Kyra Sedgwick
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick was born on August 19, 1965 in New York City to
Patricia (Rosenwald), a family and speech therapist, and Henry Dwight
Sedgwick V, a venture capitalist. Her mother was from an upper-class
German Jewish family, and her father was from a wealthy Massachusetts
clan of English descent, with many prominent ancestors (including Judge
Theodore Sedgwick and educator Endicott Peabody).
Sedgwick attended private schools. She made her professional acting debut at age 16 on the soap opera Un autre monde (1964). A graduate of USC, Kyra has pursued a career that includes stage, screen and television. Kyra's reason for becoming an actor is that it gives her the ability to be compassionate and to walk around in the shoes of others. Her first brush with stardom came in Né un 4 juillet (1989) as "Donna", the high-school sweetheart of Tom Cruise. Two of her roles led to Golden Globe nominations: Miss Rose White (1992) and Amour & mensonges (1995). She met her husband, Kevin Bacon, when they played leads in the television movie Lemon Sky (1988). They have two children.
Sedgwick attended private schools. She made her professional acting debut at age 16 on the soap opera Un autre monde (1964). A graduate of USC, Kyra has pursued a career that includes stage, screen and television. Kyra's reason for becoming an actor is that it gives her the ability to be compassionate and to walk around in the shoes of others. Her first brush with stardom came in Né un 4 juillet (1989) as "Donna", the high-school sweetheart of Tom Cruise. Two of her roles led to Golden Globe nominations: Miss Rose White (1992) and Amour & mensonges (1995). She met her husband, Kevin Bacon, when they played leads in the television movie Lemon Sky (1988). They have two children.
