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Full Name:Kyra Sedgwick
Birth Name:Kyra Sedgwick
Famous As: Actress
Date of Birth: August 19, 1965
Place of Birth: New York, USA
Height: 5' 5
Nationality: American
Brother(s): Rob Sedgwick (actor, younger)
Spouse: Kevin Bacon (since September 4, 1988)
Son(s): Travis Bacon (b. June 1989)
Daughter(s): Sosie Ruth (b. March 1992)
Education: Graduated from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, majored in theater
Claim to Fame: As Donna in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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Kyra Sedgwick Biography

Kyra Sedgwick
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Kyra Sedgwick
Born Kyra Minturn Sedgwick1
August 19, 1965 (1965-08-19) (age 43)
New York City, New York, United States
Spouse(s) Kevin Bacon (September 4, 1988 - present) 2 children

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick1 (born August 19, 1965)2 is a 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.

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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.134 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.5 Her parents separated when she was three and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently re-married to Ben Heller, an art dealer.61 Sedgwick's father was Episcopalian of English heritage, and her mother was Jewish. Sedgwick identifies her family and herself as Jewish;78 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.9 Sedgwick graduated from the Friends Seminary and attended Sarah Lawrence College.1 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.6 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.10 She played the part of Stella Peck in the 2007 film, The Game Plan.

As of 2005, Sedgwick stars in the television series, The Closer, for which she receives roughly US $300,000 per episode.11 On 2007-01-15, she received a Golden Globe award for her performance as lead actress in that series. She also has been nominated for several awards for that role.

Personal life

Sedgwick married Kevin Bacon on September 4, 1988. They have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon (born June 23, 1989) and Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992).12 She is also the aunt of singer/songwriter Justin Nozuka.

Awards and nominations

Awards

Golden Globe Awards

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

Golden Globe Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

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

Filmography

Film and video

Television roles

Award show appearances

Talk show appearances

References

External links

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

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