Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an American actress. Sedgwick is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer. Sedgwick's role in the series won her a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. The series will come to a close in 2011, following the completion of its seventh season.
The Best You Can
Cynthia Rand
2025
Bad Shabbos
Ellen
2025
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Kyra Sedgwick (voice)
2022
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Julia · (5 episodes)
2022
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Self
2022
Call Your Mother
Jean Raines · (13 episodes)
2021
Endings, Beginnings
Ingrid
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2020
Villains
Gloria
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
After Darkness
Georgina Beaty
2019
Submission
Sherrie Swenson
2018
Ten Days in the Valley
Jane Sadler · (10 episodes)
2017
The Edge of Seventeen
Mona Franklin
2016
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Big Sky
Dee
2015
Cop Car
Dispatch
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2015
The Humbling
Louise Trenner
2014
The Road Within
Dr. Mia Rose
2014
Time Out of Mind
Karen / Fake Sheila
2014
Reach Me
Colette
2014
Kill Your Darlings
Marian Carr (uncredited)
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Madeline Wuntch · (12 episodes)
2013
Chlorine
Georgie Lent
2013
The Possession
Stephanie Brenek
2012
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Man on a Ledge
Suzie Morales
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
(1 episode)
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2010
Gamer
Gina Parker Smith
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2009
Justice League: The New Frontier
Lois Lane (voice)
2008
The Game Plan
Stella Peck
2007
The Closer
Brenda Leigh Johnson · (109 episodes)
2005
American Dad!
Kyra Sedgwick (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Loverboy
Emily
2005
The Woodsman
Vicki
2004
Something the Lord Made
Mary Blalock
2004
Cavedweller
Delia Byrd
2004
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batwoman (voice)
2003
Secondhand Lions
Mae
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Beauty in a Jar
Narrator
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Behind the Red Door
Natalie
2003
Queens Supreme
Quinn Coleman · (1 episode)
2003
Door to Door
Shelly Soomky Brady
2002
Just a Kiss
Halley
2002
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Personal Velocity
Delia Shunt
2002
Labor Pains
Sarah Raymond
2000
Talk to Me
Janey Munroe · (3 episodes)
2000
What's Cooking?
Rachel Seelig
2000
The Early Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1999
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
Host
1999
Twelfth Night
Olivia
1998
Montana
Claire Kelsky
1998
Critical Care
Felicia E. Potter
1997
Ally McBeal
Helena Greene · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
Losing Chase
Elizabeth Cole
1996
Phenomenon
Lace Pennamin
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1996
The Low Life
Bevan
1995
Something to Talk About
Emma Rae King
1995
Murder in the First
Blanche
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Heart and Souls
Julia
1993
Family Pictures
Nina Eberlin
1993
Singles
Linda Powell
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
Miss Rose White
Reyzel Weiss/Rose White
1992
Pyrates
Sam
1991
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Arlene
1991
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Ruth Bridge
1990
Born on the Fourth of July
Donna
1989
Kansas
Prostituierte Drifter
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(2 episodes)
1988
Lemon Sky
Carol
1988
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Lillian Salo
1987
Tai-Pan
Tess Brock
1986
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
Cindy Eller
1985
Amazing Stories
Dora Johnson · (1 episode)
1985
War and Love
Halina
1985
Carolina Caroline
Family Movie
Miami Vice
Sarah MacPhail · (1 episode)
1984
ABC Afterschool Special
Cindy Eller · (1 episode)
1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rose White · (1 episode)
1951
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1949