Marcia Jean Kurtz
American actress
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| Intro | American actress | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| is | Actor Television actor Film actor Stage actor Theatre director | |||
| Work field | Arts Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |||
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| Birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA | |||
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The details
Biography
Marcia Jean Kurtz is an American film, stage, and television actress and director. She has appeared in such films as The Panic in Needle Park, In Her Shoes, Dog Day Afternoon and Big Fan. Kurtz won an Obie Award for her performance as Doris in Donald Margulies' The Loman Family Picnic. She was also nominated for both an Obie and a Drama Desk Award for her role in Martin Sherman's When She Danced. Kurtz also directed Matty Selman's Uncle Phillip's Coat and Evan Handler's Time of Fire.
She has appeared several times on the television series Law & Order.
Kurtz is a 1964 graduate of the Juilliard School, where she earned a B.S. degree in dance.
Acting career
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Panic in Needle Park | Marcie | |
| Cry Uncle! | Russian Girl | ||
| Born to Win | Marlene | ||
| Believe in Me | Nurse | ||
| 1972 | The Stoolie | Sheila Morrison | |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Receptionist | |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Miriam | |
| 1976 | Pleasantville | Jo | |
| 1977 | Nomadic Lives | Gretchen | |
| 1983 | Cold Feet | Psychiatrist | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Max's Mother | |
| 1988 | Running on Empty | School clerk | |
| 1997 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Eileen | |
| 1998 | Meschugge | Rita Teichmann | |
| One True Thing | Marcia | ||
| 2000 | Center Stage | Emily's mother | |
| Requiem for a Dream | Rae | ||
| The Day the Ponies Come Back | |||
| 2002 | The Book of Danny | Fritzi | |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds | Brian's Mom | |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | Mrs. Stein | |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | Sara Stiles | |
| Inside Man | Miriam Douglas | ||
| 2007 | Arranged | Principal Jacoby | |
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Hospital Receptionist | ||
| 2008 | The Marconi Bros. | Annette Marconi | |
| The Wrestler | Admissions Desk Woman | ||
| Miracle at St. Anna | Post Office Customer | ||
| 2009 | Big Fan | Theresa Aufiero | |
| 2010 | Black Swan | Costumer Georgina | |
| 2011 | Tower Heist | Rose | |
| 2013 | Ass Backwards | Barb | |
| 2017 | Mother! | Thief | |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Italian Grocer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1968 | N.Y.P.D. | Marcie | |
| 1973 | Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside | Renee Isaacs | |
| 1984 | Concealed Enemies | Esther Chambers | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Carla Lowenstein | reprised role in 2004 |
| 2000 | 100 Centre Street | ||
| 2008 | Recount | Carol Roberts |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1970 | The Chinese and Dr. Fish | Pu Ping Chow | |
| 1986 | Execution of Justice | Barbara Taylor, Carol Ruth Silver, and Dr. Solomon | |
| 1989 | The Loman Family Picnic | Doris | Obie Award |
| 1990 | When She Danced | Miss Belzer | Obie Award Nomination, Drama Desk Award Nomination |
| 2000 | Taller Than a Dwarf | Mrs. Shaw | |
| 2001 | Everett Beekin | Ma | |
| 2006 | The People Next Door | Mrs. Mac |