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Swoosie Kurtz

Date of birth: 1944-09-06

Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Свузи Кёрц

Swoosie Kurtz

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. Throughout her career she has remained active in theater, earning five Tony Award nominations and winning two over the last three decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Swoosie Kurtz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Dangerous Liaisons
3.6

Dangerous Liaisons

1988-12-21

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu

Liar Liar
3.4

Liar Liar

1997-03-21

Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell

Cruel Intentions
3.4

Cruel Intentions

1999-03-05

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower the

Get Over It
2.8

Get Over It

2001-03-08

When Berke Landers, a popular high school basketball star, gets dumped by his life-long girlfriend,

The Rules of Attraction
3

The Rules of Attraction

2002-10-11

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual l

Reality Bites
3.3

Reality Bites

1994-02-18

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about li

And the Band Played On
3.2

And the Band Played On

1993-09-11

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific commu

A Shock to the System
3.2

A Shock to the System

1990-03-23

Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has su

Against All Odds
2.9

Against All Odds

1984-03-02

Having been cut from his professional football team, down-and-out athlete Terry Brogan is in despera

The World According to Garp
3.4

The World According to Garp

1982-07-23

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical f

Duplex
3

Duplex

2003-09-26

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs

A Caribbean Mystery
3

A Caribbean Mystery

1983-10-22

Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that

Ah, Wilderness!
0

Ah, Wilderness!

1976-10-13

On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England

True Stories
3.4

True Stories

1986-10-10

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicen

Bubble Boy
2.9

Bubble Boy

2001-08-24

Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic b

Living Proof
3.3

Living Proof

2008-10-18

Dr Dennis Slamon, an American oncologist, discovers a treatment that could possibly cure breast canc

An Englishman in New York
3.1

An Englishman in New York

2009-02-07

Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclas

Superman: Doomsday
3.4

Superman: Doomsday

2007-09-18

When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a

Citizen Ruth
3.3

Citizen Ruth

1996-11-21

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnan

Wildcats
3.1

Wildcats

1986-02-14

High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet

Guilty Conscience
2.9

Guilty Conscience

1985-04-02

Amid acrimonious divorce proceedings, Louise (Blythe Danner) unwittingly puts her life in danger whe

The White River Kid
2.4

The White River Kid

1999-01-01

Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer w

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
3.1

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

1993-04-10

A Texas housewife plots hire a hit man to kill the girl who beat out her daughter for a place on the

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
1.9

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

2000-11-05

Insurance agent Hutch Rimes spends a lot of time at the Sleep Easy Hotel, taking long lurid lunch br

The Image
2.3

The Image

1990-01-27

When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own met

Outside Ozona
2.4

Outside Ozona

1998-12-18

A widowed trucker fends off isolation in the company of a dog named Girl, two bickering sisters try

My Own Country
1.7

My Own Country

1998-07-12

An East Indian physician works with AIDS patients as an epidemic of the disease hits in Tennessee.

One Christmas
2.7

One Christmas

1994-12-19

Based on Truman Capote's bittersweet tale of a young boy's adventures with the father he's never kno

Oliver's Story
2.3

Oliver's Story

1978-12-15

Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his wife Jenny, and, while he tries to l

Harvey
2.1

Harvey

1996-10-19

An unlikely hero, Elwood P. Dowd. This mild-mannered-but-eccentric bachelor has, for several years,

Uncommon Women and Others
0

Uncommon Women and Others

1979-06-20

While at an impromptu reunion lunch, five women reminisce and relive their college days at Mount Hol

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
2.5

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

1997-01-18

A gymnast moves to a gym where the top coach in the US is and has difficulties adjusting.

Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
2.4

Betrayed: A Story of Three Women

1995-03-19

Joan Bixler and Amanda Nelson have known each other for several years and lead successful and seemin

Vice Versa
2.9

Vice Versa

1988-02-25

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

Storybook
2.3

Storybook

1994-01-01

A young boy and his dog discover a magical story book and enter the enchanted Storyland, ruled by wi

Night of 100 Stars III
2

Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

First Love
1.8

First Love

1977-11-04

A college soccer player falls hard for a campus beauty, who is the mistress of an older married atto

Stanley & Iris
3.2

Stanley & Iris

1990-02-09

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they

Bright Lights, Big City
2.8

Bright Lights, Big City

1988-04-01

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the me

Nadine in Dateland
2.5

Nadine in Dateland

2005-06-26

Nadine is a contradiction in terms; she runs a dating service despite being incredibly unlucky in lo

Slap Shot
3.4

Slap Shot

1977-02-25

To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs

A Time to Live
4.3

A Time to Live

1985-10-27

The problems of a mother who helps her son in his struggles against muscular dystrophy. From the tru

Baja Oklahoma
3.1

Baja Oklahoma

1988-02-20

Juanita Hutchins works at Texas bar, but she aspires to be a country songwriter. When she's not look

Category 7: The End of the World
3

Category 7: The End of the World

2005-11-06

It's tornadoes, hurricanes, electrical storms, and mass destruction as the effects of global warming

Overboard
3.3

Overboard

2018-04-13

A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistre

A Promise to Carolyn
3.5

A Promise to Carolyn

1996-01-16

When two sisters can no longer go on living with the painful memory of their baby sister being murde

Fifth of July
3.5

Fifth of July

1982-10-11

Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with h

Walking Through the Fire
1

Walking Through the Fire

1979-05-15

A young wife discovers that she has Hodgkin's Disease. It can be treated, but complicating the situa

Terror on Track 9
1.4

Terror on Track 9

1992-09-20

A New York detective tracks a serial killer who injects his victims with poison at Grand Central Sta

Marriage Is Alive and Well
1

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980-01-25

A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of past cl

The House of Blue Leaves
0

The House of Blue Leaves

1987-05-25

On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation,

The Wilde Girls
1.5

The Wilde Girls

2001-11-04

A young girl hopes to follow in her famous singer mother's footsteps, but her mother fears the negat

The Mating Season
0

The Mating Season

1980-12-30

They say opposites attract, but could a romance possibly develop between an attorney, successful at