1. Swoosie Kurtz is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards.
14 Facts About Swoosie Kurtz
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Swoosie Kurtz was born on September 6,1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of author Margaret "Margo" and Air Force Colonel Frank Allen Swoosie Kurtz Jr.
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Swoosie Kurtz got her first name "Swoosie" from her father.
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Swoosie Kurtz appeared on To Tell the Truth at eighteen, identifying her father from two impostors.
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Swoosie Kurtz made her debut as a series regular on the daytime drama As The World Turns in 1971.
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Swoosie Kurtz won a second Tony for her performance as Bananas in a 1986 revival of The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare.
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Swoosie Kurtz starred as playwright Lillian Hellman in the 2002 Nora Ephron play Imaginary Friends.
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In 1978, Swoosie Kurtz was part of the ensemble cast of Mary Tyler Moore's short-lived variety series Mary, that included David Letterman and Michael Keaton.
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In 1981, Swoosie Kurtz began two seasons alongside Tony Randall in the sitcom Love, Sidney, in a role that earned her the first of her 10 Emmy Award nominations.
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From 1991 to 1996, Swoosie Kurtz had her longest-running television role, starring as wealthy divorcee Alex Reed Halsey on the NBC drama Sisters, a role that earned her two more Emmy Award nominations.
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Swoosie Kurtz starred in the ABC television series Pushing Daisies as Lily Charles.
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In recent years, Swoosie Kurtz has guest-starred on the hit series ER and Lost and Desperate Housewives and has had recurring roles as Valerie on the drama That's Life, as Judy's mother Helen on the sitcom Still Standing, as Madeleine Sullivan on the Showtime drama series Huff, and most recently as part of a lesbian married couple with Blythe Danner on the drama series Nurse Jackie.
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Swoosie Kurtz has appeared in a recurring part as Matt LeBlanc's mother in the comedy series Man with a Plan.
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From 1964 to 1970, Swoosie Kurtz was romantically involved with Joshua White of The Joshua Light Show.