Acting

Swoosie Kurtz

Born September 6, 1944 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA (age 81)

Swoosie Kurtz (born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She began her career in theater during the 1970s and shortly thereafter began a career in television, garnering ten nominations and winning one Emmy Award. Her most famous television project was her role on the 1990s NBC drama Sisters. She has also appeared somewhat sporadically in films from the late 1970s up until today, including pr…

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Liar Liar

Liar Liar · 1997

MovieComedyFantasy

Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions · 1999

Cruel Intentions

MovieDramaRomance

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.

Overboard

Overboard · 2018

MovieRomanceComedy

A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee.

Duplex

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction · 2002

The Rules of Attraction

MovieDramaRomance

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy · 2001

MovieComedyAdventure

Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe decides to marry her high school boyfriend, Jimmy – bubble suit and all – treks cross-country to stop her.

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons · 1988

Dangerous Liaisons

MovieDramaRomance

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.

Superman: Doomsday

Superman: Doomsday · 2007

Superman: Doomsday

MovieActionAnimation

When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.

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Liar Liar

Liar Liar · 1997

MovieComedyFantasy

Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

Dana Appleton

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions · 1999

Cruel Intentions

MovieDramaRomance

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.

Dr. Greenbaum

Overboard

Overboard · 2018

MovieRomanceComedy

A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee.

Grace

Duplex

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

Jean

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction · 2002

The Rules of Attraction

MovieDramaRomance

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

Mrs. Jared

Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy · 2001

MovieComedyAdventure

Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe decides to marry her high school boyfriend, Jimmy – bubble suit and all – treks cross-country to stop her.

Mrs. Livingston

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons · 1988

Dangerous Liaisons

MovieDramaRomance

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.

Madame de Volanges

Superman: Doomsday

Superman: Doomsday · 2007

Superman: Doomsday

MovieActionAnimation

When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.

Martha Kent (voice)

Reality Bites

Reality Bites · 1994

MovieDramaRomance

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Charlane McGregor

The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp · 1982

The World According to Garp

MovieDramaComedy

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

The Hooker

Against All Odds

Against All Odds · 1984

Against All Odds

MovieCrimeDrama

Terry Brogan, a cynical former football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of ruthless LA nightclub owner Jake Wise. But trouble brews when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island—and Jake dispatches his henchman to bring the lovers back.

Edie

Vice Versa

Vice Versa · 1988

MovieComedyFantasy

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

Tina

Slap Shot

Slap Shot · 1977

MovieComedyDrama

To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.

Shirley Upton

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City · 1988

Bright Lights, Big City

MovieDramaRomance

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Megan

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On · 1993

And the Band Played On

MovieDramaTV Movie

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Mrs. Johnstone

Get Over It

Get Over It · 2001

MovieComedyRomance

When Berke Landers, a popular high school basketball star, gets dumped by his life-long girlfriend, Allison, he soon begins to lose it. But with the help of his best friend Felix's sister Kelly, he follows his ex into the school's spring musical. Thus ensues a love triangle loosely based upon Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", where Berke is only to find himself getting over Allison and beginning to fall for Kelly.

Beverly Landers

Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris · 1990

MovieDramaRomance

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.

Sharon

Wildcats

Wildcats · 1986

High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.

Verna McGrath

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System · 1990

A Shock to the System

MovieCrimeComedy

When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.

Leslie Marshall

Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth · 1996

MovieDramaComedy

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.

Diane Siegler

The White River Kid

The White River Kid · 1999

The White River Kid

Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer who is running from the authorities.

Mummy Weed

True Stories

True Stories · 1986

MovieComedyMusic

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

The Lazy Woman

Storybook

Storybook · 1994

MovieFamilyAdventure

A young boy and his dog discover a magical story book and enter the enchanted Storyland, ruled by wicked Queen Evilia. They'll need a little help from his literary friends to get back to the real world.

Queen Evilia

Living Proof

Living Proof · 2008

MovieDramaTV Movie

Dr Dennis Slamon, an American oncologist, discovers a treatment that could possibly cure breast cancer without radiation or chemotherapy. He tries to look for ways to fund the medication.

Elizabeth

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

SeriesCrimeDrama

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Hilda Marsden

American Dad!

American Dad! · 2005

SeriesAnimationComedy

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

Marylin Thacker (voice)

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives · 2004

Desperate Housewives

SeriesMysteryDrama

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

Jessie

Lost

SeriesMysteryAction & Adventure

Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.

Emily Locke

American Playhouse

American Playhouse · 1982

American Playhouse

SeriesDramaComedy

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

Gwen Landis

Heroes

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.

Millie Houston

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Tina Marie Chambliss

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show · 1958

The Donna Reed Show

SeriesComedyFamily

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.

Great Performances

Great Performances · 1971

Great Performances

SeriesComedyDocumentary

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Muriel McComber

Chuck

SeriesAction & AdventureComedy

When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck on a path to become a full-fledged spy.

Laura Turner

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits · 1995

The Outer Limits

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

Justice Kendall Woods

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon · 2016

SeriesAction & AdventureCrime

A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

Ruthie

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie · 2015

Grace and Frankie

SeriesComedyDrama

Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world.

Janet

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys · 1998

The Wild Thornberrys

SeriesAnimationComedy

Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!

Michelle Naidell (voice)

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel · 1994

Touched by an Angel

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

Libby Glaser

Nurse Jackie

Nurse Jackie · 2009

SeriesDramaComedy

Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to take a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a handful of secret strategies to relieve the pain, and stay one step ahead of total disaster.

Mrs. Scheinhorn

Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly · 2010

SeriesComedyDrama

A comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.

Joyce Flynn

Rugrats

Rugrats · 2021

SeriesAnimationComedy

A reinvention of the beloved 90s cartoon, Rugrats follows a group of adventurous babies as they discover the big world around them. Led by Tommy Pickles, this toddler crew explores the world from their pint-sized and wildly imaginative perspective.

Minka (voice)

Kojak

SeriesCrimeDrama

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

Julie Di Nata

Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies · 2007

Pushing Daisies

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.

Lily Charles

Man with a Plan

Man with a Plan · 2016

Man with a Plan

A dad finds out that parenting is harder than he thought after his wife goes back to work and he's left at home to take care of the kids.

Beverly

Still Standing

Still Standing · 2002

After 18 years of marriage, high school sweethearts Bill and Judy Miller still make each other laugh and try to keep their marriage intact, even when their family pulls them in different directions. Since Bill has a far more immature approach to marriage and raising their three children than Judy does, they work at striking a balance and remembering why they love each other, quirks and all.

Helen Michaels

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus · 1994

The Magic School Bus

SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.

Dorothy Ann's Mom (voice)

Street Time

Street Time · 2002

Follows a fair parole officer and his parolee who wants to go straight but his former business associates are after him.

Victoria Van Kleek