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- Birth name: Kyra Minturn Sedgwick
- August 19, 1965
- Birth place: New York City, New York
- Spouse: Kevin Bacon 1988 - present
- Two children, Travis Bacon and Sosie Bacon
- Golden Globes: 1
- Emmy Nominations: 1
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Golden Globe Award winning actress Kyra Sedgwick won Best Actress for a lead role in a dramatic TV series for her portrayal of "Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson" on the TNT show The Closer. Sedgwick has starred in a number of movies including Born on the Fourth of July, and The Game Plan. She is also the wife of actor Kevin Bacon.
In a conference call on June 10, 2009, Sedgwick disclosed that she was one of the investors that lost money in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme. The actress did not state how much money she lost with Madoff's fraudulent investments, but did state: "We lost hard-earned money that we worked very hard for that was what we thought in a safe place. It's painful but a lot of people lost a lot more."Huffington Post: Kyra Sedgwick Breaks Madoff... (June 10, 2009)
Career Highlights
- 2007: The Game Plan
- 1995: Something to Talk About
- 1996: Phenomenon
- 1992: Singles
- Starred on Another World soap opera at the age of 16 in 1982
Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme
Sedgwick and her husband Kevin Bacon invested in Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. While their representative confirm they had money invested with Madoff, they did not say how much the couple lost in the fraudulent financial endeavor.People: Bacon Victim of Madoff Scheme (December 30, 2008)-
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Kyra Sedgwick Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- August 19, 1965: Born
- 1985: War and Love
- 1988: Marries Kevin Bacon
- 1989: Born on the Fourth of July
- 1990: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
- 1992: Singles
- 1995: Murder in the First
- 1996: Phenomenon
- 2002: Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
- 2003: Secondhand Lions
- 2004: The Woodsman
- 2005: The Closer


