Kyra Minturn

 Kyraminturn Sedgwick was born on August 19 1965. She is an American actress and producer. She is best known for portraying the role of the Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (TVN crime drama The Closer). Sedgwick was awarded two Emmy Awards in 2010 as well as 2007 for her portrayal of Johnson. The seventh season of the show concluded on August 13, 2012. Sedgwick is also well-known for her recurring role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine's sitcom Madeline Wuntch. Sedgwick was nominated to the Golden Globe for her role in Something to Talk About (1995). Sedgwick's films roles include Oliver Stone's Born in July (1989), Cameron Crowe's Individuals (1992) The Heart and Souls-1993), Phenomenon (1996) and What's cooking (2000) as well as Secondhand Lions (2003). The Game Plan (2007) and The Possession (2011) are as well. Sedgwick is the daughter Patricia Rosenwald and is an educator therapy for families, a venture capitalist, as well as Henry Dwight Sedgwick VII Speech Therapist. Her mother was Jewish. Her father was Episcopalian and of English heritage. Sedgwick has stated that she's Jewish and participates in Passover meals.