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.
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
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Summer I Turned Pretty
The Closer
Something the Lord Made
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
The Edge of Seventeen
Conan
Secondhand Lions
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Murder in the First
Carolina Caroline
The Best You Can
Kill Your Darlings
American Dad!
Heart and Souls
Born on the Fourth of July
The Road Within
Justice League: The New Frontier
The Woodsman
Bad Shabbos
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Proof
The Game Plan
Ally McBeal
Phenomenon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Finding Your Roots
Man on a Ledge
Singles
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Critical Care
Villains
Endings, Beginnings
Losing Chase
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Space Oddity
Story of a Girl
Cop Car
The Possession
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Submission
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee