Marcia Jean Kurtz | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1942 |
| Education | Juilliard School (1964) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Marcia Jean Kurtz (born February 11, 1942) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |