Swoosie Kurtz Net Worth
Swoosie Kurtz Net Worth is
$1.2 Million
Swoosie Kurtz Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Swoosie is the only child of author Margo and Frank Kurtz. As her father was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, she moved often during her school years, living in eight different states. At the University of Southern California she majored in drama; later she attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, collected Broadway's "triple crown" ... | Full Name | Swoosie Kurtz |
| Date Of Birth | September 6, 1944 |
| Place Of Birth | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Height | 5' 4" (1.63 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Education | University of Southern California, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Margo Rogers, Frank Kurtz |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Movies | Dangerous Liaisons, Liar Liar, Cruel Intentions, Bubble Boy, Citizen Ruth, Reality Bites, The World According to Garp, Wildcats, The Rules of Attraction, Stanley & Iris, Slap Shot, True Stories, Against All Odds, Vice Versa, Get Over It, A Shock to the System, Category 7: The End of the World, Duple... |
| TV Shows | Mike & Molly, Pushing Daisies, ER, Love & Money, Party Girl, Sisters, Love, Sidney, Mary |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I try to tell myself I'm not schizophrenic. But when I'm not acting, I'm not alive. Everyday is just not heightened enough for me. I'm more focused, more interesting when I'm working. |
| 2 | [on her name] "Change it to what - Tiffany? It's been an advantage. It's unforgettable. I'm the only one." |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | She was awarded the 1987 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Hunting Cockroaches" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | Currently starring on a television show with 'Janeane Garafalo'. [June 2005] |
| 3 | appearing in "Heartbreak House" for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. [November 2006] |
| 4 | Is a registered Democrat. |
| 5 | Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Heartbreak House". |
| 6 | She was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Principal Role for her performance in "The Philanthropist", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 7 | Played Terry O'Quinn's mother in the Lost (2004) episode, Lost: Deus Ex Machina (2005), being just 8 years older than him. |
| 8 | Appeared both in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and a remake, Cruel Intentions (1999), in different roles. |
| 9 | Has twice won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play): in 1981 for "The Fifth of July" and in 1986 for "The House of Blue Leaves." She was also nominated two other times: in 1978 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Tartuffe," and in 2004 as Best Actress (Play) for "Frozen." |
| 10 | May 28, 1991: Starred in the first production of Terrence McNally's play "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" with Nathan Lane, Christine Baranski and Anthony Heald. |
| 11 | In 1962, Swoosie and her father both appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth (1956). Col. Kurtz was the contestant, and 18-year-old Swoosie came out at the end of the game to identify her father by handing him his uniform jacket. |
| 12 | Her name "Swoosie" is derived from "Swoose" - half swan, half goose - which was the name of the B-17D bomber that her father piloted in World War II. This same aircraft (USAAC 40-3097) once carried future-president Lyndon Johnson back to Australia from Port Moresby, New Guinea, after he rode as a Navy observer on a B-26 raid on Lae. It is now owned by the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hank | 2009 | TV Series | Evelyn Funk |
| Heroes | 2009 | TV Series | Millie Houston |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2009 | TV Series | Judge Hilda Marsden |
| Desperate Housewives | 2009 | TV Series | Jessie |
| Pushing Daisies | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Lily Charles |
| An Englishman in New York | 2009 | Connie Clausen | |
| Living Proof | 2008 | TV Movie | Elizabeth |
| Superman/Doomsday | 2007 | Video | Martha Kent (voice) |
| Huff | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Madeleine Sullivan |
| Category 7: The End of the World | 2005 | TV Movie | Penny Hall |
| Still Standing | 2005 | TV Series | Helen Michaels |
| Nadine in Date Land | 2005 | TV Movie | Mrs. M |
| Lost | 2005 | TV Series | Emily Locke |
| True | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| Duplex | 2003 | Jean | |
| The Wild Thornberrys | 2003 | TV Series | Michelle Naidell |
| The Rules of Attraction | 2002 | Mrs. Jared | |
| Street Time | 2002 | TV Series | Victoria Van Kleek |
| That's Life | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Valerie Wilkinson |
| The Wilde Girls | 2001 | TV Movie | Sierra Lambert |
| Bubble Boy | 2001 | Mrs. Livingston | |
| The Fighting Fitzgeralds | 2001 | TV Series | |
| Get Over It | 2001 | Beverly Landers | |
| Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes | 2000 | Binny Redwine | |
| The Outer Limits | 2000 | TV Series | Justice Kendall Woods |
| Love & Money | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Effie Conklin |
| The White River Kid | 1999 | Mummy Weed | |
| Cruel Intentions | 1999 | Dr. Greenbaum | |
| Outside Ozona | 1998 | Rosalee | |
| Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Betty Ramsey |
| ER | 1998 | TV Series | Tina Marie Chambliss |
| My Own Country | 1998 | TV Movie | Hope Flanders |
| Touched by an Angel | 1997 | TV Series | Libby Glaser |
| Suddenly Susan | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Liz Miller Keane |
| Liar Liar | 1997 | Dana Appleton | |
| Little Girls in Pretty Boxes | 1997 | TV Movie | Allison Bryant |
| Party Girl | 1996 | TV Series | Judy Burkhard |
| Storybook | 1996 | Queen Evilia | |
| Sisters | 1991-1996 | TV Series | Alex Reed Alex Reed Barker Alex Reed Halsey |
| A Promise to Carolyn | 1996 | TV Movie | Kay |
| Citizen Ruth | 1996 | Diane Siegler | |
| Harvey | 1996 | TV Movie | Veta Simmons |
| The Magic School Bus | 1995 | TV Series | Dorothy Ann's Mom / NASA Woman |
| Hope & Gloria | 1995 | TV Series | Swoosie Kurtz |
| Betrayed: A Story of Three Women | 1995 | TV Movie | Joan Bixler |
| One Christmas | 1994 | TV Movie | Emily |
| Reality Bites | 1994 | Charlane McGregor | |
| And the Band Played On | 1993 | TV Movie | Mrs. Johnstone |
| The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | 1993 | TV Movie | Marla Harper |
| Terror on Track 9 | 1992 | TV Movie | Marcia Hobbs |
| Walking the Dog | 1991 | Short | |
| Carol & Company | 1990 | TV Series | Laurie |
| A Shock to the System | 1990 | Leslie Marshall | |
| Stanley & Iris | 1990 | Sharon | |
| The Image | 1990 | TV Movie | Joanne Winstow-Darvish |
| Dangerous Liaisons | 1988 | Madame de Volanges | |
| Bright Lights, Big City | 1988 | Megan | |
| Vice Versa | 1988 | Tina | |
| Baja Oklahoma | 1988 | TV Movie | Doris Steadman |
| Trying Times | 1987 | TV Series | Wanda |
| American Playhouse | 1982-1987 | TV Series | Bananas Shaughnessy / Gwen Landis |
| True Stories | 1986 | Miss Rollings | |
| Wildcats | 1986 | Verna McGrath | |
| Guilty Conscience | 1985 | TV Movie | Jackie Willis |
| A Time to Live | 1985 | TV Movie | Patricia |
| Against All Odds | 1984 | Edie | |
| A Caribbean Mystery | 1983 | TV Movie | Ruth Walter |
| Love, Sidney | 1981-1983 | TV Series | Laurie Morgan |
| The World According to Garp | 1982 | The Hooker | |
| The Mating Season | 1980 | TV Movie | Roberta |
| Marriage Is Alive and Well | 1980 | TV Movie | Jane Tremont |
| Great Performances | 1976-1979 | TV Series | Rita Altabel / Muriel McComber |
| Walking Through the Fire | 1979 | TV Movie | Caria |
| Oliver's Story | 1978 | Gwen Simpson | |
| Mary | 1978 | TV Series | Skit characters |
| First Love | 1977 | Marsha | |
| Slap Shot | 1977 | Shirley Upton | |
| Kojak | 1976 | TV Series | Julie Di Nata |
| The Doctors | 1969 | TV Series | Student Nurse |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1962 | TV Series | Mimi |
| As the World Turns | 1956 | TV Series | Ellie Bradley (1971) |
| Furst Born | 2016 | TV Movie completed | Margaret |
| Mike & Molly | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Joyce Flynn |
| Grace and Frankie | 2016 | TV Series | Janet |
| American Dad! | 2006-2014 | TV Series | Betty Smith / Marylin Thacker |
| Nurse Jackie | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Mrs. Scheinhorn |
| Chuck | 2010 | TV Series | Laura Turner |
| Rita Rocks | 2009 | TV Series | Marilyn |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Sidney | 1981 | TV Series performer: "Friends Forever" |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Guys | 2002 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Tonight | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Home & Family | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Talk | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' | 2009 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Bonnie Hunt Show | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Reinventando Hollywood | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play |
| Working in the Theatre | 1986-2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Regional Theatre Award & Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play |
| The 53rd Annual Tony Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
| The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Lighting Design & Best Scenic Design |
| The Annual Museum of Television and Radio Gala | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 51st Annual Tony Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Scenic Design |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 3th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
| 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1995 | TV Special | |
| The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special & Co-Presenter: Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Revival of a Play |
| Vicki! | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 16th Annual CableACE Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Intimate Portrait | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982-1992 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 44th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 12th Annual CableACE Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Guest Actress in Comedy Series & Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in Miniseries or Special |
| Night of 100 Stars III | 1990 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The More You Know | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Play |
| The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 41st Annual Tony Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Featured Actess in a Play |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play |
| The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| The 36th Annual Tony Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: American Theatre Wing |
| The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Presenter |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Play |
| To Tell the Truth | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Huff (2004) |
| 1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Carol & Company (1990) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Huff (2004) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Huff (2004) |
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | ER (1994) |
| 1998 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | ER (1994) |
| 1995 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | And the Band Played On (1993) |
| 1995 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Sisters (1991) |
| 1994 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sisters (1991) |
| 1994 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | And the Band Played On (1993) |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sisters (1991) |
| 1991 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | The Image (1990) |
| 1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | The Image (1990) |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Baja Oklahoma (1988) |
| 1989 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Baja Oklahoma (1988) |
| 1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Love, Sidney (1981) |
| 1982 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Love, Sidney (1981) |
Known for movies
Sisters (1991-1996)
as Alex Reed / Alex Reed Barker / Alex Reed Halsey
Mike & Molly (2010-2016)
as Joyce Flynn
Liar Liar (1997)
as Dana Appleton
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
as Madame de Volanges