Biography
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama The Closer (2005–2012), for which she won a Golden Globe in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. She also starred in the 1992 TV film Miss Rose White, which won an Emmy Award. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the 1995 film Something to Talk About. Sedgwick's other film credits include Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Cameron Crowe's Singles (1992). She also had a recurring role as Deputy Chief Madeline Wuntch on the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 2010
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2009
- Theatre World Award · 1989
Filmography50+ titles
Carrie
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Something the Lord Made
The Closer
In the Dark
God Friended Me
Grace and Frankie
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Ray Donovan
RuPaul's Drag Race
Amazing Stories
Miami Vice
City on a Hill
Conan
Secondhand Lions
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Edge of Seventeen
Murder in the First
Sesame Street
The Best You Can
Kill Your Darlings
American Dad!
Heart and Souls
Born on the Fourth of July
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
The Road Within
Justice League: The New Frontier
The Woodsman
Bad Shabbos
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Carolina Caroline
Proof
Finding Your Roots
The Game Plan
Ally McBeal
Phenomenon
Man on a Ledge
Singles
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Critical Care
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Villains
Endings, Beginnings
Losing Chase
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Space Oddity
Story of a Girl
Cop Car
The Possession