Kyra Sedgwick
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Sedgwick receiving a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, June 2009
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Kyra Minturn Sedgwick August 19, 1965 New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | Kiko |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Actress, Producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Bacon (m. 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick Bacon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actress and producer. She 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 ended on August 13, 2012, following the completion of its seventh season. She is also known for her recurring role as Madeline Wuntch on the successful sitcom Brooklyn Nine Nine.
Sedgwick was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance in Something to Talk About (1995). Sedgwick's other film roles include Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Cameron Crowe's Singles (1992), as well as Heart and Souls (1992), Phenomenon (1996), What's Cooking (2000), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Game Plan (2007), and The Possession (2012). She also has one of the starring roles in the critically acclaimed 2016 comedy-drama movie The Edge of Seventeen.
Sedgwick was born in New York City, the daughter of Patricia (née Rosenwald), a speech teacher and educational/family therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. Her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage, and her mother was Jewish. Sedgwick has identified herself as Jewish and has stated that she participates in Passover seders.
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