Swoosie Kurtz
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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. Through...
Known For
Filmography
It's Florida, Man.
2024
as Mrs. Myrtle
Rugrats
2021
as Minka (voice)
Rugrats
2021
as Minka / Frau Klump (voice)
Call Me Kat
2021
as Sheila
Bless the Harts
2019
as Mee-Maw (voice)
Overboard
2018
as Grace
The Dangerous Book for Boys
2018
as Tiffany McKenna
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Ruthie
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Ruthie Krumholz
Man with a Plan
2016
as Beverly
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Janet
Mike & Molly
2010
as Joyce Flynn
The Talk
2010
as Self
An Englishman in New York
2009
as Connie Clausen
Hank
2009
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Mrs. Scheinhorn
Living Proof
2008
as Elizabeth
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008
as Self
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
Superman: Doomsday
2007
as Martha Kent (voice)
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Lily Charles
Chuck
2007
as Laura Turner
Heroes
2006
as Millie Houston
Nadine in Dateland
2005
as Mrs. M
American Dad!
2005
as Marylin Thacker (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Betty Smith (voice)
Category 7: The End of the World
2005
as Penny Hall
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Jessie
Huff
2004
Lost
2004
as Emily Locke
Duplex
2003
as Jean
The Rules of Attraction
2002
as Mrs. Jared
Street Time
2002
as Victoria Van Kleek
Still Standing
2002
as Helen Michaels
Get Over It
2001
as Beverly Landers
Bubble Boy
2001
as Mrs. Livingston
The Wilde Girls
2001
as Sierra Lambert
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
as Binny Redwine
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Dr. Greenbaum
The White River Kid
1999
as Mummy Weed
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Hilda Marsden
Love & Money
1999
as Effie Conklin
Harvey
1999
as Veta Simmons
Outside Ozona
1998
as Rosalee
My Own Country
1998
as Hope Flanders
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Michelle Naidell (voice)
More Tales of the City
1998
as Betty Ramsey
Liar Liar
1997
as Dana Appleton
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
1997
as Allison Bryant
Citizen Ruth
1996
as Diane Siegler
Harvey
1996
as Veta Simmons
A Promise to Carolyn
1996
as Kay
Party Girl
1996
as Judy
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Liz Miller Keane
Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
1995
as Joan Bixler
The Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Kendall Woods
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Swoosie Kurtz
Reality Bites
1994
as Charlane McGregor
One Christmas
1994
as Emily
Storybook
1994
as Queen Evilia
ER
1994
as Tina Marie Chambliss
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Libby Glaser
The Magic School Bus
1994
as Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)
And the Band Played On
1993
as Mrs. Johnstone
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
as Marla Harper
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Terror on Track 9
1992
as Marcia Hobbs
Walking the Dog
1992
Sisters
1991
as Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey
A Shock to the System
1990
as Leslie Marshall
The Image
1990
as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Stanley & Iris
1990
as Sharon
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
as Madame de Volanges
Vice Versa
1988
as Tina
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Megan
Baja Oklahoma
1988
as Doris Steadman
The House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Bananas Shaughnessy
Trying Times
1987
as Wanda
True Stories
1986
as The Lazy Woman
Wildcats
1986
as Verna McGrath
Guilty Conscience
1985
as Jackie Willis
A Time to Live
1985
as Patricia
Against All Odds
1984
as Edie
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Ruth Walter
The World According to Garp
1982
as The Hooker
Fifth of July
1982
as Gwen Landis
American Playhouse
1982
as Gwen Landis
American Playhouse
1982
as Bananas Shaughnessy
Love, Sidney
1981
as Laurie Morgan
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
as Jane Tremont
The Mating Season
1980
as Roberta
Uncommon Women and Others
1979
as Rita Altabel
Walking Through the Fire
1979
as Caria
Oliver's Story
1978
as Gwen Simpson
First Love
1977
as Marsha
Slap Shot
1977
as Shirley Upton
Mary
1977
as Self (Various Characters)
Ah, Wilderness!
1976
as Muriel McComber
Kojak
1973
as Julie Di Nata
Great Performances
1971
as Muriel McComber
Great Performances
1971
as Rita Altabel
The Donna Reed Show
1958