Swoosie Kurtz

A multiple Tony, Emmy, Obie, and Drama Desk Award winner, Swoosie Kurtz is a Broadway icon whose work also includes big screen blockbusters like Liar, Liar and Dangerous Liaisons; indie favorites like Citizen Ruth, True Stories, and Cruel Intentions; and beloved TV hits Sisters, Pushing Daisies, and Mike & Molly. Her distinctive name comes from The Swoose, the famed B-17 bomber flown by her father, Col. Frank Kurtz, the most decorated Air Force pilot of World War II.