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Kyra Sedgwick
BornKyra Minturn Sedgwick
Spouse(s)Kevin Bacon (September 4, 1988 - present) 2 children
AwardsSatellite Award for Best Actress - TV Series Drama
2005, 2006 The Closer - Brenda Johnson
Gracie Allen Awards for Best Actress - TV Series Drama
2006 The Closer - Brenda Johnson

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress. In 2007, Sedgwick won Best Actress for lead role in a dramatic TV series at the Golden Globes for her role in The Closer.

Biography

Early life

Sedgwick was born in New York City, the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. On her father's side, she is a descendant of Judge Theodore Sedgwick; Endicott Peabody, the founder of the Groton School; William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence; the Reverend John Lathrop; and Governor Thomas Dudley; as well as first cousin once removed of Edie Sedgwick, a star of Andy Warhol's early films, niece of the writer John Sedgwick, sister of actor Robert Sedgwick and half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern. Her parents separated when she was three and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently re-married to Ben Heller, an art dealer. Sedgwick's father was [[Episcopalian of English heritage, and her mother was Jewish. Sedgwick identifies her family and herself as Jewish; A 1996 interview referred to her as "an all-American Jewish WASP actress", but Sedgwick said in the article that she and her family do not participate in any specific religious activities for any faith except for attending some Passover Seders. Sedgwick attended Sarah Lawrence College and graduated from the Friends Seminary. She transferred from Sarah Lawrence to the University of Southern California, graduating with a theater degree.

Career

Sedgwick made her debut on the television soap opera Another World at the age of sixteen. During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, such as Something to Talk About (1995) and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character. She starred in the Emmy Award-winning 1992 made-for-TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity. She played the part of Stella Peck in the 2007 film, The Game Plan.

As of 2007, Sedgwick stars in the television series, The Closer, for which she receives roughly US $300,000 per episode. On 2007-01-15, she received a Golden Globe award for her performance as lead actress in that series.

Personal life

Sedgwick and her husband, Kevin Bacon, reside on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. They were married on September 4, 1988, and have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon (born June 23 1989 in Los Angeles, California) and Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992). She is also the aunt of Canadian singers, George Nozuka, Justin Nozuka, and actor/comedian Philip Nozuka.

Awards and nominations

Awards

Golden Globe Awards

  • 2006 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer

Satellite Awards

  • 2005 Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer
  • 2006 Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer

Gracie Allen Awards

  • 2006 Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer

Nominations

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • 2006 nomination for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series The Closer
  • 2007 nomination for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series The Closer

Golden Globe Awards

  • 2005 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer
  • 2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • 2006 nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series The Closer
  • 2007 nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series The Closer
  • 2008 nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series The Closer

Select filmography

References

  1. ^ Kyra M. Sedgwick And Kevin Bacon, Actors, Engaged - New York Times
  2. SEDGWICK.ORG - Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide
  3. Kyra Sedgwick Biography (1965-)
  4. Sedgwick Genealogy Worldwide
  5. Famous Sedgwicks
  6. ^ Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio, 2007
  7. Interfaith Celebrities Kyra Sedgwick Baseballs Braun-y Interfait - InterfaithFamily.com
  8. j. - Book shines light on the private life of Jewish stars
  9. Find Articles - Kyra Sedgwick - Interview
  10. Miss Rose White (1992) (TV) - Awards
  11. Serpe, Gina (2007-01-26). "Hargitay & Meloni's $VU". E!Online.com. Retrieved 2007-01-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |work= (help)
  12. California Births, 1905-1995

External links

Awards
Preceded byGeena Davis
for Commander in Chief 		Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Series
2006
for The Closer 		Succeeded byGlenn Close
for Damages

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