Kyra Sedgwick is a celebrity known for successfully playing dramatic roles on television, as well as in film. She has popularly established herself in the entertainment industry not only as the wife of actor Kevin Bacon but also as a Golden Globe Award-winning actress. Slim and slender, this blonde has worked her way up from substandard projects to more prominent endeavors. Her versatility as an artist has positively earned her numerous awards and nominations from various award-giving bodies such as the Independent Spirit Award, Globe Satellite Award, and the Screen Actors Guild. At present, she stars on the series
The Closer.
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Born on August 19, 1965 in New York, Kyra Sedgwick graduated from the University of Southern California. As an actress, she first appeared on the soap opera
Another World. Her other acting credits included M
iss Rose White, Lover Boy, Pyrates, The Woodsman and
Lemon Sky, where she met her husband Kevin Bacon.
Playing Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the show
The Closer gives Sedgwick the opportunity to be the center of attention. She heads the Priority Homicide Squad of the Los Angeles Police Department with intelligence and determination. Fierce and oozing with confidence, she offends some of her colleagues and associates with her distinct approach in handling crimes yet effectively compels confessions and close cases. Her inclusion on the show definitely gives enthusiasm to the plot.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist