Swoosie Kurtz

Smiling woman with shoulder-length auburn hair wearing a green turtleneck, posed against a light backdrop.

Biography

An American actress. She has won one Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. Kurtz made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of Ah, Wilderness. She has received five Tony Award nominations, winning for both Fifth of July and The House of Blue Leaves; her other nominations were for Tartuffe, Frozen, and Heartbreak House. For her television work, she has received eight Emmy Award nominations, with one win for Carol and Company in 1990. Other television credits include the NBC drama Sisters, Huff, Pushing Daisies, and the hit CBS sitcom Mike & Molly. Her films include Wildcats, Dangerous Liaisons, Stanley & Iris, Citizen Ruth, Liar Liar and Bubble Boy.

Overview

  • Age:
    82 years old
  • Born:
    September 6, 1944

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Character Statistics

Statistics are updated daily. 2 characters

Roles

2 roles
  • Regular 0 · 0%
  • Recurring 0 · 0%
  • Guest 2 · 100%

Status

100% alive
  • Alive 2 · 100%
  • Dead 0 · 0%

Note: character roles may exceed the number of characters played, if the character appeared on multiple TV shows.

Characters

There are 2 characters listed for this actor; none are dead.

Smiling woman with red hair wearing a green top and gold necklace, indoors.

Jessie

Desperate Housewives (guest)
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Woman with short red hair in a gray turtleneck sits reclined in a chair, looking to her left in a cozy room setting.

Mrs. Scheinhorn

Nurse Jackie (guest)
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