps

2005
Nadine in Dateland poster

Nadine in Dateland

Movie · as Mrs. M

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Marylin Thacker (voice), Betty Smith (voice) · 2 eps

2005
Category 7: The End of the World poster

Category 7: The End of the World

TV · as Penny Hall · 2 eps

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Jessie · 1 ep

2004
Huff poster

Huff

TV · 1 ep

2004
Lost poster

Lost

TV · as Emily Locke · 1 ep

2003
Duplex poster

Duplex

Movie · as Jean

2002
The Rules of Attraction poster

The Rules of Attraction

Movie · as Mrs. Jared

2002
Street Time poster

Street Time

TV · as Victoria Van Kleek · 1 ep

2002
Still Standing poster

Still Standing

TV · as Helen Michaels · 2 eps

2001
Get Over It poster

Get Over It

Movie · as Beverly Landers

2001
Bubble Boy poster

Bubble Boy

Movie · as Mrs. Livingston

2001
The Wilde Girls poster

The Wilde Girls

Movie · as Sierra Lambert

2000
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes poster

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

Movie · as Binny Redwine

1999
Cruel Intentions poster

Cruel Intentions

Movie · as Dr. Greenbaum

1999
The White River Kid poster

The White River Kid

Movie · as Mummy Weed

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Hilda Marsden · 1 ep

1999
Love & Money poster

Love & Money

TV · as Effie Conklin · 13 eps

1999
Harvey

Harvey

TV · as Veta Simmons · 1 ep

1998
Outside Ozona poster

Outside Ozona

Movie · as Rosalee

1998
My Own Country poster

My Own Country

Movie · as Hope Flanders

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Michelle Naidell (voice) · 1 ep

1998
More Tales of the City poster

More Tales of the City

TV · as Betty Ramsey · 3 eps

1997
Liar Liar poster

Liar Liar

Movie · as Dana Appleton

1997
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes poster

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

Movie · as Allison Bryant

1996
Citizen Ruth poster

Citizen Ruth

Movie · as Diane Siegler

1996
Harvey poster

Harvey

Movie · as Veta Simmons

1996
A Promise to Carolyn poster

A Promise to Carolyn

Movie · as Kay

1996
Party Girl

Party Girl

TV · as Judy · 6 eps

1996
Suddenly Susan poster

Suddenly Susan

TV · as Liz Miller Keane · 3 eps

1995
Betrayed: A Story of Three Women poster

Betrayed: A Story of Three Women

Movie · as Joan Bixler

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Justice Kendall Woods · 2 eps

1995
Hope and Gloria poster

Hope and Gloria

TV · as Swoosie Kurtz · 1 ep

1994
Reality Bites poster

Reality Bites

Movie · as Charlane McGregor

1994
One Christmas poster

One Christmas

Movie · as Emily

1994
Storybook poster

Storybook

Movie · as Queen Evilia

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Tina Marie Chambliss · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Libby Glaser · 1 ep

1994
The Magic School Bus poster

The Magic School Bus

TV · as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice) · 2 eps

1993
And the Band Played On poster

And the Band Played On

Movie · as Mrs. Johnstone

1993
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom poster

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

Movie · as Marla Harper

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Terror on Track 9 poster

Terror on Track 9

Movie · as Marcia Hobbs

1992
Walking the Dog poster

Walking the Dog

Movie

1991
Sisters poster

Sisters

TV · as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey · 127 eps

1990
A Shock to the System poster

A Shock to the System

Movie · as Leslie Marshall

1990
The Image poster

The Image

Movie · as Joanne Winstow-Darvish

1990
Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie · as Self

1990
Stanley & Iris poster

Stanley & Iris

Movie · as Sharon

1988
Dangerous Liaisons poster

Dangerous Liaisons

Movie · as Madame de Volanges

1988
Vice Versa poster

Vice Versa

Movie · as Tina

1988
Bright Lights, Big City poster

Bright Lights, Big City

Movie · as Megan

1988
Baja Oklahoma poster

Baja Oklahoma

Movie · as Doris Steadman

1987
The House of Blue Leaves poster

The House of Blue Leaves

Movie · as Bananas Shaughnessy

1987
Trying Times

Trying Times

TV · as Wanda · 1 ep

1986
True Stories poster

True Stories

Movie · as The Lazy Woman

1986
Wildcats poster

Wildcats

Movie · as Verna McGrath

1985
Guilty Conscience poster

Guilty Conscience

Movie · as Jackie Willis

1985
A Time to Live poster

A Time to Live

Movie · as Patricia

1984
Against All Odds poster

Against All Odds

Movie · as Edie

1984
Jeopardy! poster

Jeopardy!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1983
A Caribbean Mystery poster

A Caribbean Mystery

Movie · as Ruth Walter

1982
The World According to Garp poster

The World According to Garp

Movie · as The Hooker

1982
Fifth of July poster

Fifth of July

Movie · as Gwen Landis

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Gwen Landis, Bananas Shaughnessy · 1 ep

1981
Love, Sidney poster

Love, Sidney

TV · as Laurie Morgan · 44 eps

1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well poster

Marriage Is Alive and Well

Movie · as Jane Tremont

1980
The Mating Season poster

The Mating Season

Movie · as Roberta

1979
Uncommon Women and Others poster

Uncommon Women and Others

Movie · as Rita Altabel

1979
Walking Through the Fire poster

Walking Through the Fire

Movie · as Caria

1978
Oliver's Story poster

Oliver's Story

Movie · as Gwen Simpson

1977
First Love poster

First Love

Movie · as Marsha

1977
Slap Shot poster

Slap Shot

Movie · as Shirley Upton

1977
Mary poster

Mary

Movie · as Self (Various Characters)

1976
Ah, Wilderness! poster

Ah, Wilderness!

Movie · as Muriel McComber

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Julie Di Nata · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Muriel McComber, Rita Altabel · 1 ep

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show

TV · 1 ep