Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz
Career information
Birth	September 6, 1944 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1962–present
Gender	Female
Family	Frank Kurtz, Jr. (father) Margaret Rogers (mother)
Cast information
Character	Joyce Flynn
First appearance	Pilot
Last appearance	Curse of the Bambino

Swoosie Kurtz (/ˈswuːsi/ SWOO-see; born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She is an Emmy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner.

Kurtz made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of Ah, Wilderness. She has received five Tony Award nominations, winning for both Fifth of July (1981) and The House of Blue Leaves (1986); her other nominations were for Tartuffe (1988), Frozen (2004), and Heartbreak House (2007).

For her television work, she has received eight Emmy Award nominations, with one win for Carol and Company in 1990. Other television credits include the NBC drama Sisters (1991–1996), Huff (2004–2006) and Pushing Daisies (2007–2009). Her films include, Wildcats (1986), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Stanley & Iris (1990), Citizen Ruth (1996), Liar Liar (1997) and Bubble Boy (2001). She also portrayed as Joyce Flynn on the CBS comedy series Mike & Molly.

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." 

Gallery

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".