
Swoosie Kurtz
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1944-09-06 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (42)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Hilda Marsden

American Dad!
2005
as Marylin Thacker (voice) / Betty Smith (voice)

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Jessie

Lost
2004
as Emily Locke

ER
1994
as Tina Marie Chambliss

Jeopardy!
1984
as Self

Heroes
2006
as Millie Houston

Great Performances
1971
as Muriel McComber / Rita Altabel

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Libby Glaser

Chuck
2007
as Laura Turner

Lethal Weapon
2016
as Ruthie / Ruthie Krumholz

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Janet

The Donna Reed Show
1958

The Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Kendall Woods

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Michelle Naidell (voice)

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Mrs. Scheinhorn

Kojak
1973
as Julie Di Nata

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

Mike & Molly
2010
as Joyce Flynn

Still Standing
2002
as Helen Michaels

Pushing Daisies
2007
as Lily Charles

The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self

Man with a Plan
2016
as Beverly

Rugrats
2021
as Minka (voice) / Minka / Frau Klump (voice)

The Magic School Bus
1994
as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)

Suddenly Susan
1996
as Liz Miller Keane

Bless the Harts
2019
as Mee-Maw (voice)

Street Time
2002
as Victoria Van Kleek

Call Me Kat
2021
as Sheila

Huff
2004

Hope and Gloria
1995
as Swoosie Kurtz

It's Florida, Man.
2024
as Mrs. Myrtle

Love, Sidney
1981
as Laurie Morgan

More Tales of the City
1998
as Betty Ramsey

The Dangerous Book for Boys
2018
as Tiffany McKenna
Hank
2009

Category 7: The End of the World
2005
as Penny Hall

Love & Money
1999
as Effie Conklin
Party Girl
1996
as Judy
Trying Times
1987
as Wanda
Harvey
1999
as Veta Simmons

Sisters
1991
as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey
Movies (53)

Cruel Intentions
1999
as Dr. Greenbaum

Dangerous Liaisons
1988
as Madame de Volanges

Liar Liar
1997
as Dana Appleton

Overboard
2018
as Grace

Slap Shot
1977
as Shirley Upton

Bubble Boy
2001
as Mrs. Livingston

Against All Odds
1984
as Edie

Superman: Doomsday
2007
as Martha Kent (voice)

Reality Bites
1994
as Charlane McGregor

The Rules of Attraction
2002
as Mrs. Jared

Duplex
2003
as Jean

Vice Versa
1988
as Tina

The World According to Garp
1982
as The Hooker

Living Proof
2008
as Elizabeth

Stanley & Iris
1990
as Sharon

Get Over It
2001
as Beverly Landers

Wildcats
1986
as Verna McGrath

And the Band Played On
1993
as Mrs. Johnstone

Citizen Ruth
1996
as Diane Siegler

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Megan

A Shock to the System
1990
as Leslie Marshall

True Stories
1986
as The Lazy Woman

Nadine in Dateland
2005
as Mrs. M

The Image
1990
as Joanne Winstow-Darvish

Storybook
1994
as Queen Evilia

A Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Ruth Walter

Guilty Conscience
1985
as Jackie Willis

Outside Ozona
1998
as Rosalee

The White River Kid
1999
as Mummy Weed

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
as Marla Harper

My Own Country
1998
as Hope Flanders

An Englishman in New York
2009
as Connie Clausen

Oliver's Story
1978
as Gwen Simpson

Baja Oklahoma
1988
as Doris Steadman

Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
1995
as Joan Bixler

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
1997
as Allison Bryant

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
as Binny Redwine

Terror on Track 9
1992
as Marcia Hobbs

Walking Through the Fire
1979
as Caria

Harvey
1996
as Veta Simmons

A Promise to Carolyn
1996
as Kay

The House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Bananas Shaughnessy

Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
as Jane Tremont

A Time to Live
1985
as Patricia

One Christmas
1994
as Emily

First Love
1977
as Marsha

Ah, Wilderness!
1976
as Muriel McComber

Uncommon Women and Others
1979
as Rita Altabel

The Mating Season
1980
as Roberta

Fifth of July
1982
as Gwen Landis
Walking the Dog
1992

The Wilde Girls
2001
as Sierra Lambert
About Swoosie Kurtz
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… With 95 credits spanning from 1958 to 2024, Swoosie Kurtz has appeared in 53 films and 42 TV shows.
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- Cruel Intentions (1999) — as Dr. Greenbaum
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988) — as Madame de Volanges
- Liar Liar (1997) — as Dana Appleton
- Overboard (2018) — as Grace
- Slap Shot (1977) — as Shirley Upton
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