Swoosie Kurtz

Acting

Swoosie Kurtz

Born September 6, 1944Omaha, Nebraska, USA95 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Swoosie Kurtz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

It's Florida, Man.
2024It's Florida, Man.
as Mrs. MyrtleTV
Rugrats
2021Rugrats
as Minka (voice)TV
Call Me Kat
2021Call Me Kat
as SheilaTV
Bless the Harts
2019Bless the Harts
as Mee-Maw (voice)TV
Overboard
2018Overboard
as GraceMovie
Mike & Molly
2010Mike & Molly
as Joyce FlynnTV
Nurse Jackie
2009Nurse Jackie
as Mrs. ScheinhornTV
An Englishman in New York
2009An Englishman in New York
as Connie ClausenMovie
Living Proof
2008Living Proof
as ElizabethMovie
Pushing Daisies
2007Pushing Daisies
as Lily CharlesTV
Chuck
2007Chuck
as Laura TurnerTV
Superman: Doomsday
2007Superman: Doomsday
as Martha Kent (voice)Movie
Heroes
2006Heroes
as Millie HoustonTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Marylin Thacker (voice)TV
Lost
2004Lost
as Emily LockeTV
Duplex
2003Duplex
as JeanMovie
The Rules of Attraction
2002The Rules of Attraction
as Mrs. JaredMovie
Still Standing
2002Still Standing
as Helen MichaelsTV
Street Time
2002Street Time
as Victoria Van KleekTV
The Wilde Girls
2001The Wilde Girls
as Sierra LambertMovie
Bubble Boy
2001Bubble Boy
as Mrs. LivingstonMovie
Get Over It
2001Get Over It
as Beverly LandersMovie
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
as Binny RedwineMovie
Love & Money
1999Love & Money
as Effie ConklinTV
H
1999Harvey
as Veta SimmonsTV
Cruel Intentions
1999Cruel Intentions
as Dr. GreenbaumMovie
The White River Kid
1999The White River Kid
as Mummy WeedMovie
Outside Ozona
1998Outside Ozona
as RosaleeMovie
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrys
as Michelle Naidell (voice)TV
My Own Country
1998My Own Country
as Hope FlandersMovie
Liar Liar
1997Liar Liar
as Dana AppletonMovie
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
1997Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
as Allison BryantMovie
Citizen Ruth
1996Citizen Ruth
as Diane SieglerMovie
Harvey
1996Harvey
as Veta SimmonsMovie
Suddenly Susan
1996Suddenly Susan
as Liz Miller KeaneTV
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limits
as Justice Kendall WoodsTV
Hope and Gloria
1995Hope and Gloria
as Swoosie KurtzTV
One Christmas
1994One Christmas
as EmilyMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Libby GlaserTV
ER
1994ER
as Tina Marie ChamblissTV
The Magic School Bus
1994The Magic School Bus
as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)TV
Reality Bites
1994Reality Bites
as Charlane McGregorMovie
Storybook
1994Storybook
as Queen EviliaMovie
And the Band Played On
1993And the Band Played On
as Mrs. JohnstoneMovie
Terror on Track 9
1992Terror on Track 9
as Marcia HobbsMovie
Sisters
1991Sisters
as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed HalseyTV
A Shock to the System
1990A Shock to the System
as Leslie MarshallMovie
Stanley & Iris
1990Stanley & Iris
as SharonMovie
The Image
1990The Image
as Joanne Winstow-DarvishMovie
Dangerous Liaisons
1988Dangerous Liaisons
as Madame de VolangesMovie
Vice Versa
1988Vice Versa
as TinaMovie
Baja Oklahoma
1988Baja Oklahoma
as Doris SteadmanMovie
The House of Blue Leaves
1987The House of Blue Leaves
as Bananas ShaughnessyMovie
True Stories
1986True Stories
as The Lazy WomanMovie
Wildcats
1986Wildcats
as Verna McGrathMovie
A Time to Live
1985A Time to Live
as PatriciaMovie
Guilty Conscience
1985Guilty Conscience
as Jackie WillisMovie
Jeopardy!
1984Jeopardy!
as SelfTV
A Caribbean Mystery
1983A Caribbean Mystery
as Ruth WalterMovie
Fifth of July
1982Fifth of July
as Gwen LandisMovie
Love, Sidney
1981Love, Sidney
as Laurie MorganTV
The Mating Season
1980The Mating Season
as RobertaMovie
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jane TremontMovie
Uncommon Women and Others
1979Uncommon Women and Others
as Rita AltabelMovie
Oliver's Story
1978Oliver's Story
as Gwen SimpsonMovie
First Love
1977First Love
as MarshaMovie
Slap Shot
1977Slap Shot
as Shirley UptonMovie
Ah, Wilderness!
1976Ah, Wilderness!
as Muriel McComberMovie
Kojak
1973Kojak
as Julie Di NataTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Muriel McComberTV