Swoosie Kurtz

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
09/06/1944
Birthplace:
Omaha, Nebraska
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biography
The title of playwright Wendy Wasserstein’s 1977 off-Broadway hit, “Uncommon Women and Others,” accurately described the roles which brought original cast member Swoosie Kurtz two Tonys, one Emmy – and universal renown as a character actress par excellence. In the years since she first caught theatergoers’ attention with her quirkily endearing performance as a sex-obsessed Mount Holyoke graduate in Wasserstein’s semi-autobiographical ensemble drama, the petite redhead – named after a Boeing B-17 bomber – demonstrated her formidable range on stage, screen, and television. Not many actresses Continued
Credits
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2007-2008
Lily
2008
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2008
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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(TV Show)
2008-2008
Voice
2008
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Helen Michaels
2005
Helen Michaels
2005
Jean
2003
(TV Show)
2002-2002
Victoria Van Cleek
2002
Mrs Livingston
2001
Beverly Landers
2001
Dr Greenbaum
1999
Rosalee
1998
Dana Appleton
1997
Diane Sieglar
1996
Madame De Volanges
1988
Miss Rollings--the Laziest Woman in the World
1986
Edie
1984
Marsha
Charlane McGregor
Leslie Marshall
Tina
Mummy Weed
Verna
Queen Evilia
milestones
Year
Milestone
1966 
Worked in regional theater
1971 
TV acting debut in the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns"
1976 
TV movie debut in "Ah! Wilderness"
1977 
Film acting debut in "Slap Shot"
1978 
Primetime series debut as a regular on "Mary", a variety show starring Mary Tyler Moore
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