Swoosie Kurtz

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Swoosie Kurtz was born on September 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her father was a World War II pilot. Swoosie was named after his airplane, "Swoose," itself named for a line from a Kay Kyser song ("Half swan, half goose, Alexander is a swoose").

Kurtz majored in drama at the University of Southern California then attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She won a Tony, a Drama Desk, and an Outer Critics Circle award for her performance in Lanford Wilson's "The Fifth of July" in 1981.

Kurtz's film roles include parts in Oliver's Story, The World According to Garp, Bright Lights, Big City, and True Stories. On TV she starred in "Love, Sidney" and "Sisters."

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... appeared in Dangerous Liaisons
... appeared in Vice Versa
... appeared in The World According to Garp
... appeared in As the World Turns
... appeared in Sisters
... appeared in True Stories
... appeared in Love, Sidney
... attended school at University of Southern California
... was born in Omaha
... was born on September 6
... was born in Omaha, Nebraska
... was born in Nebraska
... was born in 1944

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