Detailed Biography

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick is an American actress. In 2007, Sedgwick won Best Actress for lead role in a dramatic TV series at the Golden Globes for her role in The Closer.

Early life

Sedgwick was born in New York City, the daughter of Patricia , a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. On her father's side, she is a descendant of Judge Theodore Sedgwick, Endicott Peabody , William Ellery , the Reverend John Lathrop, and Governor Thomas Dudley. Sedgwick is also the first cousin once removed of actress Edie Sedgwick, a niece of the writer John Sedgwick, a sister of actor Robert Sedgwick and half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern. Sedgwick's father was Episcopalian and of English heritage, and Sedgwick's mother was Jewish.

Sedgwick's parents separated when she was three and divorced when she was six; her mother subsequently re-married to Ben Heller, an art dealer. Sedgwick graduated from Friends Seminary and attended Sarah Lawrence College. She transferred from Sarah Lawrence to the University of Southern California, graduating with a theater degree.

Career

At the age of sixteen, Sedgwick made her debut on the television soap opera Another World. During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, such as Something to Talk About and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character. She starred in the Emmy Award-winning 1992 made-for-TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity. She played the parts of Mae Coleman in 2003's Secondhand Lions and Stella Peck in the 2007 film, The Game Plan.

As of 2005, Sedgwick stars in the television series, The Closer. In 2007, she began earning roughly US $300,000 per episode. On January 15, 2007, she received a Golden Globe award for her performance as lead actress in that series. She also has been nominated for several awards for that role. In the animated movie Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, she dubbed the voices of Kelly Ripa, Elisa Gabrielli, and Kimberly Brooks as Batwoman.

In 2009 Sedgwick was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television.

Personal life

Sedgwick married Kevin Bacon on September 4, 1988. They have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon and Sosie Ruth Bacon . She is also the aunt of R&B/pop singer, George Nozuka and his younger singer/songwriter brother, Justin Nozuka. Sedgwick identifies her family and herself as Jewish; a 1996 interview referred to her as "an all-American Jewish WASP actress", but Sedgwick said in the article that she and her family do not participate in any specific religious activities for any faith except for attending some Passover seders.

Sedgwick and Bacon have admitted to being victims of the Bernard Madoff investment scam.

Awards and nominations

Awards

Golden Globe Awards 2006 64th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer

Satellite Awards 2005 Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer
2006 Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer

People's Choice Awards 2009 Favorite TV Drama Diva The Closer

Gracie Allen Awards 2006 Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer

Nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series The Closer - For Episode Fantasy Date
2007 nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series The Closer - For Episode Slippin
2008 nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series The Closer - For Episode Manhunt
2009 nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series The Closer - For Episode Cherry Bomb

Television Critics Association Awards 2006 nomination for Individual Achievement in Drama The Closer

Golden Globe Awards 1993 53rd Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Miniseries Or Motion Picture Made for TV - Miss Rose White
1995 53rd Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Something to Talk About
2005 63rd Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer
2006 64th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer
2007 65th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer
2008 66th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer
2009 67th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama The Closer

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series The Closer
2006 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series The Closer
2007 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series The Closer
2008 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series The Closer
2008 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series The Closer
2009 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series The Closer
2009 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series The Closer

Satellite Awards 2005 nomination for Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer
2007 nomination for Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer
2008 nomination for Best Actress - TV Series Drama The Closer

Saturn Awards 1994 nomination for Best Supporting Actress Heart and Souls
2007 nomination for Best Actress in Television The Closer
2008 nomination for Best Actress in Television The Closer
2009 nomination for Best Actress in Television The Closer