Kyra Sedgwick, known as Kyra Minturn Sedgwick, is a renowned American actress, director, and producer. She is widely known for portraying her role in the crime drama The Closer. She has appeared in numerous movies and television series like War and Love, Villains, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Amazing Stories, Kill Your Darlings, and others.
Kyra Sedgwick Was Born In 1965
Kyra, age 54, was born on August 19, 1965, in New York City, U.S, to Patricia (née Rosenwald), and Henry Dwight Sedgwick. Her mother is an educational/family therapist and a speech teacher, whereas her father is a venture capitalist.
She attended Sarah Lawrence College and graduated from Friends Seminary. Later, she graduated with a degree in theater from the University of Southern California.
Sedgwick is of American nationality and belongs to the mixed ethnicity.
Kyra's Movies And TV Shows
Kyra has appeared in over dozens of movies and television shows. She made her acting debut with television soap opera Another World at the age of 16, where she portrayed the role of Julia Shearer.
Her breakthrough came with Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky, which was followed by her movie appearance in Singles (1992), Heart and Souls (1993), Something to Talk About (1995), and many others.
List of movies from 2014-2019
- The Humbling
- Reach Me
- Big Sky
- The Road Within
- 1 Chipper
- Cop Car
- The Edge of Seventeen
- Submission
- After Darkness
- Villains (Upcoming)
Television Shows from 2000-2018
- Talk to Me
- American Experience
- Ally McBeal
- Stanley
- The Greatest
- Queens Supreme
- The Closer
- Sesame Street
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Ten Days in the Valley
As a director, Kyra has directed numerous television movies like Story of a Girl, Ray Donovan, Grace and Frankie, In the Dark, Girls Weekend, City on a Hil, and many others.
How Much is Her Net Worth & Salary?
The Closer actress Kyra owns a net worth of $17 million, as of 2020. Likewise, back in 2017, her net worth was around $16 million. Her wealth has seen a rise of $1 million in a couple of years.
Similarly, her salary for her appearance in an episode The Closer is $350,000.
She Owns House Worth Millions
Kyra, along with her husband, bought a house in 2011 in the neighborhood of Los Feliz in Los Angeles.
They purchased the house for a total of $2.5 million; a cozy wood and steel home featuring bedrooms and three bathrooms with high ceilings, a chef's kitchen, a guest bedroom, and an office.
Married to Kevin Bacon: Do They Have Children?
The President's Award winner Kyra got married to Kevin Bacon on 4th September 1988. She dated him for a few years before tying the knot.
They have two children together named Sosie Bacon and Travis Bacon. Travis was born on June 23, 1989, whereas their daughter Sosie was born on March 15, 1992.
She is not involved in any kind of extramarital affairs. As of now, the pair enjoys a healthy marital life and there is no sign of this sweet couple getting divorced.
Kyra is 5 feet 5 inches and weighs around 55 Kg.
Career In Short
Kyra Sedgwick began her acting career from a television show. She was interested in acting since her childhood days; she appeared in the television soap opera Another World. She was just sixteen years old when she appeared on the show.
Kyra has appeared in dozens of television series like Queens Supreme, Corporate, American Experience, Amazing Stories, ABC Afterschool Special, Ten Days in the Valley, The Closer, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and others.
She also has appeared in movies like Something to Talk About, Just a Kiss, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Kill Your Darlings, The Edge of Seventeen, After Darkness, Submission, Endings, Beginnings, The Humblings, The Possession, The Game Plan, and many others.
