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Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

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Biography

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.

Known For

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

2004

Singles

Singles

1992

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

2003

Montana

Montana

1998

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

1995

Personal Velocity

Personal Velocity

2002

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

1996

The Woodsman

The Woodsman

2004

Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions

2003

The Game Plan

The Game Plan

2007

Justice League: The New Frontier

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008

Door to Door

Door to Door

2002

Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

1986

Critical Care

Critical Care

1997

Just a Kiss

Just a Kiss

2002

Gamer

Gamer

2009

Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

2012

Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

1995

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

1985

Loverboy

Loverboy

2005

The Low Life

The Low Life

1995

The Possession

The Possession

2012

Behind the Red Door

Behind the Red Door

2003

Pyrates

Pyrates

1991

Cavedweller

Cavedweller

2004

Losing Chase

Losing Chase

1996

Labor Pains

Labor Pains

2000

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

2013

The Humbling

The Humbling

2014

The Road Within

The Road Within

2014

Chlorine

Chlorine

2013

Miss Rose White

Miss Rose White

1992

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

1999

Beauty in a Jar

Beauty in a Jar

2003

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2022

The Best You Can

The Best You Can

2025

Big Sky

Big Sky

2015

What's Cooking?

What's Cooking?

2000

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022

Cop Car

Cop Car

2015

Reach Me

Reach Me

2014

The Edge of Seventeen

The Edge of Seventeen

2016

Lemon Sky

Lemon Sky

1988

Bad Shabbos

Bad Shabbos

2025

Submission

Submission

2018

After Darkness

After Darkness

2019

Kansas

Kansas

1988

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991

Villains

Villains

2019

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1998

Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

1993

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

2020

Endings, Beginnings

Endings, Beginnings

2020

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2015

War and Love

War and Love

1985

Carolina Caroline

Carolina Caroline

2026

Family Movie

Family Movie

2026

The Ark

The Ark

2025

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2025

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2011

Python Legs!

Python Legs!

2012

Happy

Happy

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985

The Closer

The Closer

2005

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

1997

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The View

The View

1997

The View

The View

1997

The Early Show

The Early Show

1999

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Conan

Conan

2010

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

2000

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

1949

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

2010

Live from E!

Live from E!

2002

The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty

2022

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Chelsea

Chelsea

2016

Ten Days in the Valley

Ten Days in the Valley

2017

Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

2010

Sherri

Sherri

2022

Queens Supreme

Queens Supreme

2003

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

Call Your Mother

Call Your Mother

2021

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Family Pictures

Family Pictures

1993

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944