Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

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.

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Filmography

2021

Rugrats
Rugrats
as Minka (voice)
TV - Released: 5/27/2021
Rugrats
Rugrats
as Minka / Frau Klump (voice)
TV - Released: 5/27/2021
Call Me Kat
Call Me Kat
as Sheila
TV - Released: 1/3/2021

2019

Bless the Harts
Bless the Harts
as Mee-Maw (voice)
TV - Released: 9/29/2019

2018

Overboard
Overboard
as Grace
Movie - Released: 4/13/2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys
The Dangerous Book for Boys
as Tiffany McKenna
TV - Released: 3/29/2018

2016

Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
as Ruthie
TV - Released: 9/21/2016
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
as Ruthie Krumholz
TV - Released: 9/21/2016
Man with a Plan
Man with a Plan
as Beverly
TV - Released: 10/24/2016

2015

Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie
as Janet
TV - Released: 5/8/2015

2010

Mike & Molly
Mike & Molly
as Joyce Flynn
TV - Released: 9/20/2010

2009

An Englishman in New York
An Englishman in New York
as Connie Clausen
Movie - Released: 2/7/2009
TV
Hank
TV - Released: 9/30/2009

2008

Living Proof
Living Proof
as Elizabeth
Movie - Released: 10/18/2008
The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2008

2007

Superman: Doomsday
Superman: Doomsday
as Martha Kent (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/18/2007
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
as Lily Charles
TV - Released: 10/3/2007
Chuck
Chuck
as Laura Turner
TV - Released: 9/24/2007

2006

Heroes
Heroes
as Millie Houston
TV - Released: 9/25/2006

2005

Nadine in Dateland
Nadine in Dateland
as Mrs. M
Movie - Released: 6/26/2005
Category 7: The End of the World
Category 7: The End of the World
as Penny Hall
Movie - Released: 11/6/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Marylin Thacker (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Betty Smith (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
Category 7: The End of the World
Category 7: The End of the World
as Penny Hall
TV - Released: 11/6/2005

2004

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Jessie
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
Huff
Huff
TV - Released: 11/7/2004
Lost
Lost
as Emily Locke
TV - Released: 9/22/2004

2003

Duplex
Duplex
as Jean
Movie - Released: 9/26/2003

2002

The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction
as Mrs. Jared
Movie - Released: 10/11/2002
Street Time
Street Time
as Victoria Van Kleek
TV - Released: 6/23/2002
Still Standing
Still Standing
as Helen Michaels
TV - Released: 9/30/2002

2001

Get Over It
Get Over It
as Beverly Landers
Movie - Released: 3/8/2001
Bubble Boy
Bubble Boy
as Mrs. Livingston
Movie - Released: 8/24/2001
The Wilde Girls
The Wilde Girls
Movie - Released: 11/4/2001

2000

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
as Binny Redwine
Movie - Released: 11/5/2000

1999

Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions
as Dr. Greenbaum
Movie - Released: 3/5/1999
The White River Kid
The White River Kid
as Mummy Weed
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Hilda Marsden
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Love & Money
Love & Money
as Effie Conklin
TV - Released: 10/8/1999
TV
Harvey
as Veta Simmons
TV - Released: 7/18/1999

1998

Outside Ozona
Outside Ozona
as Rosalee
Movie - Released: 12/18/1998
My Own Country
My Own Country
as Hope Flanders
Movie - Released: 7/12/1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
as Michelle Naidell (voice)
TV - Released: 9/1/1998
More Tales of the City
More Tales of the City
as Betty Ramsey
TV - Released: 6/7/1998

1997

Liar Liar
Liar Liar
as Dana Appleton
Movie - Released: 3/21/1997
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
as Allison Bryant
Movie - Released: 1/18/1997

1996

Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth
as Diane Siegler
Movie - Released: 11/21/1996
Harvey
Harvey
as Veta Simmons
Movie - Released: 10/19/1996
A Promise to Carolyn
A Promise to Carolyn
as Kay
Movie - Released: 1/16/1996
TV
Party Girl
as Judy
TV - Released: 9/9/1996
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan
as Liz Miller Keane
TV - Released: 9/19/1996

1995

Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
as Joan Bixler
Movie - Released: 3/19/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Justice Kendall Woods
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria
as Swoosie Kurtz
TV - Released: 3/9/1995

1994

Reality Bites
Reality Bites
as Charlane McGregor
Movie - Released: 2/18/1994
One Christmas
One Christmas
as Emily
Movie - Released: 12/19/1994
Storybook
Storybook
as Queen Evilia
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
ER
ER
as Tina Marie Chambliss
TV - Released: 9/19/1994
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
as (voice)
TV - Released: 9/10/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Libby Glaser
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
as Mrs. Johnstone
Movie - Released: 9/11/1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1992

Terror on Track 9
Terror on Track 9
as Marcia Hobbs
Movie - Released: 9/20/1992

1991

Sisters
Sisters
as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey
TV - Released: 5/11/1991

1990

A Shock to the System
A Shock to the System
as Leslie Marshall
Movie - Released: 3/23/1990
The Image
The Image
as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
Movie - Released: 1/27/1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/21/1990
Stanley & Iris
Stanley & Iris
as Sharon
Movie - Released: 2/9/1990

1988

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
as Madame de Volanges
Movie - Released: 12/21/1988
Vice Versa
Vice Versa
as Tina
Movie - Released: 2/25/1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
as Megan
Movie - Released: 4/1/1988
Baja Oklahoma
Baja Oklahoma
as Doris Steadman
Movie - Released: 2/20/1988

1987

The House of Blue Leaves
The House of Blue Leaves
as Bananas Shaughnessy
Movie - Released: 5/25/1987
TV
Trying Times
as Wanda
TV - Released: 10/18/1987

1986

True Stories
True Stories
as The Lazy Woman
Movie - Released: 10/10/1986
Wildcats
Wildcats
as Verna McGrath
Movie - Released: 2/14/1986

1985

Guilty Conscience
Guilty Conscience
as Jackie Willis
Movie - Released: 4/2/1985
A Time to Live
A Time to Live
as Patricia
Movie - Released: 10/27/1985

1984

Against All Odds
Against All Odds
as Edie
Movie - Released: 3/2/1984

1983

A Caribbean Mystery
A Caribbean Mystery
as Ruth Walter
Movie - Released: 10/22/1983

1982

The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
as The Hooker
Movie - Released: 8/13/1982
Fifth of July
Fifth of July
as Gwen Landis
Movie - Released: 10/11/1982

1981

Love, Sidney
Love, Sidney
as Laurie Morgan
TV - Released: 10/28/1981

1980

Marriage Is Alive and Well
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jane Tremont
Movie - Released: 1/25/1980
The Mating Season
The Mating Season
as Roberta
Movie - Released: 12/30/1980

1979

Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others
as Rita Altabel
Movie - Released: 6/20/1979
Walking Through the Fire
Walking Through the Fire
as Caria
Movie - Released: 5/15/1979

1978

Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story
as Gwen Simpson
Movie - Released: 12/15/1978

1977

First Love
First Love
as Marsha
Movie - Released: 8/8/1977
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
as Shirley Upton
Movie - Released: 2/25/1977

1976

Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness!
as Muriel McComber
Movie - Released: 10/13/1976

1973

Kojak
Kojak
as Julie Di Nata
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Muriel McComber
TV - Released: 1/28/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Rita Altabel
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1958

The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
TV - Released: 9/24/1958