Kyra Sedgwick

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.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 • as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • as Self

Conan

2010 • as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Filmography

2025

Movie

The Best You Can

as Cynthia Rand

Movie - Released: 6/7/2025

2024

Bad Shabbos

as Ellen

Movie - Released: 12/6/2024

2022

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Self

Movie - Released: 6/8/2022

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

as Kyra Sedgwick (voice)

Movie - Released: 11/24/2022

The Summer I Turned Pretty

as Julia

TV - Released: 6/16/2022

Celebrity Jeopardy!

as Self

TV - Released: 9/25/2022

Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 9/12/2022

2021

Call Your Mother

as Jean Raines

TV - Released: 1/13/2021

2020

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

as Self

Movie - Released: 6/11/2020

Endings, Beginnings

as Ingrid

Movie - Released: 6/24/2020

2019

After Darkness

as Georgina Beaty

Movie - Released: 1/15/2019

Villains

as Gloria

Movie - Released: 9/20/2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 9/9/2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

Submission

as Sherrie Swenson

Movie - Released: 3/2/2018

2017

Ten Days in the Valley

as Jane Sadler

TV - Released: 10/1/2017

2016

The Edge of Seventeen

as Mona Franklin

Movie - Released: 11/18/2016

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

as Self

TV - Released: 2/8/2016

Chelsea

as Self

TV - Released: 5/11/2016

2015

Big Sky

as Dee

Movie - Released: 8/14/2015

Cop Car

as Dispatch

Movie - Released: 7/8/2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 3/23/2015

2014

The Humbling

as Louise Trenner

Movie - Released: 12/31/2014

The Road Within

as Dr. Mia Rose

Movie - Released: 10/24/2014

Reach Me

as Colette

Movie - Released: 3/14/2014

Time Out of Mind

as Karen / Fake Sheila

Movie - Released: 9/7/2014

2013

Kill Your Darlings

as Marian Carr (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 10/16/2013

Chlorine

as Georgie Lent

Movie - Released: 3/17/2013

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Madeline Wuntch

TV - Released: 9/17/2013

2012

Man on a Ledge

as Suzie Morales

Movie - Released: 1/13/2012

The Possession

as Stephanie Brenek

Movie - Released: 8/30/2012

Finding Your Roots

as Self

TV - Released: 3/24/2012

2010

Conan

as Self

TV - Released: 11/8/2010

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

TV - Released: 6/9/2010

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

as Self - Special Guest

TV - Released: 2/1/2010

2009

Gamer

as Gina Parker Smith

Movie - Released: 9/3/2009

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

as Self

TV - Released: 6/1/2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

TV - Released: 2/2/2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 7/16/2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

TV - Released: 3/2/2009

2008

Justice League: The New Frontier

as Lois Lane (voice)

Movie - Released: 2/26/2008

2007

The Game Plan

as Stella Peck

Movie - Released: 9/28/2007

2005

Loverboy

as Emily

Movie - Released: 1/24/2005

The Closer

as Brenda Leigh Johnson

TV - Released: 6/13/2005

American Dad!

as Kyra Sedgwick (voice)

TV - Released: 2/6/2005

2004

Something the Lord Made

as Mary Blalock

Movie - Released: 5/30/2004

The Woodsman

as Vicki

Movie - Released: 12/24/2004

Cavedweller

as Delia Byrd

Movie - Released: 5/4/2004

2003

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

as Batwoman (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/21/2003

Secondhand Lions

as Mae

Movie - Released: 9/19/2003

Behind the Red Door

as Natalie

Movie - Released: 1/12/2003

Movie

Beauty in a Jar

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 3/1/2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

TV - Released: 9/8/2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV - Released: 1/26/2003

Queens Supreme

as Quinn Coleman

TV - Released: 1/10/2003

2002

Personal Velocity

as Delia Shunt

Movie - Released: 1/12/2002

Door to Door

as Shelly Soomky Brady

Movie - Released: 7/14/2002

Just a Kiss

as Halley

Movie - Released: 6/15/2002

E! Live from the Red Carpet

as Self

TV - Released: 1/13/2002

2000

Movie

Labor Pains

as Sarah Raymond

Movie - Released: 11/7/2000

What's Cooking?

as Rachel Seelig

Movie - Released: 1/20/2000

Talk to Me

as Janey Munroe

TV - Released: 4/11/2000

1999

Movie

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

as Host

Movie - Released: 4/1/1999

The Early Show

as Self

TV - Released: 11/1/1999

1998

Montana

as Claire Kelsky

Movie - Released: 1/16/1998

Twelfth Night

as Olivia

Movie - Released: 8/30/1998

1997

Critical Care

as Felicia E. Potter

Movie - Released: 10/31/1997

Ally McBeal

as Helena Greene

TV - Released: 9/8/1997

The View

as Self

TV - Released: 8/11/1997

The View

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Phenomenon

as Lace Pennamin

Movie - Released: 7/5/1996

Losing Chase

as Elizabeth Cole

Movie - Released: 12/6/1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 6/10/1996

1995

Murder in the First

as Blanche

Movie - Released: 1/20/1995

Something to Talk About

as Emma Rae King

Movie - Released: 8/4/1995

The Low Life

as Bevan

Movie - Released: 11/1/1995

1994

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

TV - Released: 8/14/1994

1993

Family Pictures

as Nina Eberlin

Movie - Released: 3/20/1993

Heart and Souls

as Julia

Movie - Released: 8/13/1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 9/13/1993

1992

Singles

as Linda Powell

Movie - Released: 9/18/1992

Miss Rose White

as Reyzel Weiss/Rose White

Movie - Released: 4/26/1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV - Released: 5/25/1992

1991

Pyrates

as Sam

Movie - Released: 12/18/1991

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

as Arlene

Movie - Released: 8/18/1991

1990

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

as Ruth Bridge

Movie - Released: 11/23/1990

1989

Born on the Fourth of July

as Donna

Movie - Released: 12/20/1989

1988

Lemon Sky

as Carol

Movie - Released: 2/10/1988

Kansas

as Prostituierte Drifter

Movie - Released: 9/23/1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

as Lillian Salo

Movie - Released: 10/31/1987

1986

Tai-Pan

as Tess Brock

Movie - Released: 11/7/1986

1985

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

as Cindy Eller

Movie - Released: 10/9/1985

War and Love

as Halina

Movie - Released: 9/13/1985

Amazing Stories

as Dora Johnson

TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Miami Vice

as Sarah MacPhail

TV - Released: 9/16/1984

1972

ABC Afterschool Special

as Cindy Eller

TV - Released: 10/4/1972

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rose White

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1949

The Emmy Awards

as Self

TV - Released: 1/25/1949

Unknown

Carolina Caroline

Movie

Family Movie

Movie