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 several awards and universal renown as a character actress par excellence. In the years since she first caught theatergoers' attention with her quirky performance as a sex-obsessed Mount Holyoke graduate in Wasserstein's semi-autobiographical ensemble drama, Kurtz …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Cast in the CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly" |
2007 | Cast as Lily Charles in the ABC series "Pushing Daisies" |
2006 | Cast in a revival of "Heartbreak House"; earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress |
2004 | Cast as Madeleine Sullivan on the Showtime series "Huff"; received Emmy nominations in 2005 and 2006 |
2004 | Starred in Doug Hughes's play "Frozen"; received a Tony nomination |
2002 | Appeared in "Rules of Attraction," based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis |
2001 | Starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in the comedy "Bubble Boy" |
1999 | Cast opposite Ryan Phillippe in "Cruel Intentions," a modern re-telling of Dangerous Liasons |
1999 | Co-starred in the CBS sitcom "Love & Money" |
1999 | Returned to the NY stage as star of Paula Vogel's "The Mineola Twins" |
1996 | Cast in a recurring role as Brooke Shields' mother in "Suddenly Susan" (NBC) |
1996 | Cast as a librarian in the FOX series "Party Girl" |
1991 | Played wealthy divorcee Alex Reed Halsey on the NBC drama "Sisters"; earned Lead Actress Emmy nominations in 1993 and 1994 |
1981 | Appeared as the female lead in the NBC series "Love, Sydney" |
1978 | Primetime series debut, part of the ensemble cast of the short lived variety series "Mary" (CBS) |
1977 | Film acting debut in "Slap Shot" |
1976 | TV movie debut in "Ah! Wilderness" |
1971 | TV acting debut in the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns" |
1966 | Worked in regional theater |
Awards
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in Huff |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in Huff |
2000 | Palm Springs International Film Festival for Emcee |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in ER |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Sisters |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Special in And the Band Played On |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Sisters |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Sisters |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Carol & Company |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Special in The Image |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Baja Oklahoma |
1986 | Tony Award for Actress (Featured Role--Play) |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Love, Sidney |
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Love, Sidney |
1981 | Tony Award for Actress (Featured Role--Play) |