Quick facts
Birth date 6 Sep, 1944
Age 75 yrs
Occupations Stage actor
Film actor
Television actor
Voice actor
Citizenship United States of America
Birth place Omaha
Education University of Southern California
USC School of Dramatic Arts
Gender Female
Description American actress


Swoosie Kurtz, popularly known by her nickname Swoosie, came to life on September 6th 1944. She is a Native American and was born in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. She was born to her parents Frank, who was in Air Force and was a popular pilot by profession and to her mother Margaret, who was an author by profession. She is known popularly as a movie and TV actor and for her roles in many drama series in theatre. She has been known to be very beautiful and very charming in personality. She keeps on experimenting with her hairstyles and has always been appreciated for her experiments.

She keeps her weight in check through proper diet and exercising and has got a very attractive figure. Because of her beautiful looks, she is widely searched over internet and many of her wallpapers can be found over internet and are much downloaded. Swoosie had an interest in acting since she was very young and she started participating in various shows and stage shows while she was studying. She made her TV debut at a mere age of 17 years, when most of the children are still deciding on their career path. She did her graduation from University of Southern California and later on also attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art to complete her graduation in drama as specialization. Very less is known about the personal life of Kurtz as she seldom remains in news for her relationships and whether she has a boyfriend or not cannot be said with certainty. However she is not known to be married or having children.

According to her biography, Kurtz started her professional career on TV when she was only 17 years old. She appeared in the TV show ‘The Donna Reed Show’. She later on appeared in many TV shows including ‘As the World Turns’, ‘Mary’ and ‘Uncommon Women and Others’. She rose to fame with her popular TV show with the name ‘Love, Sidney’. The show was an instant success at the box office and was telecasted for 2 years and Kurtz got much appreciation for her performance in the show from both critics and audiences. She later on acted in many other TV shows. She made her acting debut in the movies in the movie named ‘The Firebugs’ in 1968 and was appreciated for her role.

She later on went on to act in more than 30 movies throughout her professional career. She also acted in many theatre and Drama shows and became much popular for her roles. She was a critically acclaimed success at the box office in Hollywood. She has also had multiple nominations for various awards in the past and has won various awards like Drama Desk Award, Tony Award and the prestigious Emmy Award as well. She has been nominated over 30 times of multiple awards in the past.

Kurtz has a total estimated net worth of $ 50 million dollars and is known to be among the richest actors in Hollywood. Her net worth is projected to increase in the future as well.

Last Modified: Feb 25, 2020




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