Swoosie Kurtz

Born

September 6, 1944 (80 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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.

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Known For

6.7

Heroes

Rugrats

Minka (voice) · (2 episodes)

6.9

2021

Rugrats

Minka / Frau Klump (voice) · (1 episode)

6.9

2021

Call Me Kat

Sheila · (53 episodes)

6.3

2021

Bless the Harts

Mee-Maw (voice) · (2 episodes)

6.7

2019

Overboard

Grace

6.7

2018

The Dangerous Book for Boys

Tiffany McKenna · (6 episodes)

6.0

2018

Man with a Plan

Beverly · (25 episodes)

6.8

2016

Lethal Weapon

Ruthie · (1 episode)

7.3

2016

Lethal Weapon

Ruthie Krumholz · (1 episode)

7.3

2016

Grace and Frankie

Janet · (2 episodes)

7.7

2015

Mike & Molly

Joyce Flynn · (127 episodes)

6.7

2010

Hank

(1 episode)

5.7

2009

An Englishman in New York

Connie Clausen

6.4

2009

Living Proof

Elizabeth

6.5

2008

The Bonnie Hunt Show

Self · (1 episode)

4.4

2008

Pushing Daisies

Lily Charles · (22 episodes)

7.8

2007

Chuck

Laura Turner · (1 episode)

7.7

2007

Superman: Doomsday

Martha Kent (voice)

6.7

2007

Heroes

Millie Houston · (2 episodes)

7.5

2006

Category 7: The End of the World

Penny Hall

6.1

2005

Category 7: The End of the World

Penny Hall · (2 episodes)

6.5

2005

Nadine in Dateland

Mrs. M

5.0

2005

American Dad!

Marylin Thacker (voice) · (2 episodes)

7.0

2005

American Dad!

Betty Smith (voice) · (8 episodes)

7.0

2005

Huff

(1 episode)

7.7

2004

Desperate Housewives

Jessie · (1 episode)

7.9

2004

Lost

Emily Locke · (1 episode)

7.9

2004

Duplex

Jean

6.1

2003

The Rules of Attraction

Mrs. Jared

6.2

2002

Still Standing

Helen Michaels · (2 episodes)

6.9

2002

Street Time

Victoria Van Kleek · (1 episode)

2.5

2002

The Wilde Girls

3.0

2001

Bubble Boy

Mrs. Livingston

5.7

2001

Get Over It

Beverly Landers

5.6

2001

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

Binny Redwine

3.8

2000

Love & Money

Effie Conklin · (13 episodes)

3.0

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Hilda Marsden · (1 episode)

7.9

1999

Harvey

Veta Simmons · (1 episode)

0.0

1999

Cruel Intentions

Dr. Greenbaum

6.8

1999

The White River Kid

Mummy Weed

4.8

1999

Outside Ozona

Rosalee

5.1

1998

The Wild Thornberrys

Michelle Naidell (voice) · (1 episode)

6.9

1998

My Own Country

Hope Flanders

4.0

1998

More Tales of the City

Betty Ramsey · (3 episodes)

7.5

1998

Liar Liar

Dana Appleton

6.7

1997

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

Allison Bryant

5.0

1997

Citizen Ruth

Diane Siegler

6.6

1996

Harvey

Veta Simmons

4.3

1996

Suddenly Susan

Liz Miller Keane · (3 episodes)

5.7

1996

Party Girl

Judy · (6 episodes)

3.0

1996

A Promise to Carolyn

Kay

7.1

1996

The Outer Limits

Justice Kendall Woods · (2 episodes)

7.7

1995

Betrayed: A Story of Three Women

Joan Bixler

5.8

1995

Hope and Gloria

Swoosie Kurtz · (1 episode)

5.0

1995

One Christmas

Emily

5.4

1994

Touched by an Angel

Libby Glaser · (1 episode)

7.2

1994

ER

Tina Marie Chambliss · (1 episode)

7.8

1994

The Magic School Bus

(voice) · (1 episode)

7.6

1994

Reality Bites

Charlane McGregor

6.6

1994

Storybook

Queen Evilia

4.1

1994

Intimate Portrait

Self · (1 episode)

4.5

1993

And the Band Played On

Mrs. Johnstone

6.5

1993

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

Marla Harper

6.2

1993

Terror on Track 9

Marcia Hobbs

3.3

1992

Sisters

Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey · (127 episodes)

7.2

1991

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

4.0

1990

A Shock to the System

Leslie Marshall

6.4

1990

Stanley & Iris

Sharon

6.5

1990

The Image

Joanne Winstow-Darvish

5.2

1990

Dangerous Liaisons

Madame de Volanges

7.2

1988

Bright Lights, Big City

Megan

5.7

1988

Vice Versa

Tina

5.8

1988

Baja Oklahoma

Doris Steadman

6.3

1988

Trying Times

Wanda · (1 episode)

6.5

1987

The House of Blue Leaves

Bananas Shaughnessy

0.0

1987

True Stories

The Lazy Woman

6.7

1986

Wildcats

Verna McGrath

6.2

1986

A Time to Live

Patricia

8.5

1985

Guilty Conscience

Jackie Willis

6.0

1985

Against All Odds

Edie

5.7

1984

A Caribbean Mystery

Ruth Walter

5.8

1983

Fifth of July

Gwen Landis

7.0

1982

The World According to Garp

The Hooker

6.7

1982

Love, Sidney

Laurie Morgan · (46 episodes)

3.0

1981

The Mating Season

Roberta

0.0

1980

Marriage Is Alive and Well

Jane Tremont

2.0

1980

Uncommon Women and Others

Rita Altabel

0.0

1979

Walking Through the Fire

Caria

2.0

1979

Oliver's Story

Gwen Simpson

4.8

1978

First Love

Marsha

4.2

1977

Slap Shot

Shirley Upton

6.8

1977

Ah, Wilderness!

Muriel McComber

0.0

1976

Kojak

Julie Di Nata · (1 episode)

7.0

1973

Great Performances

Muriel McComber · (1 episode)

5.3

1971

Great Performances

Rita Altabel · (1 episode)

5.3

1971

The Donna Reed Show

(1 episode)

6.2

1958