Swoosie Kurtz

Born: 1944-09-06 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Known For: Acting

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

Filmography

2024

It's Florida, Man.

2021

Rugrats as Minka (voice)
Call Me Kat as Sheila

2019

Bless the Harts as Mee-Maw (voice)

2010

Mike & Molly as Joyce Flynn

2009

An Englishman in New York as Connie Clausen
Hank

2008

The Bonnie Hunt Show as Self
Living Proof as Elizabeth

2007

Chuck as Laura Turner
Pushing Daisies as Lily Charles
Superman: Doomsday as Martha Kent (voice)

2006

Heroes as Millie Houston

2005

American Dad! as Marylin Thacker (voice)
Category 7: The End of the World as Penny Hall
Nadine in Dateland as Mrs. M
Category 7: The End of the World as Penny Hall

2004

Lost as Emily Locke
Desperate Housewives as Jessie
Huff

2003

Duplex as Jean

2002

Still Standing as Helen Michaels
Street Time as Victoria Van Kleek
The Rules of Attraction as Mrs. Jared

2001

Bubble Boy as Mrs. Livingston
Get Over It as Beverly Landers
The Wilde Girls as Sierra Lambert

2000

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes as Binny Redwine

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Hilda Marsden
Cruel Intentions as Dr. Greenbaum
The White River Kid as Mummy Weed
Love & Money as Effie Conklin
Harvey as Veta Simmons

1998

The Wild Thornberrys as Michelle Naidell (voice)
Outside Ozona as Rosalee
My Own Country as Hope Flanders
More Tales of the City as Betty Ramsey

1997

Liar Liar as Dana Appleton
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes as Allison Bryant

1996

Citizen Ruth as Diane Siegler
Suddenly Susan as Liz Miller Keane
A Promise to Carolyn as Kay
Party Girl as Judy
Harvey as Veta Simmons

1995

The Outer Limits as Justice Kendall Woods
Hope and Gloria as Swoosie Kurtz
Betrayed: A Story of Three Women as Joan Bixler

1994

ER as Tina Marie Chambliss
Touched by an Angel as Libby Glaser
The Magic School Bus as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)
Storybook as Queen Evilia
One Christmas as Emily
Reality Bites as Charlane McGregor

1993

Intimate Portrait as Self
And the Band Played On as Mrs. Johnstone
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom as Marla Harper

1992

Terror on Track 9 as Marcia Hobbs

1991

Sisters as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey

1990

Stanley & Iris as Sharon
The Image as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
A Shock to the System as Leslie Marshall
Night of 100 Stars III as Self

1988

Dangerous Liaisons as Madame de Volanges
Bright Lights, Big City as Megan
Vice Versa as Tina
Baja Oklahoma as Doris Steadman

1987

The House of Blue Leaves as Bananas Shaughnessy
Trying Times as Wanda

1986

Wildcats as Verna McGrath
True Stories as The Lazy Woman

1985

Guilty Conscience as Jackie Willis
A Time to Live as Patricia

1984

Jeopardy! as Self
Against All Odds as Edie

1983

A Caribbean Mystery as Ruth Walter

1982

The World According to Garp as The Hooker
Fifth of July as Gwen Landis

1981

Love, Sidney as Laurie Morgan

1980

The Mating Season as Roberta
Marriage Is Alive and Well as Jane Tremont

1979

Uncommon Women and Others as Rita Altabel
Walking Through the Fire as Caria

1978

Oliver's Story as Gwen Simpson

1977

Slap Shot as Shirley Upton
First Love as Marsha

1976

Ah, Wilderness! as Muriel McComber

1973

Kojak as Julie Di Nata

1971

Great Performances as Muriel McComber

1958

The Donna Reed Show

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Winner