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Marcia Jean Kurtz

Born 1942-02-11

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.

Known for

Requiem for a Dream 2000 · 8.3 The Wrestler 2008 · 7.9 Dog Day Afternoon 1975 · 8.0 Tower Heist 2011 · 6.2 The Good Nurse 2022 · 6.6 The Panic in Needle Park 1971 · 7.1 Running on Empty 1988 · 7.6 Recount 2008 · 7.3 Big Fan 2009 · 6.6 Night Falls on Manhattan 1997 · 6.6 Arranged 2007 · 7.3 Born to Win 1971 · 5.8 Cry Uncle 1971 · 4.9 The Day the Ponies Come Back 2001 · 6.3 Ex-Husbands 2024