Swoosie Kurtz

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Swoosie Kurtz

Born 6 September 1944 81 years old Omaha, Nebraska, USA Who else is 81? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
14age in their first credit on record (1958)
66years on screen and counting
6credits in 1994, their busiest year
96dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Overboard poster Age: 73

Overboard

2018
as Grace
An Englishman in New York poster Age: 64

An Englishman in New York

2009
as Connie Clausen
Living Proof poster Age: 64

Living Proof

2008
as Elizabeth
Superman: Doomsday poster Age: 63

Superman: Doomsday

2007
as Martha Kent (voice)
Nadine in Dateland poster Age: 60

Nadine in Dateland

2005
as Mrs. M
Duplex poster Age: 59

Duplex

2003
as Jean
The Rules of Attraction poster Age: 58

The Rules of Attraction

2002
as Mrs. Jared
The Wilde Girls poster Age: 57

The Wilde Girls

2001
as Sierra Lambert
Bubble Boy poster Age: 56

Bubble Boy

2001
as Mrs. Livingston
Get Over It poster Age: 56

Get Over It

2001
as Beverly Landers
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes poster Age: 56

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

2000
as Binny Redwine
Cruel Intentions poster Age: 54

Cruel Intentions

1999
as Dr. Greenbaum
The White River Kid poster Age: 54

The White River Kid

1999
as Mummy Weed
Outside Ozona poster Age: 54

Outside Ozona

1998
as Rosalee
My Own Country poster Age: 53

My Own Country

1998
as Hope Flanders
Liar Liar poster Age: 52

Liar Liar

1997
as Dana Appleton
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes poster Age: 52

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

1997
as Allison Bryant
Citizen Ruth poster Age: 52

Citizen Ruth

1996
as Diane Siegler
Harvey poster Age: 52

Harvey

1996
as Veta Simmons
A Promise to Carolyn poster Age: 51

A Promise to Carolyn

1996
as Kay
Betrayed: A Story of Three Women poster Age: 50

Betrayed: A Story of Three Women

1995
as Joan Bixler
One Christmas poster Age: 50

One Christmas

1994
as Emily
Reality Bites poster Age: 49

Reality Bites

1994
as Charlane McGregor
Storybook poster Age: 49

Storybook

1994
as Queen Evilia
And the Band Played On poster Age: 49

And the Band Played On

1993
as Mrs. Johnstone
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom poster Age: 48

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

1993
as Marla Harper
Terror on Track 9 poster Age: 48

Terror on Track 9

1992
as Marcia Hobbs
No poster
Age: 47

Walking the Dog

1992
A Shock to the System poster Age: 45

A Shock to the System

1990
as Leslie Marshall
Stanley & Iris poster Age: 45

Stanley & Iris

1990
as Sharon
The Image poster Age: 45

The Image

1990
as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
Dangerous Liaisons poster Age: 44

Dangerous Liaisons

1988
as Madame de Volanges
Bright Lights, Big City poster Age: 43

Bright Lights, Big City

1988
as Megan
Vice Versa poster Age: 43

Vice Versa

1988
as Tina
Baja Oklahoma poster Age: 43

Baja Oklahoma

1988
as Doris Steadman
The House of Blue Leaves poster Age: 42

The House of Blue Leaves

1987
as Bananas Shaughnessy
True Stories poster Age: 42

True Stories

1986
as The Lazy Woman
Wildcats poster Age: 41

Wildcats

1986
as Verna McGrath
A Time to Live poster Age: 41

A Time to Live

1985
as Patricia
Guilty Conscience poster Age: 40

Guilty Conscience

1985
as Jackie Willis
Against All Odds poster Age: 39

Against All Odds

1984
as Edie
A Caribbean Mystery poster Age: 39

A Caribbean Mystery

1983
as Ruth Walter
Fifth of July poster Age: 38

Fifth of July

1982
as Gwen Landis
The World According to Garp poster Age: 37

The World According to Garp

1982
as The Hooker
The Mating Season poster Age: 36

The Mating Season

1980
as Roberta
Marriage Is Alive and Well poster Age: 35

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980
as Jane Tremont
Uncommon Women and Others poster Age: 34

Uncommon Women and Others

1979
as Rita Altabel
Walking Through the Fire poster Age: 34

Walking Through the Fire

1979
as Caria
Oliver's Story poster Age: 34

Oliver's Story

1978
as Gwen Simpson
First Love poster Age: 33

First Love

1977
as Marsha
Slap Shot poster Age: 32

Slap Shot

1977
as Shirley Upton
Ah, Wilderness! poster Age: 32

Ah, Wilderness!

1976
as Muriel McComber
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TV credits

Newest first
It's Florida, Man. poster Age: 80

It's Florida, Man.

2024
as Mrs. Myrtle
Rugrats poster Age: 76

Rugrats

2021
as Minka (voice)
Rugrats poster Age: 76

Rugrats

2021
as Minka / Frau Klump (voice)
Call Me Kat poster Age: 76

Call Me Kat

2021
as Sheila
Bless the Harts poster Age: 75

Bless the Harts

2019
as Mee-Maw (voice)
The Dangerous Book for Boys poster Age: 73

The Dangerous Book for Boys

2018
as Tiffany McKenna
Man with a Plan poster Age: 72

Man with a Plan

2016
as Beverly
Lethal Weapon poster Age: 72

Lethal Weapon

2016
as Ruthie
Lethal Weapon poster Age: 72

Lethal Weapon

2016
as Ruthie Krumholz
Grace and Frankie poster Age: 70

Grace and Frankie

2015
as Janet
Mike & Molly poster Age: 66

Mike & Molly

2010
as Joyce Flynn
No poster
Age: 65

Hank

2009
Nurse Jackie poster Age: 64

Nurse Jackie

2009
as Mrs. Scheinhorn
Pushing Daisies poster Age: 63

Pushing Daisies

2007
as Lily Charles
Chuck poster Age: 63

Chuck

2007
as Laura Turner
Heroes poster Age: 62

Heroes

2006
as Millie Houston
Category 7: The End of the World poster Age: 61

Category 7: The End of the World

2005
as Penny Hall
American Dad! poster Age: 60

American Dad!

2005
as Marylin Thacker (voice)
American Dad! poster Age: 60

American Dad!

2005
as Betty Smith (voice)
Huff poster Age: 60

Huff

2004
Desperate Housewives poster Age: 60

Desperate Housewives

2004
as Jessie
Lost poster Age: 60

Lost

2004
as Emily Locke
Still Standing poster Age: 58

Still Standing

2002
as Helen Michaels
Street Time poster Age: 57

Street Time

2002
as Victoria Van Kleek
Love & Money poster Age: 55

Love & Money

1999
as Effie Conklin
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster Age: 55

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
as Hilda Marsden
No poster
Age: 54

Harvey

1999
as Veta Simmons
The Wild Thornberrys poster Age: 53

The Wild Thornberrys

1998
as Michelle Naidell (voice)
More Tales of the City poster Age: 53

More Tales of the City

1998
as Betty Ramsey
Suddenly Susan poster Age: 52

Suddenly Susan

1996
as Liz Miller Keane
No poster
Age: 52

Party Girl

1996
as Judy
The Outer Limits poster Age: 50

The Outer Limits

1995
as Justice Kendall Woods
Hope and Gloria poster Age: 50

Hope and Gloria

1995
as Swoosie Kurtz
Touched by an Angel poster Age: 50

Touched by an Angel

1994
as Libby Glaser
ER poster Age: 50

ER

1994
as Tina Marie Chambliss
The Magic School Bus poster Age: 50

The Magic School Bus

1994
as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)
Sisters poster Age: 46

Sisters

1991
as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey
No poster
Age: 43

Trying Times

1987
as Wanda
American Playhouse poster Age: 37

American Playhouse

1982
as Gwen Landis
Love, Sidney poster Age: 37

Love, Sidney

1981
as Laurie Morgan
Kojak poster Age: 29

Kojak

1973
as Julie Di Nata
Great Performances poster Age: 26

Great Performances

1971
as Muriel McComber
Great Performances poster Age: 26

Great Performances

1971
as Rita Altabel
The Donna Reed Show poster Age: 14

The Donna Reed Show

1958
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