Name: Swoosie Kurtz
Date of Birth: 6 September 1944 Her name "Swoosie" is derived from the airplane called the "Swoose" - half swan, half goose - which her father piloted in WW-II. In 1962, Swoosie and her father both appeared on the game show "To Tell the Truth" (1956). Col. Kurtz was the contestant, and 18-year-old Swoosie came out at the end of the game to identify her father by handing him his uniform jacket. May 28, 1991: Starred in the first production of Terrence McNally's play "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" with Nathan Lane, Christine Baranski and Anthony Heald. ... Has twice won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play): in 1981 for "The Fifth of July" and in 1986 for "The House of Blue Leaves." She was also nominated two other times: in 1978 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Tartuffe," and in 2004 as Best Actress (Play) for "Frozen." Appeared both in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and a remake, Cruel Intentions (1999), in different roles. Played Terry O'Quinn's mother in an episode of "Lost" (2004), being just 8 years older than him. She was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Principal Role for her performance in "The Philanthropist," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Heartbreak House". Read more Swoosie Kurtz movies (actor)User Comments |
