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
Another World (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
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
as "Donna", the high-school sweetheart of
Tom Cruise. Two of her roles led to Golden Globe nominations:
Miss Rose White (1992)
and
Something to Talk About (1995).
She met her husband, Kevin Bacon,
when they played leads in the television movie
Lemon Sky (1988). They have two children.
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
Another World (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
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
as "Donna", the high-school sweetheart of
Tom Cruise. Two of her roles led to Golden Globe nominations:
Miss Rose White (1992)
and
Something to Talk About (1995).
She met her husband, Kevin Bacon,
when they played leads in the television movie
Lemon Sky (1988). They have two children.