Kyra Sedgwick Bio

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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.

Kyra Sedgwick: Biography

Kyra Sedgwick - 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, 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 and her mother was Jewish. Sedgwick identifies herself as Jewish; A 1996 interview referred to her as "an all-American Jewish WASP actress". 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.

Kyra Sedgwick - 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.

Kyra Sedgwick - 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).

Kyra Sedgwick: Awards and nominations

Kyra Sedgwick - Awards

Golden Globe Awards

• 2007 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

Kyra Sedgwick - 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

• 2006 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer
• 2008 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

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