Marcia Jean Kurtz | |
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Born | February 11, 1942 |
Education | Juilliard School (1964) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
Years active | 1968–present |
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 , and Big Fan , appearing as Miriam Douglas in Dog Day Afternoon and Inside Man . 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. [1]
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. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Panic in Needle Park | Marcie | |
Cry Uncle! | Russian Girl | ||
Born to Win | Marlene | ||
Believe in Me | Emergency Room Nurse | ||
1972 | The Stoolie | Sheila Morrison | |
1974 | Death Wish | Receptionist | |
1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Miriam Douglas | |
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 | Thelma | ||
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 | |
2023 | Ex-Husbands | Eunice Pearce |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | N.Y.P.D. | Marcie | |
1973 | Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside | Renee Isaacs | |
1977 | The Four of Us | unsold pilot | |
1984 | Concealed Enemies | Esther Chambers | |
1990 | Law & Order | Mrs. Halsey/Carla Lowenstein | reprised C.L. role in 2004 |
1998 | Sex and the City | Noanie Stein | |
2000 | 100 Centre Street | ||
2008 | Recount | Carol Roberts | |
2014 | Blue Bloods | Marion Davis |
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 |
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