Swoosie Kurtz Net Worth

What Is Swoosie Kurtz's Net Worth?

Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress who has a net worth of $4 million. Swoosie Kurtz has won two Tony Awards and a Primetime Emmy. Kurtz is best known for playing roles such as Laurie Morgan on "Love, Sidney" (1981–1983), Alex Reed Barker on "Sisters" (1991–1996), Lily Charles on "Pushing Daisies" (2007–2009), Joyce Flynn on "Mike & Molly" (2010–2016), Beverly Burns on "Man with a Plan" (2017–2020), and Sheila on "Call Me Kat" (2021–2023). She has more than 90 acting credits to her name, including the films "The World According to Garp" (1982), "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), "Stanley & Iris" (1990), "Reality Bites" (1994), "Liar Liar" (1997), "Cruel Intentions" (1999), "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), and "Overboard" (2018), the TV movies "Baja Oklahoma" (1988), "The Image" (1990), "And the Band Played On" (1993), and "Harvey" (1996), and the television series "Suddenly Susan" (1996–1997), "Love & Money" (1999–2000), "That's Life" (2001–2002), "Huff" (2004–2006), "Rita Rocks" (2009), and "The Dangerous Book for Boys" (2018). Swoosie has also appeared in Broadway productions of "Ah, Wilderness!" (1975), "Tartuffe" (1977), "A History of the American Film" (1978), "Fifth of July" (1980–1982), "The House of Blue Leaves" (1986–1987), "Love Letters" (1989), "Imaginary Friends" (2002), "Frozen" (2004), and "Heartbreak House" (2006).

Early Life

Swoosie Kurtz was born on September 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her mother, Margaret Rogers (better known as Margo), was an author, and her father, Frank Allen Kurtz Jr., was a decorated  Air Force Colonel who served as a bomber pilot during World War II. Frank choose the name Swoosie for his daughter because the B-17D Flying Fortress bomber he piloted was named "The Swoose." Kurtz attended the University of Southern California and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Kurtz made her TV debut in a 1962 episode of "The Donna Reed Show" at the age of 17, and in 1971, she became a series regular on the soap opera "As The World Turns," playing Ellie Bradley. Her first film was 1977's "Slap Shot," and she followed it with "First Love" (1977), "Oliver's Story" (1978), "The World According to Garp" (1982), "Against All Odds" (1984), "Wildcats" (1986), "Bright Lights, Big City" (1988), and "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988).

From 1981 to 1983, Swoosie played Laurie Morgan on the NBC sitcom "Love, Sidney," earning Primetime Emmy nominations in 1982 and 1983. She starred in the TV movies "Marriage is Alive and Well" (1980), "The Mating Season" (1980), "Guilty Conscience" (1985), and "A Time to Live" (1985), and she received a Golden Globe nomination and a CableACE Award nomination for the 1988 HBO film "Baja Oklahoma." Next, Kurtz appeared in the films "Stanley & Iris" (1990), "Reality Bites" (1994), "Citizen Ruth" (1996), "Cruel Intentions" (1999), and "The White River Kid" (1999), and she co-starred with Jim Carrey in 1997's "Liar Liar," which grossed $302.7 million at the box office.

Swoosie won a Primetime Emmy for guest-starring in a 1990 episode of "Carol & Company," and she earned nominations for the TV movies "The Image" (1990) and "And the Band Played On" (1993) and a 1998 episode of "ER." From 1991 to 1996, she starred as Alex Reed Barker on the NBC drama "Sisters," which aired 127 episodes over six seasons and earned Kurtz two Primetime Emmy nominations.

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In the '90s, Kurtz starred in TV movies such as "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom" (1993), "A Promise to Carolyn" (1996), "Harvey" (1996), and "My Own Country" (1998), and she had recurring roles on "Party Girl" (1996) and "Suddenly Susan" (1996–1997). From 1999 to 2000, she played Effie Conklin on the CBS sitcom "Love & Money." Swoosie then appeared in the films "Get Over It" (2001), "Bubble Boy" (2001), "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), "Duplex" (2003), "An Englishman in New York," and "Overboard" (2018), and she voiced Martha Kent in 2007's "Superman: Doomsday." She guest-starred on "The Outer Limits" (2000), "The Fighting Fitzgeralds" (2001), "Lost" (2005), "Still Standing" (2005), "Desperate Housewives" (2009), "Heroes" (2009), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2009), and "Chuck" (2010), and she had recurring roles as Valerie Wilkinson on the CBS series "That's Life" (2001–2002), Madeleine Sullivan on Showtime's "Huff" (2004–2006), and Marilyn on Lifetime's "Rita Rocks" (2009). Kurtz played Lily Charles on "Pushing Daisies" from 2007 to 2009, Joyce Flynn on "Mike & Molly" from 2010 to 2016, Beverly Burns on "Man with a Plan" from 2017 to 2020, Tiffany McKenna on "The Dangerous Book for Boys" in 2018, and Sheila on "Call Me Kat" from 2021 to 2023.

Personal Life

From 1964 to 1970, Swoosie was in a relationship with Joshua White, who created a liquid light show called "The Joshua Light Show." "The Joshua Light Show" provided visual backgrounds for musical artists such as the Doors, Janis Joplin, the Who, and the Grateful Dead.

Real Estate

In 1994, Swoosie paid $835,000 for a home in Toluca Lake, California. She continues to own this home, and today, it's worth around $2.5 million.

Awards and Nominations

For her work as a stage actress, Kurtz has earned five Tony nominations, winning for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "Fifth of July" (1981) and "The House of Blue Leaves" (1986). Her other nominations were for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "Tartuffe" (1978) and Best Actress in a Play for "Frozen" (2004) and "Heartbreak House" (2007). She also won Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for "A History of the American Film" (1978) and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for "Fifth of July" (1981). Swoosie has received 10 Primetime Emmy nominations, taking home the prize for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for "Carol & Company" in 1990. She was also nominated for "Love, Sidney," "The Image," "Sisters," "And the Band Played On," "ER," and "Huff." In 1989, Kurtz earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for "Baja Oklahoma, and in 1995, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for "Sisters." She earned CableACE Award nominations for Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for "Baja Oklahoma" (1989), "The Image" (1991), and "And the Band Played On" (1995). Swoosie has received two Online Film & Television Association Award nominations for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series, winning for "Huff" in 2006; her other nomination was for "ER" (1998).

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