| Kyra Sedgwick | |
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| Born | Kyra Minturn Sedgwick[1] August 19, 1965 New York City, New York, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Bacon (September 4, 1988 - present) 2 children |
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick[1] (born August 19, 1965)[2] is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated American Film and Theater Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In 2007, Sedgwick won Best Actress for lead role in a dramatic TV series at the Golden Globes for her role in The Closer. The Closer is an American Television police Drama series The show which focuses upon the character of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson
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Sedgwick was born in New York City, the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. The City of New York Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of Psychotherapy that works with families Venture capital (also known as VC or Venture) is a type of Private equity capital typically provided to immature high-potential growth companies [1][3][4] On her father's side, she is a descendant of Judge Theodore Sedgwick; Endicott Peabody, the founder of the Groton School; William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence; the Reverend John Lathrop; and Governor Thomas Dudley; as well as first cousin once removed of Edie Sedgwick, a star of Andy Warhol's early films, niece of the writer John Sedgwick, brother of actor Robert Sedgwick and half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern. Theodore Sedgwick ( May 9, 1746 - January 24, 1813) a Delegate, a Representative, and a United States Senator The Rev Endicott Peabody ( 30 May 1857 - 17 November 1944) was the American Episcopal priest who founded Groton Groton School is a private Episcopal, college preparatory Boarding school located in Groton Massachusetts, U Strike-through text William Ellery (December 22 1727 &ndash February 15 1820 was a signer of the United States Declaration This article is about declarations of independence in general John Lothropp (also Lothrop or Lathrop, born Etton, Yorkshire, 1584 died 1653 was an English Anglican clergyman who became a Thomas Dudley ( October 12, 1576 July 31, 1653) was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts cousin in Kinship terminology is a relative with whom one shares a common Ancestor, but in modern usage the term is rarely used when referring to a Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick ( April 20, 1943 &ndash November 16, 1971) was an American actress Socialite For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Robert Sedgwick is an American Actor. He is sometimes credited as Rob Sedgwick. Mike Stern (born January 10 1953) is an American Jazz Guitarist A major player on the scene since his breakthrough days with Miles Davis [5] Her parents separated when she was three and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently re-married to Ben Heller, an art dealer. [6][1] Sedgwick's father was Episcopalian and her mother was Jewish. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. American Jews, or Jewish Americans Sedgwick identifies her family and herself as Jewish;[7][8] A 1996 interview referred to her as "an all-American Jewish WASP actress". Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, commonly abbreviated to the Acronym WASP, is a sociological and cultural Ethnonym [9] Sedgwick attended Sarah Lawrence College and graduated from the Friends Seminary. Sarah Lawrence is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States. Friends Seminary is a private Quaker school located in downtown Manhattan. [1] She transferred from Sarah Lawrence to the University of Southern California, graduating with a theater degree. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly
Sedgwick made her debut on the television soap opera Another World at the age of sixteen. Another World is a television Soap opera that ran on the NBC network from May 4 1964 to June 25 1999. During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, such as Something to Talk About (1995) and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character. Something to Talk About is a 1995 film by Lasse Hallström, written by Callie Khouri. Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and Fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub [6] She starred in the Emmy Award-winning 1992 made-for-TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity. [10] She played the part of Stella Peck in the 2007 film, The Game Plan. The Game Plan is a 2007 feature film directed by Andy Fickman and starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
As of 2007, Sedgwick stars in the television series, The Closer, for which she receives roughly US $300,000 per episode. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [11] On 2007-01-15, she received a Golden Globe award for her performance as lead actress in that series. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner
Sedgwick and her husband, Kevin Bacon, reside on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated American Film and Theater They were married on September 4, 1988, and have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon (born June 23, 1989 in Los Angeles, California)[12] and Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992). Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) She is also the aunt of Canadian singers, George Nozuka, Justin Nozuka, and actor/comedian Philip Nozuka. George Koichi Nozuka (b April 28 1986) billed as George, is a Canadian R&B/Pop singer Justin Nozuka (b September 29 1988 is a Canadian / American Singer/songwriter. Philip Hiro Nozuka is an American-Canadian actor and writer born in Queens New York but now lives in Toronto.
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| Preceded by Geena Davis for Commander in Chief |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Series 2006 for The Closer |
Succeeded by Glenn Close for Damages |