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Kyra Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965)^[1] is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress. In 2007, Sedgwick won Best Actress for lead role in a dramatic TV series at the Golden Globes for her role in The Closer. Image File history File links The_Closer. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... â€œNYâ€ redirects here. ... Kevin Norwood Bacon[1] (born July 8, 1958) is an American film and theater actor who has starred in Footloose, Animal House, Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among many others. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The Closer is an American television police drama series. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Closer is an American television police drama series. ...

Biography

Early life

Sedgwick was born in New York City to Henry Dwight Sedgwick V and Patricia Rosenwald.^[2] She is a descendant of Judge Theodore Sedgwick, Endicott Peabody, the founder of the Groton School, William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Rev. John Lathrop, and Governor Thomas Dudley, first cousin once removed of Edie Sedgwick, a star of Andy Warhol's early films, niece of the writer John Sedgwick, and half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern^[3]. Sedgwick's father was an Episcopalian and her mother was Jewish. Kyra considers herself Jewish,^[4] and she starred in the Emmy Award-winning ^[5] 1992 made-for-TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity. A 1996 interview referred to her as "an all-American Jewish WASP actress".^[6] Sedgwick graduated from the University of Southern California. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746-January 24, 1813), a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Massachusetts and the fifth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, was born in West Hartford, Connecticut. ... The Rev. ... Groton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, USA. It enrolls approximately 350 boys and girls, from the eighth (IInd Form) through twelfth grades (VIth Form). ... William Ellery William Ellery (December 22, 1727â€“February 15, 1820), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Rhode Island. ... The Reverend John Lathrop was born in Etton, Yorkshire, in 1584, the son of Thomas Lathrop (or Lowthroppe), (1536-1630) and Mary Howell (1540-1588). ... Thomas Dudley (October 12, 1576â€“July 31, 1653) was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 â€” February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. ... Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... American Jews, or Jewish Americans, are American citizens who were born Jews or who have converted to Judaism. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1992. ... â€œTelefilmâ€ redirects here. ... For other uses, see Wasp (disambiguation). ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ...

Career

Sedgwick made her debut on the television soap opera Another World at the age of sixteen. During the 1990s, she appeared in several minor Hollywood movies, such as Something to Talk About (1995) and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character. Sedgwick is currently living in California, directing and starring in the television series, The Closer, for which she receives roughly US $300,000 per episode^[7] (January, 2007). On 2007-01-15, she received a Golden Globe award for her performance as lead actress in that series. Another World (sometimes called Another World: Bay City as it was briefly known) is a Daytime Emmy-winning American soap opera which ran on the NBC television network from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... ... Something to Talk About is a 1995 film by Lasse HallstrÃ¶m, written by Callie Khouri. ... Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and starring John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, and Robert Duvall. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and singer. ... The Closer is an American television police drama series. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Personal life

Sedgwick and her husband, Kevin Bacon, reside on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. They were married on September 4, 1988, and they have two children, Travis Bacon (born 1989) and Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992). Kevin Norwood Bacon[1] (born July 8, 1958) is an American film and theater actor who has starred in Footloose, Animal House, Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among many others. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Selected filmography

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References

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External links

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