Acting · Omaha, Nebraska, USA · Born September 6, 1944
Swoosie Kurtz (born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She began her career in theater during the 1970s and shortly thereafter began a career in television, garnering ten nominations and winning one Emmy Award. Her most famous television project was her role on the 1990s NBC drama Sisters. She has also appeared somewhat sporadically in films from the late 1970s up until today, including prominent roles in such films as Dangerous Liaisons, Citizen Ruth, and Liar Liar among others. Throughout her career she has remained active in theater, earning five Tony Award nominations and winning two over the last three decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Swoosie Kurtz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TVIt's Florida, Man.
2024
as Mrs. Myrtle
TVRugrats
2021
as Minka (voice)
TVCall Me Kat
2021
as Sheila
TVBless the Harts
2019
as Mee-Maw (voice)
MovieOverboard
2018
as Grace
TVThe Dangerous Book for Boys
2018
as Tiffany McKenna
TVMan with a Plan
2016
as Beverly
TVLethal Weapon
2016
as Ruthie
TVGrace and Frankie
2015
as Janet
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
TVMike & Molly
2010
as Joyce Flynn
Hank
2009
TVNurse Jackie
2009
as Mrs. Scheinhorn
MovieAn Englishman in New York
2009
as Connie Clausen
MovieLiving Proof
2008
as Elizabeth
MovieHope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008
as Self
TVThe Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
TVPushing Daisies
2007
as Lily Charles
TVChuck
2007
as Laura Turner
MovieSuperman: Doomsday
2007
as Martha Kent (voice)
TVHeroes
2006
as Millie Houston
TVCategory 7: The End of the World
2005
as Penny Hall
MovieNadine in Dateland
2005
as Mrs. M
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Marylin Thacker (voice)
TVHuff
2004
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Jessie
TVLost
2004
as Emily Locke
MovieDuplex
2003
as Jean
MovieThe Rules of Attraction
2002
as Mrs. Jared
TVStill Standing
2002
as Helen Michaels
TVStreet Time
2002
as Victoria Van Kleek
MovieThe Wilde Girls
2001
as Sierra Lambert
MovieBubble Boy
2001
as Mrs. Livingston
MovieGet Over It
2001
as Beverly Landers
MovieSleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
as Binny Redwine
TVLove & Money
1999
as Effie Conklin
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Hilda Marsden
Harvey
1999
as Veta Simmons
MovieCruel Intentions
1999
as Dr. Greenbaum
MovieThe White River Kid
1999
as Mummy Weed
MovieOutside Ozona
1998
as Rosalee
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Michelle Naidell (voice)
MovieMy Own Country
1998
as Hope Flanders
TVMore Tales of the City
1998
as Betty Ramsey
MovieLiar Liar
1997
as Dana Appleton
MovieLittle Girls in Pretty Boxes
1997
as Allison Bryant
MovieCitizen Ruth
1996
as Diane Siegler
MovieHarvey
1996
as Veta Simmons
TVSuddenly Susan
1996
as Liz Miller Keane
Party Girl
1996
as Judy
MovieA Promise to Carolyn
1996
as Kay
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Kendall Woods
MovieBetrayed: A Story of Three Women
1995
as Joan Bixler
TVHope and Gloria
1995
as Swoosie Kurtz
MovieOne Christmas
1994
as Emily
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Libby Glaser
TVER
1994
as Tina Marie Chambliss
TVThe Magic School Bus
1994
as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)
MovieReality Bites
1994
as Charlane McGregor
MovieStorybook
1994
as Queen Evilia
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MovieAnd the Band Played On
1993
as Mrs. Johnstone
MovieThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
as Marla Harper
MovieTerror on Track 9
1992
as Marcia Hobbs
Walking the Dog
1992
TVSisters
1991
as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
MovieA Shock to the System
1990
as Leslie Marshall
MovieStanley & Iris
1990
as Sharon
MovieThe Image
1990
as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
MovieDangerous Liaisons
1988
as Madame de Volanges
MovieBright Lights, Big City
1988
as Megan
MovieVice Versa
1988
as Tina
MovieBaja Oklahoma
1988
as Doris Steadman
Trying Times
1987
as Wanda
MovieThe House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Bananas Shaughnessy
MovieTrue Stories
1986
as The Lazy Woman
MovieWildcats
1986
as Verna McGrath
MovieA Time to Live
1985
as Patricia
MovieGuilty Conscience
1985
as Jackie Willis
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self
MovieAgainst All Odds
1984
as Edie
MovieA Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Ruth Walter
MovieFifth of July
1982
as Gwen Landis
MovieThe World According to Garp
1982
as The Hooker
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Gwen Landis
TVLove, Sidney
1981
as Laurie Morgan
MovieThe Mating Season
1980
as Roberta
MovieMarriage Is Alive and Well
1980
as Jane Tremont
MovieUncommon Women and Others
1979
as Rita Altabel
MovieWalking Through the Fire
1979
as Caria
MovieOliver's Story
1978
as Gwen Simpson
MovieFirst Love
1977
as Marsha
MovieMary
1977
as Self (Various Characters)
MovieSlap Shot
1977
as Shirley Upton
MovieAh, Wilderness!
1976
as Muriel McComber
TVKojak
1973
as Julie Di Nata
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Muriel McComber
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
