Person
Kyra Sedgwick
Acting · Born 1965-08-19 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
American Dad!
Kyra Sedgwick (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Conan
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Closer
Brenda Leigh Johnson
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
The View
Self
Filmography
- 2026Carolina CarolineDeborah
- 2026Family MovieEllen
- 2025The ArkNarrator (voice)
- 2025SweetwaterSharon
- 2025The Best You CanCynthia Rand
- 2025Bad ShabbosEllen
- 2024The Girls on the BusDirector
- 2023Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseProducer
- 2023Space OddityDirector
- 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialKyra Sedgwick (voice)
- 2022Celebrity Jeopardy!Self - Contestant
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest
- 2022The Summer I Turned PrettyJulia
- 2022Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-NineSelf
- 2021Call Your MotherJean Raines
- 2020Endings, BeginningsIngrid
- 2020Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John PrineSelf
- 2019VillainsGloria
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019City on a HillDirector
- 2019In the DarkDirector
- 2019Girls WeekendDirector
- 2019After DarknessGeorgina Beaty
- 2018God Friended MeDirector
- 2018SubmissionSherrie Swenson
- 2017Ten Days in the ValleyJane Sadler
- 2017Story of a GirlProducer
- 2016The Edge of SeventeenMona Franklin
- 2016ChelseaSelf
- 2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf
- 2015Time Out of MindKaren / Fake Sheila
- 2015Big SkyDee
- 2015Cop CarDispatch
- 2015ProofExecutive Producer
- 2015Grace and FrankieDirector
- 2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
- 2014The HumblingLouise Trenner
- 2014The Road WithinDr. Mia Rose
- 2014Reach MeColette
- 2013Kill Your DarlingsMarian Carr (uncredited)
- 2013Brooklyn Nine-NineMadeline Wuntch
- 2013Ray DonovanDirector
- 2013ChlorineGeorgie Lent
- 2012The PossessionStephanie Brenek
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf
- 2012Python Legs!
- 2012Man on a LedgeSuzie Morales
- 2011Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
- 2010ConanSelf
- 2010Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
- 2010RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSelf - Guest Judge
- 2009GamerGina Parker Smith
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSelf
- 2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge
- 2008Justice League: The New FrontierLois Lane (voice)
- 2007The Game PlanStella Peck
- 2005The CloserBrenda Leigh Johnson
- 2005American Dad!Kyra Sedgwick (voice)
- 2005LoverboyEmily
- 2004The WoodsmanVicki
- 2004Something the Lord MadeMary Blalock
- 2004CavedwellerDelia Byrd
- 2003Batman: Mystery of the BatwomanBatwoman (voice)
- 2003Secondhand LionsMae
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2003Beauty in a JarNarrator
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2003Behind the Red DoorNatalie
- 2003Queens SupremeQuinn Coleman
- 2002Door to DoorShelly Soomky Brady
- 2002Just a KissHalley
- 2002Live from E!Self
- 2002Personal VelocityDelia Shunt
- 2000Labor PainsSarah Raymond
- 2000Talk to MeJaney Munroe
- 2000What's Cooking?Rachel Seelig
- 1999The Early ShowSelf
- 1999Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in AmericaHost
- 1998Twelfth NightOlivia
- 1998MontanaClaire Kelsky
- 1997Critical CareFelicia E. Potter
- 1997Ally McBealHelena Greene
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996Losing ChaseElizabeth Cole
- 1996PhenomenonLace Pennamin
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
- 1995The Low LifeBevan
- 1995Something to Talk AboutEmma Rae King
- 1995Murder in the FirstBlanche
- 1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Heart and SoulsJulia
- 1993Family PicturesNina Eberlin
- 1992SinglesLinda Powell
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1992Miss Rose WhiteReyzel Weiss/Rose White
- 1991PyratesSam
- 1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesArlene
- 1990Mr. & Mrs. BridgeRuth Bridge
- 1989Born on the Fourth of JulyDonna
- 1988KansasProstituierte Drifter
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf
- 1988Lemon SkyCarol
- 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsLillian Salo
- 1986Tai-PanTess Brock
- 1985Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy TaleCindy Eller
- 1985Amazing StoriesDora Johnson
- 1985War and LoveHalina
- 1984Miami ViceSarah MacPhail
- 1982American PlayhouseHazel Wallace
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialCindy Eller
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameRose White
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
- —Happy
- —The ChallengerExecutive Producer
- —Zapata, TexasCreator
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