Swoosie is the only child of author Margo and Frank Kurtz. As her father was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, she moved often during her school years, living in eight different states. At the University of Southern California she majored in drama; later she attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, collected Broadway's "triple crown" ...
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 14 nominations.
| Series | Chuck | Unknown | 2017 |
| Series | The Queen Latifah Show | Unknown | 2013-09-16 |
| Series | Home & Family | Unknown | 2012-10-01 |
| Series | Mike & Molly | Unknown | 2010-09-20 |
| Series | The Talk | Unknown | 2010-10-18 |
| Movie | Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | An Englishman in New York | Unknown | 2009 |
| Series | Hank | Unknown | 2009 |
| Series | Nurse Jackie | Unknown | 2009-06-08 |
| Series | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | Reinventando Hollywood | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | Living Proof | Unknown | 2008 |
| Series | Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2008 |
| Series | Rita Rocks | Unknown | 2008 |
| Series | Pushing Daisies | Unknown | 2007-10-03 |
| Movie | Superman/Doomsday | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | The 61st Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 2007-06-16 |
| Series | Heroes | Unknown | 2007-01-31 |
| Series | Working in the Theatre | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | True | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | Nadine in Date Land | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | Category 7: The End of the World | Unknown | 2005 |
| Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
| Series | Lost | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
| Series | Huff | Unknown | 2004-11-07 |
| Series | The Insider | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
| Series | Tavis Smiley | Unknown | 2004-01-05 |
| Movie | The 58th Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 2004 |
| Movie | Duplex | Unknown | 2003 |
| Movie | The Guys | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Intimate Portrait | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Street Time | Unknown | 2002-06-23 |
| Series | Still Standing | Unknown | 2002-09-30 |
| Movie | The Rules of Attraction | Mrs. Jared | 2002-10-11 |
| Movie | Get Over It | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | Bubble Boy | Unknown | 2001 |
| Series | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | The Wilde Girls | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes | Binny Redwine | 2000-11-05 |
| Series | That's Life | Unknown | 2000-10-01 |
| Movie | Cruel Intentions | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | The White River Kid | Mummy Weed | 1999-11-12 |
| Series | Love & Money | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | The 53rd Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1999 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1998-06-07 |
| Series | The Wild Thornberrys | Unknown | 1998-09-01 |
| Movie | Outside Ozona | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | My Own Country | Unknown | 1998 |
| Series | Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | The Annual Museum of Television and Radio Gala | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | Little Girls in Pretty Boxes | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | The 51st Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | Liar Liar | Dana Appleton | 1997-03-21 |
| Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Unknown | 1996-06-10 |
| Movie | Citizen Ruth | Diane Siegler | 1996-12-13 |
| Series | Suddenly Susan | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
| Movie | Harvey | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | Storybook | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | A Promise to Carolyn | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | Party Girl | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | The 3th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | Betrayed: A Story of Three Women | Unknown | 1995 |
| Movie | 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 1995 |
| Series | Hope & Gloria | Unknown | 1995-03-09 |
| Series | The Magic School Bus | Unknown | 1995 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Movie | Reality Bites | Charlane McGregor | 1994-02-18 |
| Movie | The 16th Annual CableACE Awards | Unknown | 1994-01-16 |
| Movie | One Christmas | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | The 48th Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1994-06-12 |
| Movie | The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | Herself | 1994-03-19 |
| Series | Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
| Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
| Series | The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1994-09-11 |
| Movie | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | Marla Harper | 1993-04-10 |
| Movie | The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1993 |
| Movie | And the Band Played On | Unknown | 1993 |
| Movie | The 44th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards | Unknown | 1992 |
| Series | Vicki! | Unknown | 1992-08-31 |
| Movie | Terror on Track 9 | Unknown | 1992 |
| Movie | Walking the Dog | Unknown | 1991 |
| Series | One on One with John Tesh | Unknown | 1991 |
| Series | The Chuck Woolery Show | Unknown | 1991 |
| Series | Sisters | Unknown | 1991-05-11 |
| Movie | The 12th Annual CableACE Awards | Unknown | 1991-01-13 |
| Movie | A Shock to the System | Unknown | 1990 |
| Movie | Stanley & Iris | Sharon | 1990-02-09 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Unknown | 1990-05-21 |
| Movie | The Image | Unknown | 1990 |
| Series | Carol & Company | Unknown | 1990 |
| Series | The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1990 |
| Movie | The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1989-01-28 |
| Series | The More You Know | Unknown | 1989 |
| Movie | The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1989-06-04 |
| Series | Trying Times | Unknown | 1989 |
| Movie | Baja Oklahoma | Unknown | 1988 |
| Movie | Bright Lights, Big City | Unknown | 1988 |
| Movie | Dangerous Liaisons | Unknown | 1988 |
| Movie | Vice Versa | Tina | 1988-03-11 |
| Movie | The 41st Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1987 |
| Movie | Wildcats | Unknown | 1986-02-14 |
| Movie | True Stories | Unknown | 1986 |
| Movie | The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1986 |
| Movie | A Time to Live | Unknown | 1985 |
| Movie | Guilty Conscience | Unknown | 1985 |
| Movie | Against All Odds | Unknown | 1984 |
| Series | The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1983 |
| Movie | A Caribbean Mystery | Unknown | 1983 |
| Movie | The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1982-01-30 |
| Series | American Playhouse | Bananas Shaughnessy / ... | 1982-01-12 |
| Series | Late Night with David Letterman | Unknown | 1982-02-01 |
| Series | The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1982 |
| Series | Love, Sidney | Unknown | 1982 |
| Movie | The 36th Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1982 |
| Movie | The World According to Garp | Unknown | 1982 |
| Series | Entertainment Tonight | Unknown | 1981-09-14 |
| Movie | The 35th Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1981 |
| Movie | The Mating Season | Unknown | 1980 |
| Movie | Marriage Is Alive and Well | Unknown | 1980 |
| Movie | Walking Through the Fire | Unknown | 1979 |
| Movie | The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 1978 |
| Movie | Oliver's Story | Unknown | 1978 |
| Series | Mary | Unknown | 1978 |
| Movie | First Love | Unknown | 1977 |
| Movie | Slap Shot | Unknown | 1977 |
| Series | Kojak | Unknown | 1973-10-24 |
| Series | Great Performances | Unknown | 1972-11-04 |
| Series | The Doctors | Unknown | 1963-04-01 |
| Series | To Tell the Truth | Unknown | 1960 |
| Series | The Donna Reed Show | Unknown | 1959 |
| Series | As the World Turns | Unknown | 1956-04-02 |