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Kyra Sedgwick
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August 19, 1965 in New York City, NY
Biography:Actress Kyra Sedgwick was seemingly born into fame, as a cousin of '60s mod icon and muse of Andy Warhol Edie Sedgwick. While only 16 when she made her professional acting debut on the TV soap Another World in 1982, Kyra proved much more stable than her ill-fated predecessor, graduating from USC and going on to cultivate a successful acting career on the stage, screen, and television. With high cheekbones, piercing eyes, full lips, and a mane of striking blonde curls, the young actress had no problem landing the film and TV roles to sustain her life as a working actress, but her solid, pensive presence onscreen proved to be an even more useful asset than her looks. Landing at least two substantial parts a year, she built up a resumé over the next decade that included the title role in 1985's Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale and a part in the acclaimed 1987 TV movie Lemon Sky, where she met co-star and... Full Biography
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Parker Posey and Kyra Sedgwick promote "Personal Velocity" at the Toronto Film Festival Sept. 1,...
Kyra Sedgwick, left, and Kevin Bacon attend the London premiere of "The Woodsman" at Odeon Leicester...
Kyra Sedgwick, left, and Kevin Bacon attend the Prime-Time Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in...
Kyra Sedgwick, left, and Kevin Bacon attend the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine...
From left: Kyra Sedgwick, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Madison Pettis in "The Game Plan" (Buena...
Kyra Sedgwick stars as "Mae" in New Line Cinema's upcoming film Secondhand Lions
Kyra Sedgwick stars as the mother of Haley Joel Osment in "Secondhand Lions"
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