Kyra Sedgwick Net Worth

Kyra Sedgwick’s Biography

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick Bacon, known with her professional name Kyra Sedgwick, is an actress and producer based in America who is recognized for playing the character of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in TNT’s television series, The Closer. The role too helped her to bag the Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award in years 2007 and 2010 respectively. Besides, the actress has appeared in various movies like Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Singles (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Secondhand Lions (2003), etc.

Kyra Sedgwick was born on 19th August, 1965 in New York City to a English and Jewish parents. Her father Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, was a venture capitalist and her mother Patricia was a speech teacher and family therapist. She has a brother, Robert Sedgwick who is also an actor and her half-sister Mike Stern is a jazz guitarist.

Kyra completed her education from Friends Seminary and Sarah Lawrence College. She later enrolled at University of Southern California and completed her graduation in theatre degree.

Career Debut

Kyra Sedgwick made her television debut as Julia Shearer in NBC’s television series Another World when she was just 16. She did the role from 1982 to 1983 and the series too paid her good salary. Later in 1985, the actress appeared as Halina in her first film War and Love directed by Moshe Mizrahi. Besides, she had a minor role in television series like ABC Afterschool Special and Miami Vice the same year.

In the year 1986, Kyra Sedgwick appeared as Tess Brock in film Tai-Pan. Besides, she also made appearance as Dora Johnson in an episode of Amazing Stories named “Thanksgiving”. Later in 1988, the actress played a minor role of Prostitute drifter in film, Kansas. Eventually, the actress portrayed the role of Donna in film Born on the Fourth of July in 1989.

Later, Kyra Sedgwick made appearance in different films like Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990), Pyrates (1991), Singles (1992), Oliver Stone: Inside Out (1992), Heart and Souls (1993), etc. In the year 1995, Kyra played the role of Blanche in film Murder in the First and Bevan in The Low Life. Besides, she portrayed the role of Emma Rae King in Lasse Hallstrom’s film Something to Talk About. All these movies paid her good amount of money which helped her to increase her net worth.

Works from 1996 to 2016 and Net Worth

Subsequently, Kyra Sedgwick worked in films like Losing Chase (1996), Phenomenon (1996), Critical Care (1997), Montana (1998), Labor Pains (2000), What’s Cooking? (2000), Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002), Secondhand Lions (2003), Behind the Red Door (2003), Cavedweller (2004), etc. Besides, she made guest appearances in television series like American Experience (2001), Ally McBeal (2002), Stanley (2002), etc. These movies and television series too raised her net worth. Further, Kyra starred as the main character Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in TNT’s television series The Closer. She played the role from 2005 to 2012 and earned good amount of money which raised her net worth.

In year 2012, Kyra Sedgwick worked in two films; Man on a Ledge and The Possession. Similarly, she appeared in films like Kill Your Darlings and Chlorine in year 2013. She also acted in four films; The Humbling, Reach Me, Big Sky and The Road Within in year 2014. These movies too increased her net worth. Besides, the actress had a recurring role of Deputy Chief Madeline Wuntch in Fox’s TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine from 2014 to 2014. Further, she was seen as Jane Sadler for 10 episodes in Ten Days in the Valley.

Kyra Sedgwick’s last work was a TV series Ten Days in the Valley, and the actress is not working in any films. Nevertheless, her works have helped to earn the net worth of $17 million U.S. dollars. The actress had also charged $300,000 for an episode of The Closers. Besides acting, her career as producer has also helped in the earning the net worth.

Must Know Facts about Kyra Sedgwick

Real Name: Kyra Minturn Sedgwick Bacon
Date of Birth: 19th August, 1965
Profession: Actress and Producer
Height: 5′ 5″
Husband: Kevin Bacon (m. 1988)
Children: 2
Instagram: 51.7K Followers in Instagram
Twitter: 92K Followers in Twitter
Net Worth: $17 Million