Full name: Kyra Minturn Sedgwick Bacon
Birthdate: August 19, 1965
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Education: Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation: Actress, Producer
Years active: 1982-present
Spouse (s): Kevin Bacon (m. 1988)
Net worth: $16 Million
Religion: Jewish
Zodiac sign: Leo
Kyra Sedgwick is a popular American model, actress, and producer who won the Golden Globe Award in 2007 and Emmy Award in 2010. Her career began gaining steam when she married actor Kevin Bacon. Kyra is best recognized for her playing role on the TNT crime drama The Closer portraying the character Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. She is also appearing in Hollywood movies consistently.
Early Life:
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick was born on August 19, 1965, in New York City, New York, United States. Her father Henry Dwight Sedgwick was a capitalist and her mother Patricia Sedgwick was a speech teacher and family therapist. Kyra holds an American nationality belonging to the White-American ethnicity.
On the father’s side, she is an English descendant, and mother’s side she is Jewish and finally holds Jewish. Actor Robert Sedgwick is her brother and half-sister of jazz guitarist Mike Stern. Her parents got divorced when she was six years old and the mother subsequently married Ben Heller.
Kyra Sedgwick graduated from Friends Seminary. Then she attended Sarah Lawrence College and graduated with a theater degree.
Career:
Kyra Sedgwick kicked off her career journey age of 16 on the television soap opera Another World. In 1988, she made a wonderful acting performance in Lanford Wilson’s play Lemon Sky. In 1985, Kyra made her Hollywood debut with the movie ‘War and Love’. Following she appeared in several successful Hollywood movies including Singles, Heart and Souls, Something to Talk About, and Phenomenon.
In 2004, she starred in the movie ‘The Woodsman’ with her husband Kevin Bacon. Following that year, she made history for her personal career appearing in the television series ‘The Closer’ on TNT which brought her Golden Globe Award in 2007. On August 13, 2012, she successfully completed the seven seasons of the blockbuster series.
In 2012, Kyra appeared in the blockbuster movie ‘The Possession’ with Natasha Calis. Following the year, she appeared in the movie ‘Kill Your Darlings’ with Daniel Radcliffe. In 2014, Kyra acted in the movie ‘The Humbling with Greta Gerwig.
Then she starred in the American road thriller movie ‘Cop Car’ with her husband Kevin Bacon. In 2016, she appeared in the movie ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ with actress Hailee Steinfeld.
Personal Life:
Kyra Sedgwick married Kevin Bacon on September 4, 1988, who is an actor in the Hollywood industry. The couple resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. They have two children named Travis Sedgwick Bacon born in 1989 and Sosie Ruth Bacon born in 1992.
Height, Weight, and Body Measurement:
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 56 kg
Bra Size: 32C
Waist Size: 23 inches
Hip Size: 33 inches
Body Measurement: 32-23-33 inches
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Body Shape: Hourglass
Shoe Size: 8 US