Kyra Minturn

 KyraMinturn Sedgwickwas born on August 19, 1965 is an American actress. Her role as the main character on TNT's crime drama The Closer as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is her most famous. Sedgwick won two Emmy Awards in 2010 as well as 2007 for her performance as Johnson. Following the conclusion of the seventh season the show was canceled on August 13, 2012. Sedgwick is also known for her role as Madeline Wuntch, on the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Sedgwick was awarded an Golden Globe nomination for her performance as Madeline Wuntch in Something to Talk About (1995). Sedgwick's film roles include Oliver Stone's Born On the Fourth of July (1989) as well as Cameron Crowe's Solos (1992), Heart and Souls (93), Phenomenon (2000) as well as What's cooking (2000) as well as Secondhand Lions (2003). She was also in The Game Plan (2007) and The Possession (2012). Sedgwick was the daughter of Patricia Rosenwald who worked as a speech and family therapist, and Henry Dwight Sedgwick IV who was a venture capitalist. Her birthplace was in New York City. Her mother was Jewish. Her dad was Episcopalian and of English descent. Sedgwick has publicly declared her Jewish roots and stated that she participates in Passover seders.