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
Man on a Ledge
(2012)
Suzie Morales
The Edge of Seventeen
(2016)
Mona Franklin
The Possession
(2012)
Stephanie Brenek
The Game Plan
(2007)
Stella Peck
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
(2022)
Kyra Sedgwick (voice)
Born on the Fourth of July
(1989)
Donna
Secondhand Lions
(2003)
Mae
Gamer
(2009)
Gina Parker Smith
Something the Lord Made
(2004)
Mary Blalock
Kill Your Darlings
(2013)
Marian Carr
Phenomenon
(1996)
Lace Pennamin
Justice League: The New Frontier
(2008)
Lois Lane (voice)
Heart and Souls
(1993)
Julia
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
(2003)
Batwoman (voice)
The Road Within
(2014)
Dr. Mia Rose
Tai-Pan
(1986)
Tess Brock
Full Filmography
Acting
War and Love
(1985)
Halina
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
(1985)
Cindy Eller
Tai-Pan
(1986)
Tess Brock
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
(1987)
Lillian Salo
Lemon Sky
(1988)
Carol
Kansas
(1988)
Prostituierte Drifter
Born on the Fourth of July
(1989)
Donna
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
(1990)
Ruth Bridge
Pyrates
(1991)
Sam
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
(1991)
Arlene
Miss Rose White
(1992)
Reyzel Weiss/Rose White
Singles
(1992)
Linda Powell
Family Pictures
(1993)
Nina Eberlin
Heart and Souls
(1993)
Julia
Murder in the First
(1995)
Blanche
The Low Life
(1995)
Bevan
Something to Talk About
(1995)
Emma Rae King
Losing Chase
(1996)
Elizabeth Cole
Phenomenon
(1996)
Lace Pennamin
Critical Care
(1997)
Felicia E. Potter
Twelfth Night
(1998)
Olivia
Montana
(1998)
Claire Kelsky
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
(1999)
Host
What's Cooking?
(2000)
Rachel Seelig
Labor Pains
(2000)
Sarah Raymond
Just a Kiss
(2002)
Halley
Door to Door
(2002)
Shelly Soomky Brady
Personal Velocity
(2002)
Delia Shunt
Behind the Red Door
(2003)
Natalie
Beauty in a Jar
(2003)
Narrator
Secondhand Lions
(2003)
Mae
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
(2003)
Batwoman (voice)
Cavedweller
(2004)
Delia Byrd
Something the Lord Made
(2004)
Mary Blalock
The Woodsman
(2004)
Vicki
Loverboy
(2005)
Emily
The Game Plan
(2007)
Stella Peck
Justice League: The New Frontier
(2008)
Lois Lane (voice)
Gamer
(2009)
Gina Parker Smith
The Possession
(2012)
Stephanie Brenek
Man on a Ledge
(2012)
Suzie Morales
Chlorine
(2013)
Georgie Lent
Kill Your Darlings
(2013)
Marian Carr
Reach Me
(2014)
Colette
The Humbling
(2014)
Louise Trenner
The Road Within
(2014)
Dr. Mia Rose
Time Out of Mind
(2014)
Karen / Fake Sheila
Big Sky
(2015)
Dee
Cop Car
(2015)
Dispatch
The Edge of Seventeen
(2016)
Mona Franklin
Submission
(2018)
Sherrie Swenson
After Darkness
(2019)
Georgina Beaty
Villains
(2019)
Gloria
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
(2020)
Self
Endings, Beginnings
(2020)
Ingrid
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
(2022)
Kyra Sedgwick (voice)
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
(2022)
Self
Bad Shabbos
(2024)
Ellen
Production
Montana
(1998)
Associate Producer
Cavedweller
(2004)
Executive Producer
Story of a Girl
(2017)
Producer
After Darkness
(2019)
Executive Producer
Space Oddity
(2023)
Producer
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
(2023)
Producer
Directing