Swoosie Kurtz
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1944-09-06 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (42)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Hilda Marsden
American Dad!
2005
as Marylin Thacker (voice) / Betty Smith (voice)
Lost
2004
as Emily Locke
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Jessie
ER
1994
as Tina Marie Chambliss
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
Heroes
2006
as Millie Houston
Great Performances
1971
as Muriel McComber / Rita Altabel
Chuck
2007
as Laura Turner
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Libby Glaser
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Ruthie / Ruthie Krumholz
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Kendall Woods
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Janet
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Michelle Naidell (voice)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Kojak
1973
as Julie Di Nata
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Mrs. Scheinhorn
Mike & Molly
2010
as Joyce Flynn
Still Standing
2002
as Helen Michaels
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Lily Charles
Rugrats
2021
as Minka (voice) / Minka / Frau Klump (voice)
Man with a Plan
2016
as Beverly
The Magic School Bus
1994
as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Liz Miller Keane
Bless the Harts
2019
as Mee-Maw (voice)
Street Time
2002
as Victoria Van Kleek
Call Me Kat
2021
as Sheila
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Swoosie Kurtz
Huff
2004
It's Florida, Man.
2024
as Mrs. Myrtle
Love, Sidney
1981
as Laurie Morgan
More Tales of the City
1998
as Betty Ramsey
The Dangerous Book for Boys
2018
as Tiffany McKenna
Love & Money
1999
as Effie Conklin
Hank
2009
Category 7: The End of the World
2005
as Penny Hall
Party Girl
1996
as Judy
Harvey
1999
as Veta Simmons
Trying Times
1987
as Wanda
Sisters
1991
as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey
Movies (53)
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Dr. Greenbaum
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
as Madame de Volanges
Liar Liar
1997
as Dana Appleton
Overboard
2018
as Grace
Reality Bites
1994
as Charlane McGregor
Duplex
2003
as Jean
Bubble Boy
2001
as Mrs. Livingston
The Rules of Attraction
2002
as Mrs. Jared
Slap Shot
1977
as Shirley Upton
Superman: Doomsday
2007
as Martha Kent (voice)
Vice Versa
1988
as Tina
Against All Odds
1984
as Edie
The World According to Garp
1982
as The Hooker
Wildcats
1986
as Verna McGrath
Nadine in Dateland
2005
as Mrs. M
Living Proof
2008
as Elizabeth
Get Over It
2001
as Beverly Landers
Stanley & Iris
1990
as Sharon
True Stories
1986
as The Lazy Woman
And the Band Played On
1993
as Mrs. Johnstone
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Citizen Ruth
1996
as Diane Siegler
A Shock to the System
1990
as Leslie Marshall
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Megan
Storybook
1994
as Queen Evilia
Outside Ozona
1998
as Rosalee
Guilty Conscience
1985
as Jackie Willis
Ah, Wilderness!
1976
as Muriel McComber
The White River Kid
1999
as Mummy Weed
Baja Oklahoma
1988
as Doris Steadman
The Image
1990
as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
as Marla Harper
First Love
1977
as Marsha
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Ruth Walter
Harvey
1996
as Veta Simmons
One Christmas
1994
as Emily
Oliver's Story
1978
as Gwen Simpson
My Own Country
1998
as Hope Flanders
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
as Binny Redwine
An Englishman in New York
2009
as Connie Clausen
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
1997
as Allison Bryant
Terror on Track 9
1992
as Marcia Hobbs
Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
1995
as Joan Bixler
Uncommon Women and Others
1979
as Rita Altabel
A Time to Live
1985
as Patricia
Walking Through the Fire
1979
as Caria
A Promise to Carolyn
1996
as Kay
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
as Jane Tremont
The House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Bananas Shaughnessy
The Mating Season
1980
as Roberta
Fifth of July
1982
as Gwen Landis
Walking the Dog
1992
The Wilde Girls
2001
as Sierra Lambert
About Swoosie Kurtz
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… With 95 credits spanning from 1958 to 2024, Swoosie Kurtz has appeared in 53 films and 42 TV shows.
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- Cruel Intentions (1999) — as Dr. Greenbaum
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988) — as Madame de Volanges
- Liar Liar (1997) — as Dana Appleton
- Overboard (2018) — as Grace
- Reality Bites (1994) — as Charlane McGregor
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