Swoosie Kurtz

Did You Know?

• Swoosie was an "Air Force" brat growing up. She lived in 17 cities and attended eight schools.
• Swoosie majored in drama at the University of Southern California (USC). After school in California, she studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
• Her performance in "The Fifth of July" won Swoosie what Broadway considers its' "Triple Crown," the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards.
• She was named after the WWII Air Force plane "Swoose," half-swan, half-goose. Her father flew that type of plane during the war.
• Her father was the most decorated fighter pilot of WWII.
• Swoosie won an Emmy for her role on "Carol & Company." She has been nominated for eight more Emmy's.

Actor Credits

1. Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season (2009)
2. Living Proof (2009)
3. Pushing Daisies: The Complete First Season (2008)
4. Superman: Doomsday (2007)
5. Duplex (2003)
6. The Rules Of Attraction (2002)
7. Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2002)
8. Bubble Boy (2001)
9. Get Over It (2001)
10. The Wilde Girls (2001)
11. White River (1999)
12. Cruel Intentions (1999)
13. My Own Country (1998)
14. Outside Ozona (1998)
15. Liar Liar (1997)
16. Little Girls In Pretty Boxes (1997)
17. Citizen Ruth (1996)
18. A Promise To Carolyn (1996)
19. Harvey (1996)
20. Precious (1996)
21. Betrayed: A Story Of Three Women (1995)
22. Storybook (1995)
23. Reality Bites (1994)
24. One Christmas (1994)
25. Positively True Adventures Of Alleged Texas... (1993)
26. And The Band Played On (1993)
27. Terror On Track 9 (1992)
28. The Image (1990)
29. A Shock To The System (1990)
30. Stanley & Iris (1990)
31. Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
32. Baja Oklahoma (1988)
33. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
34. Vice Versa (1988)
35. Wildcats (1986)
36. True Stories (1986)
37. Guilty Conscience (1985)
38. Against All Odds (1984)
39. A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
40. The World According To Garp (1982)
41. The Mating Season (1980)
42. Oliver's Story (1978)
43. Slap Shot (1977)
44. First Love (1977)
45. Huff: The Compete Second Season
46. Sisters: The Complete First Season

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