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Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Birthday: August 19
Birthplace: New York, New York

2010 Emmy® Award winner Kyra Sedgwick stars as “Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson” in the  TNT drama The Closer, where she also serves as executive producer. Sedgwick made her first television appearance in 1982 on the soap opera Another World and has since appeared in critically acclaimed roles in film, television and theatre. Movie credits include Behind the Red Door, The Woodsman and Secondhand Lions. In June 2009, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

2010 Emmy® Award winner Kyra Sedgwick stars as “Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson” in the  TNT drama The Closer, where she also serves as executive producer. Sedgwick made her first television appearance in 1982 on the soap opera Another World and has since appeared in critically acclaimed roles in film, television and theatre. Movie credits include Behind the Red Door, The Woodsman and Secondhand Lions. In June 2009, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sedgwick is married to fellow actor Kevin Bacon.

 


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Awards & Nominations

5 Nominations | 1 Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2010
  • Winner
  • Kyra Sedgwick, as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson
  • The Closer
  • TNT
  • The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
    •
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2009
  • Nominee
  • Kyra Sedgwick, as Brenda Leigh Johnson
  • The Closer
  • TNT
  • The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
    •
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2008
  • Nominee
  • Kyra Sedgwick, as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson
  • The Closer
  • TNT
  • The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
    •
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2007
  • Nominee
  • Kyra Sedgwick, as Dep. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson
  • The Closer
  • "Slippin'"
  • TNT
  • The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
    •
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2006
  • Nominee
  • Kyra Sedgwick, as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson
  • The Closer
  • TNT
  • The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
    •

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Kyra Sedgwick and Dennis Quaid on stage at the 69th Emmy Awards.
Kyra Sedgwick and Dennis Quaid present an award at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.
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Kyra Sedgwick and Dennis Quaid on stage at the 69th Emmy Awards.
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Kyra Sedgwick and Dennis Quaid on stage at the 69th Emmy Awards.

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Kyra Sedgwick and Dennis Quaid present an award at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.
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Kyra Sedgwick and Dennis Quaid present an award at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.

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