Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

130

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-08-19 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick

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Kyra Sedgwick

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

Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions

Door to Door

Door to Door

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The Edge of Seventeen

The Edge of Seventeen

Lemon Sky

Lemon Sky

Acting

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

Born on the Fourth of July

as

Donna

Something the Lord Made

2004

Something the Lord Made

as

Mary Blalock

Singles

1992

Singles

as

Linda Powell

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

2003

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

as

Batwoman (voice)

Montana

1998

Montana

as

Claire Kelsky

Murder in the First

1995

Murder in the First

as

Blanche

Personal Velocity

2002

Personal Velocity

as

Delia Shunt

Phenomenon

1996

Phenomenon

as

Lace Pennamin

The Woodsman

2004

The Woodsman

as

Vicki

Secondhand Lions

2003

Secondhand Lions

as

Mae

The Game Plan

2007

The Game Plan

as

Stella Peck

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008

Justice League: The New Frontier

as

Lois Lane (voice)

Door to Door

2002

Door to Door

as

Shelly Soomky Brady

Tai-Pan

1986

Tai-Pan

as

Tess Brock

Critical Care

1997

Critical Care

as

Felicia E. Potter

Just a Kiss

2002

Just a Kiss

as

Halley

Gamer

2009

Gamer

as

Gina Parker Smith

Man on a Ledge

2012

Man on a Ledge

as

Suzie Morales

Something to Talk About

1995

Something to Talk About

as

Emma Rae King

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

1985

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

as

Cindy Eller

Loverboy

2005

Loverboy

as

Emily

The Low Life

1995

The Low Life

as

Bevan

The Possession

2012

The Possession

as

Stephanie Brenek

Behind the Red Door

2003

Behind the Red Door

as

Natalie

Pyrates

1991

Pyrates

as

Sam

Cavedweller

2004

Cavedweller

as

Delia Byrd

Losing Chase

1996

Losing Chase

as

Elizabeth Cole

Labor Pains

2000

Labor Pains

as

Sarah Raymond

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

as

Ruth Bridge

Kill Your Darlings

2013

Kill Your Darlings

as

Marian Carr (uncredited)

The Humbling

2014

The Humbling

as

Louise Trenner

The Road Within

2014

The Road Within

as

Dr. Mia Rose

Chlorine

2013

Chlorine

as

Georgie Lent

Miss Rose White

1992

Miss Rose White

as

Reyzel Weiss/Rose White

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

1999

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

as

Host

Beauty in a Jar

2003

Beauty in a Jar

as

Narrator

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2022

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as

Self

The Best You Can

2025

The Best You Can

as

Cynthia Rand

Big Sky

2015

Big Sky

as

Dee

What's Cooking?

2000

What's Cooking?

as

Rachel Seelig

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

as

Kyra Sedgwick (voice)

Cop Car

2015

Cop Car

as

Dispatch

Reach Me

2014

Reach Me

as

Colette

The Edge of Seventeen

2016

The Edge of Seventeen

as

Mona Franklin

Lemon Sky

1988

Lemon Sky

as

Carol

Bad Shabbos

2025

Bad Shabbos

as

Ellen

Submission

2018

Submission

as

Sherrie Swenson

After Darkness

2019

After Darkness

as

Georgina Beaty

Kansas

1988

Kansas

as

Prostituierte Drifter

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

as

Lillian Salo

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

as

Arlene

Villains

2019

Villains

as

Gloria

Twelfth Night

1998

Twelfth Night

as

Olivia

Heart and Souls

1993

Heart and Souls

as

Julia

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

2020

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

as

Self

Endings, Beginnings

2020

Endings, Beginnings

as

Ingrid

Time Out of Mind

2014

Time Out of Mind

as

Karen / Fake Sheila

War and Love

1985

War and Love

as

Halina

Carolina Caroline

2025

Carolina Caroline

as

Family Movie

Family Movie

as

The Ark

2025

The Ark

as

Narrator (voice)

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

as

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as

Self

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Dora Johnson

The Closer

The Closer

as

Brenda Leigh Johnson

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Helena Greene

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as

Self

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Sarah MacPhail

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as

Self

The View

The View

as

Self

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

The Early Show

The Early Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

as

Self

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Rose White

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as

Self - Guest

Conan

Conan

as

Self

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

as

Janey Munroe

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

as

Self

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

as

Cindy Eller

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

as

Self

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

as

Live from E!

Live from E!

as

Self

The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty

as

Julia

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as

Self - Guest

Chelsea

Chelsea

as

Self

Ten Days in the Valley

Ten Days in the Valley

as

Jane Sadler

Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy!

as

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as

Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as

Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Guest Judge

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as

Self - Guest

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as

Madeline Wuntch

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

as

Self - Guest Judge

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

Queens Supreme

Queens Supreme

as

Quinn Coleman

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as

Self

Call Your Mother

Call Your Mother

as

Jean Raines

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Kyra Sedgwick (voice)

Family Pictures

Family Pictures

as

Nina Eberlin

Production

Cavedweller

2004

Cavedweller

as

Space Oddity

2023

Space Oddity

as

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

2023

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

as

Montana

1998

Montana

as

After Darkness

2019

After Darkness

as

Story of a Girl

2017

Story of a Girl

as

Family Movie

Family Movie

as

Loverboy

2005

Loverboy

as

The Best You Can

2025

The Best You Can

as

The Ark

2025

The Ark

as

Losing Chase

1996

Losing Chase

as

Proof

Proof

as

The Closer

The Closer

as

The Closer

The Closer

as

The Closer

The Closer

as

The Challenger

The Challenger

as

Crew

Directing

Space Oddity

2023

Space Oddity

as

Story of a Girl

2017

Story of a Girl

as

Girls Weekend

2019

Girls Weekend

as

Family Movie

Family Movie

as

God Friended Me

God Friended Me

as

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as

City on a Hill

City on a Hill

as

The Girls on the Bus

The Girls on the Bus

as

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

as