Kyra Sedgwick

Acting • 1965-08-19 • New York City, New York, USA

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an American actress. Sedgwick is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer. Sedgwick's role in the series won her a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. The series will come to a close in 2011, following the completion of its seventh season.

Known For

8.2

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

7.8

The Closer

2005

8.1

The Summer I Turned Pretty

2022

6.0

The Possession

2012

6.5

The Game Plan

2007

6.5

Phenomenon

1996

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Filmography

2026
Carolina CarolineFilm
Deborah
★ 6.6
2025
The Best You CanFilm
Cynthia Rand
★ 7.0
2025
Bad ShabbosFilm
Ellen
★ 6.6
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2025
SweetwaterFilm
Sharon
2025
The ArkFilm
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Summer I Turned PrettyTV
Julia • 5 episodes
★ 8.1
2022
SherriTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 2.6
2022
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialFilm
Kyra Sedgwick (voice)
★ 7.1
2022
Celebrity Jeopardy!TV
Self - Contestant • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
2022
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-NineFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2021
Call Your MotherTV
Jean Raines • 13 episodes
★ 5.4
2020
Endings, BeginningsFilm
Ingrid
★ 6.0
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John PrineFilm
Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.7
2019
VillainsFilm
Gloria
★ 6.2
2019
After DarknessFilm
Georgina Beaty
★ 4.0
2018
SubmissionFilm
Sherrie Swenson
★ 5.9
2017
Ten Days in the ValleyTV
Jane Sadler • 10 episodes
★ 5.6
2016
The Edge of SeventeenFilm
Mona Franklin
★ 7.1
2016
Full Frontal with Samantha BeeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2016
ChelseaTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
2015
The Late Late Show with James CordenTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
2015
Cop CarFilm
Dispatch
★ 6.0
2015
Time Out of MindFilm
Karen / Fake Sheila
★ 5.6
2015
Big SkyFilm
Dee
★ 4.5
2014
The Road WithinFilm
Dr. Mia Rose
★ 6.8
2014
The HumblingFilm
Louise Trenner
★ 5.1
2014
Reach MeFilm
Colette
★ 5.2
2013
Brooklyn Nine-NineTV
Madeline Wuntch • 12 episodes
★ 8.2
2013
Kill Your DarlingsFilm
Marian Carr (uncredited)
★ 7.0
2013
ChlorineFilm
Georgie Lent
★ 5.9
2012
Man on a LedgeFilm
Suzie Morales
★ 6.4
2012
The PossessionFilm
Stephanie Brenek
★ 6.0
2012
Finding Your RootsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
2012
Python Legs!Film
2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor AdventuresFilm
2010
ConanTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedTV
Self - Guest Judge • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
2010
Work of Art: The Next Great ArtistTV
★ 7.2
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
Self - Guest • 3 episodes
★ 4.9
2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceTV
Self - Guest Judge • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2009
GamerFilm
Gina Parker Smith
★ 5.7
2009
Late Night with Jimmy FallonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2008
Justice League: The New FrontierFilm
Lois Lane (voice)
★ 6.8
2007
The Game PlanFilm
Stella Peck
★ 6.5
2005
American Dad!TV
Kyra Sedgwick (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2005
The CloserTV
Brenda Leigh Johnson • 109 episodes
★ 7.8
2005
LoverboyFilm
Emily
★ 5.0
2004
The WoodsmanFilm
Vicki
★ 6.8
2004
Something the Lord MadeFilm
Mary Blalock
★ 8.0
2004
CavedwellerFilm
Delia Byrd
★ 5.8
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.5
2003
Secondhand LionsFilm
Mae
★ 7.2
2003
Batman: Mystery of the BatwomanFilm
Batwoman (voice)
★ 6.7
2003
Behind the Red DoorFilm
Natalie
★ 5.4
2003
Queens SupremeTV
Quinn Coleman • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
2003
Beauty in a JarFilm
Narrator
★ 9.0
2002
Door to DoorFilm
Shelly Soomky Brady
★ 7.5
2002
Personal VelocityFilm
Delia Shunt
★ 5.9
2002
Live from E!TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.7
2002
Just a KissFilm
Halley
★ 4.4
2000
What's Cooking?Film
Rachel Seelig
★ 5.5
2000
Labor PainsFilm
Sarah Raymond
★ 4.0
2000
Talk to MeTV
Janey Munroe • 3 episodes
1999
The Early ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
1999
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in AmericaFilm
Host
★ 7.0
1998
MontanaFilm
Claire Kelsky
★ 5.6
1998
Twelfth NightFilm
Olivia
★ 5.0
1997
The ViewTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
The ViewTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
Ally McBealTV
Helena Greene • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1997
Critical CareFilm
Felicia E. Potter
★ 6.2
1996
PhenomenonFilm
Lace Pennamin
★ 6.5
1996
Losing ChaseFilm
Elizabeth Cole
★ 6.1
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.1
1996
Film Independent Spirit AwardsTV
Self - Performer (segment: In America) • 1 episodes
1995
Murder in the FirstFilm
Blanche
★ 7.1
1995
Something to Talk AboutFilm
Emma Rae King
★ 5.6
1995
The Low LifeFilm
Bevan
★ 5.4
1994
Inside the Actors StudioTV
Self • 1 episodes
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
Heart and SoulsFilm
Julia
★ 7.0
1993
Family PicturesTV
Nina Eberlin • 2 episodes
★ 10.0
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
★ 5.3
1992
SinglesFilm
Linda Powell
★ 6.4
1992
Miss Rose WhiteFilm
Reyzel Weiss/Rose White
★ 5.0
1991
PyratesFilm
Sam
★ 5.3
1991
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesFilm
Arlene Megeffin (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
★ 4.1
1990
Mr. & Mrs. BridgeFilm
Ruth Bridge
★ 6.1
1989
Born on the Fourth of JulyFilm
Donna
★ 7.0
1988
LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.6
1988
KansasFilm
Prostituierte Drifter
★ 5.5
1988
Lemon SkyFilm
Carol
★ 7.6
1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsFilm
Lillian Salo
★ 6.7
1986
Tai-PanFilm
Tess Brock
★ 5.3
1985
Amazing StoriesTV
Dora Johnson • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1985
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy TaleFilm
Cindy Eller
★ 9.0
1985
War and LoveFilm
Halina
1984
Miami ViceTV
Sarah MacPhail • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Hazel Wallace • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Carol • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1972
ABC Afterschool SpecialTV
Cindy Eller • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Camouflage Carla • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Rose White • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1949
The Emmy AwardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0