Person · Actor

Kyra Sedgwick

A determined deputy chief with a sharp mind and sharper instincts leads the charge on high-stakes cases in a city where justice is never black and white.

Born

1965

From

New York City, New York, USA

Height

1.65 m (5'5")

Also:
Actress
Producer
Director

Credits on file

Decades active

Awards

In short · Acting since 1952, 8 decades active, 96 credits, 1 Primetime Emmy Award win.

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Now & next

Jun 1
In the news
Provincetown Film Festival Lineup Announced
“The Provincetown International Film Festival will run from June 10–14 and will open with Adam Shankman's 'Stop! That! Train!' and close with 'Family Movie' starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. Ryan Murphy will be honored as 'Filmmaker on the Edge.' The lineup includes a tribute to Shankman and appearances by 'RuPaul's Drag Race' stars.”
2010
Award win
Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

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Biography

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick was born on August 19, 1965, in New York City to Patricia (Rosenwald), a family and speech therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. Her mother was from an upper-class German Jewish family, and her father was from a wealthy Massachusetts clan of English descent, with many prominent ancestors, including Judge Theodore Sedgwick and educator Endicott Peabody. Sedgwick attended private schools and made her professional acting debut at age 16 on the soap opera *Another World* (1964). A graduate of USC, Kyra has pursued a career that includes stage, screen, and television. She has stated that her reason for becoming an actor is that it gives her the ability to be compassionate and to walk around in the shoes of others. Her first brush with stardom came in *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), where she played "Donna," the high-school sweetheart of Tom Cruise. Two of her roles led to Golden Globe nominations: *Miss Rose White* (1992) and *Something to Talk About* (1995). She met her husband, Kevin Bacon, when they played leads in the television movie *Lemon Sky* (1988). They have two children.