ACTOR

Swoosie Kurtz

1944 - Today

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Swoosie Kurtz ( SWOO-see; born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. Kurtz made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of Ah, Wilderness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Swoosie Kurtz has received more than 3,954,516 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 28 in 2019). Swoosie Kurtz is the 3,154th most popular actor (up from 3,217th in 2019), the 4,780th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,008th in 2019) and the 1,424th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Swoosie Kurtz ranks 3,154 out of 13,578. Before her are Béatrice Dalle, David Hedison, Ann Rutherford, Peter Mensah, Mira Sorvino, and Natalya Varley. After her are Jo Jung-suk, Jon Hamm, Shammi Kapoor, Dave Legeno, Verónica Forqué, and Lauren German.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Swoosie Kurtz ranks 370. Before her are Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Enrique Barón Crespo, Manuela Carmena, Marvin Hamlisch, Kay Ivey, and Robert Barro. After her are Ene Ergma, William Sanderson, John Tavener, Alain Souchon, Polycarp Pengo, and Harvey Postlethwaite.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Swoosie Kurtz ranks 4,780 out of 20,380. Before her are David Hedison (1927), Ted Nugent (1948), Winfield Scott Hancock (1824), Raymond Smith Dugan (1878), Mira Sorvino (1967), and Lon L. Fuller (1902). After her are John Mayer (1977), Huey P. Newton (1942), Jon Hamm (1971), James A. Michener (1907), Craig Mello (1960), and Og Mandino (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Swoosie Kurtz ranks 1,424. Before her are Christopher Atkins (1961), Michael Moriarty (1941), Tim Kang (1973), Thomas Jane (1969), David Hedison (1927), and Mira Sorvino (1967). After her are Jon Hamm (1971), Lauren German (1978), Dom DeLuise (1933), Jim Varney (1949), Christine Lahti (1950), and Cammie King (1934).

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Television and Movie Roles

Liar Liar
Dana Appleton
Fletcher Reed, a fast-talking, habitual liar, divorced father, is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He is used to giving priority to his job and always breaking promises to be with his young son Max, but Fletcher often lets Max down, by missing his son's birthday party. But even then at 8:15 Max decides to make him an honest man as he wishes for a whole day where his father can't lie. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday, he only has one wish - for his father to stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest obstacle
Mar 21o 19976.7 / 10
Dangerous Liaisons
Madame de Volanges
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.
Dec 21o 19887.195 / 10
Bubble Boy
Mrs. Livingston
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.
Aug 24o 20015.7 / 10