Career

Sedgwick made her debut at the age of 16 on the television soap opera Another World as Julia Shearer, troubled granddaughter of Liz Matthews. In 1988, she made a strong impression in a TV version of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky. During the 1990s, she appeared in several Hollywood movies, including Singles (1992), Heart and Souls (1993), Something to Talk About (1995), and Phenomenon, in which she played the love interest of John Travolta's character.[10] She starred in the Emmy Award-winning[12] 1992 made-for-TV film Miss Rose White as a Jewish immigrant who comes to terms with her ethnicity. She played the parts of Mae Coleman in 2003's Secondhand Lions and Stella Peck in the 2007 film The Game Plan. She also starred alongside her husband Kevin Bacon in the 2004 film The Woodsman. She dubbed the voice of Batwoman in the animated movie Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman.

Sedgwick starred in the television series The Closer from 2005 to 2012. In 2007, she began earning roughly US$300,000 per episode.[13] Over the life of the series, she was nominated for and won several awards for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. She received a Golden Globe award in 2007 for her performance as lead actress and won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010. In 2009, Sedgwick was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television.[14]

The Closer ended on August 13, 2012,[15] following the completion of its seventh season; the series's broadcaster, TNT, said that the decision to retire the series was made by Sedgwick.[16] A sequel series starring most of the same cast called Major Crimes continues in its place.[17]

Sedgwick produced the television series Proof for TNT which debuted in 2015 for one season.[18] She is also featured in the TV series ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ portraying the character of ‘Commissioner Wuntch’.

Personal life

Sedgwick married actor Kevin Bacon on September 4, 1988.[1] Sedgwick learned in 2011, via her appearance on the U.S. TV show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, that Bacon and she are 9th cousins, once removed.[19][20]

The couple has two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon (born June 23, 1989) and Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992).[21] The family resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[22]

Sedgwick and Bacon lost part of their savings in the Ponzi scheme of infamous swindler Bernard Madoff.[23][24]

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television films

Director

Awards and nominations

Honors

• 2005: Received the Copper Wing Tribute Award presented to her during the Phoenix Film Festival.
• 2009, June 8: Inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame receiving a star for her contribution to Television located at 6356 Hollywood, Blvd. - the 2,384th star presented to her by the President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Leron Gubler.[25]
• 2013: Honored with the President's Award by the Society of Camera Operators.
• 2017: Received the John Cassavetes Award presented to her during the Denver International Film Festival.

Accolades