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Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Actor, producer and director · Born August 19, 1965 (61) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an American actress. Sedgwick is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer. Sedgwick's role in the series won her a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010. The series will come to a close in 2011, following the completion of its seventh season.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 19, 1965 (61)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and director
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Kyra Sedgwick's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
26%
Morality
17%
Survival
13%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 15 · Dark 16

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 35 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 23 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 23 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 14 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 28 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 28
Hero
7 of 28
Shadow
6 of 28
Mentor
3 of 28
Threshold guardian
3 of 28
Shapeshifter
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Melancholic
21
Warm
16
Bittersweet
14
Contemplative
15
Other
48

How their films linger

Hopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kyra Sedgwick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kyra Sedgwick's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Family Movie(2026)

    Director · Producer · as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Carolina Caroline(2025)

    as Deborah

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Sweetwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sharon

  • The Best You Can(2025)

    Producer · as Cynthia Rand

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bad Shabbos(2024)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Girls on the Bus(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Thirsty(2024)

    as Anne Dixon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Space Oddity(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special(2022)

    as Kyra Sedgwick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Julia

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Call Your Mother(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · as Jean Raines

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Endings, Beginnings(2019)

    as Ingrid

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Villains(2019)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • City on a Hill(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • In the Dark(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Girls Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • After Darkness(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Georgina Beaty

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Submission(2017)

    as Sherrie Swenson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ten Days in the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jane Sadler

  • Story of a Girl(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Edge of Seventeen(2016)

    as Mona Franklin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    as Karen / Fake Sheila

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Big Sky(2015)

    as Dee

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cop Car(2015)

    as Dispatch

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Proof(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Humbling(2014)

    as Louise Trenner

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Road Within(2014)

    as Dr. Mia Rose

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Reach Me(2014)

    as Colette

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Kill Your Darlings(2013)

    as Marian Carr (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · as Madeline Wuntch

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Chlorine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Georgie Lent

  • The Possession(2012)

    as Stephanie Brenek

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Python Legs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Man on a Ledge(2012)

    as Suzie Morales

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gamer(2009)

    as Gina Parker Smith

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: The New Frontier(2008)

    as Lois Lane (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Game Plan(2007)

    as Stella Peck

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 109 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Producer · as Brenda Leigh Johnson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyra Sedgwick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Loverboy(2005)

    Producer · as Emily

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Woodsman(2004)

    as Vicki

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Something the Lord Made(2004)

    as Mary Blalock

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Cavedweller(2004)

    Executive Producer · as Delia Byrd

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman(2003)

    as Batwoman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Secondhand Lions(2003)

    as Mae

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Beauty in a Jar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Behind the Red Door(2003)

    as Natalie

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Queens Supreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Quinn Coleman

  • Door to Door(2002)

    as Shelly Soomky Brady

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Just a Kiss(2002)

    as Halley

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Personal Velocity(2002)

    as Delia Shunt

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Labor Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sarah Raymond

  • Talk to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Janey Munroe

  • What's Cooking?(2000)

    as Rachel Seelig

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Host

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will(1998)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Montana(1998)

    Associate Producer · as Claire Kelsky

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Critical Care(1997)

    as Felicia E. Potter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Helena Greene

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Losing Chase(1996)

    Executive Producer · as Elizabeth Cole

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Phenomenon(1996)

    as Lace Pennamin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Low Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Bevan

  • Something to Talk About(1995)

    as Emma Rae King

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the First(1995)

    as Blanche

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Heart and Souls(1993)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Family Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nina Eberlin

  • Singles(1992)

    as Linda Powell

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Miss Rose White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Reyzel Weiss/Rose White

  • Pyrates(1991)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    as Arlene

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)

    as Ruth Bridge

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Born on the Fourth of July(1989)

    as Donna

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kansas(1988)

    as Prostituierte Drifter

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Lemon Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Carol

  • The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains(1987)

    as Lillian Salo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tai-Pan(1986)

    as Tess Brock

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Cindy Eller

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dora Johnson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • War and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Halina

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah MacPhail

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol · as Hazel Wallace

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy Eller

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose White

  • Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Challenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Zapata, Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 93 titles, 89 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

$161M worldwide

Highest rated

Something the Lord Made (2004)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Closer (2005)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 22 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 93: 70 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting11 of 93: 7 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing14 of 93: 3 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew1 of 93: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

93 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s18 · 18 acting · 2 crew2000s20 · 20 acting · 3 crew2010s27 · 19 acting · 10 crew2020s12 · 9 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 13% of 40 roles
8696010616

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe from 27 major nominations, 1993–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries
  2. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  7. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
  8. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2005
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  2. 1996
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  3. 1993
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kyra Sedgwick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures (2011)

97th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Something the Lord Made (2004)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kyra Sedgwick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles26–80 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles16–68 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles27–87 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles31–62 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles24–84 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kyra Sedgwick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kyra Sedgwick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Bacon shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles