Kyra Sedgwick

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Kyra Sedgwick received the 2,384th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6356 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Cinespace Nightclub on Monday, June 8, at 11:30 a.m.
Star Is Next to the Star of Husband Kevin Bacon!
Kyra Sedgwick was born in New York in 1965 and grew up in Manhattan. She made her professional acting debut at the age of 16 on the soap opera Another World. Sedgwick, whose career has included critically-acclaimed roles on stage, film and television, returns to her Golden Globe®-winning role as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson on TNTs blockbuster series THE CLOSER which will begin its fifth season on Monday, June 8 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on TNT. Her role as Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson also earned her three Emmy nominations, four SAG nominations, and a 2009 People Choice Award for "Favorite TV Diva".

On the big screen, Sedgwick most recently appeared with Dwayne The Rock Johnson in the football comedy The Game Plan. She also co-starred in and co-produced the independent film Loverboy. Sedgwicks other recent big-screen credits include Cavedweller, which she developed and produced and for which she received a 2005 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress; Nicole Kassells award-winning The Woodsman, a dark drama co-starring Kevin Bacon that won the Jury Prize at the Deauville Film Festival, had its world premiere in competition at the Sundance Film Festival and was showcased in Cannes as part of the 2004 Directors Fortnight line-up; and Rebecca Millers Personal Velocity, which won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

Among Sedgwicks long list of feature film credits are Phenomenon, opposite John Travolta; Oliver Stones Born on the Fourth of July; the Merchant-Ivory production of Mr. and Mrs. Bridge; Singles; Lemon Sky; Hearts & Souls, with Robert Downey Jr.; and Montana, with Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney and Philip Seymour Hoffman. She also co-starred in Fisher Stevens Just a Kiss; Behind the Red Door, opposite Keifer Sutherland and Stockard Channing; and Secondhand Lions, co-starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall and Haley Joel Osment.

For television, Sedgwick co-starred opposite William H. Macy and Helen Mirren in TNTs Peabody Award-winning drama Door to Door. Other credits include Something the Lord Made, Twelfth Night (or What You Will) and Losing Chase, which she executive-produced in addition to starring opposite Mirren and Beau Bridges. Sedgwicks theater credits include The Culture Projects New York production of The Exonerated, Nicholas Hytners Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center, Ah Wilderness! for which she won the Theater Award, and David Mamets Oleanna, which garnered her a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and a Drama League Award.

Sedgwick can next be seen in the futuristic thriller Gamer, starring Gerard Butler, and Michael C. Hall, set to be released September 4th.

Despite her very busy schedule, Sedgwick is involved and one of the board members of the NRDC-Natural Resources Defense Council- The Earths Best Defense which is a non-profit dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

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[TheLAMMANRUCKERWIFEY]

Im So Mad Her And Corey Kiss On The List So Freakin Mad But I Love Kyra Sedgwick So Much And Corey Reynold

[yoyito19751]

me encanta su personaje en the closer

[Thingsforyou1]

My name is Kyra but it's pronounced K eye ra

[occhiocchio]

You're a fantastic actress and woman!

Congratulazioni!

[dandyboy1]

she is really great actress

[TheKyra44]

woooooooooow i love kyra congratulations.. ^_^

[AliyahHandler]

provenza!!

[LostSony93]

she is a cool actress

[nightowlchad]

I was a fan of Kyra's when she was on Another World in 1982 and followed her career!

[Ufonka]

Thank you, really nice video :)