Marcia Jean Kurtz

Marcia Jean Kurtz


in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.

Movies for Marcia Jean Kurtz...

Ex-Husbands
Title: Ex-Husbands
Character: Eunice Pearce
Released: June 7, 2024
Type: Movie
Overwhelmed by his pending divorce from and the declining health of his father, Peter plans a getaway to Tulum, insistent he knows nothing of his sons plans to be there at the same time for a bachelor party.
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Armageddon Time
Title: Armageddon Time
Character: Guide
Released: October 28, 2022
Type: Movie
In 1980, Queens, New York, a young Jewish boy befriends a rebellious African-American classmate to the disapproval of his privileged family and begins to reckon with growing up in a world of inequality and prejudice.
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The Good Nurse
Title: The Good Nurse
Character: Jackie
Released: October 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
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If Beale Street Could Talk
Title: If Beale Street Could Talk
Character: Italian Grocer
Released: December 14, 2018
Type: Movie
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
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mother!
Title: mother!
Character: Thief
Released: September 13, 2017
Type: Movie
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
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Title: The Blacklist
Character: Edna Brimley
Released: September 23, 2013
Type: TV
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
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Ass Backwards
Title: Ass Backwards
Character: Barb
Released: January 21, 2013
Type: Movie
Two best friends embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.
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Downtown Express
Title: Downtown Express
Character: Woman on Subway Platform
Released: April 20, 2012
Type: Movie
Sasha is a young Russian violinist on a scholarship to Juilliard, living with his affectionate but overbearing father, a cellist determined to manage his son's career. While Sasha prepares for a critical recital that will launch him on a path to a glittering future, he is increasingly drawn to the rhythms he hears on the streets of New York. When he meets Ramona, a bohemian singer/songwriter, he joins her band, and falls in love with her and her music. He begins to lead a double life, careening frantically between two worlds.
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Tower Heist
Title: Tower Heist
Character: Rose
Released: November 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
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Black Swan
Title: Black Swan
Character: Costumer Georgina
Released: December 3, 2010
Type: Movie
A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.
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Title: Blue Bloods
Character: Marion Davis
Released: September 24, 2010
Type: TV
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
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Big Fan
Title: Big Fan
Character: Paul's Mom
Released: February 7, 2009
Type: Movie
Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan". One night, Paul and his best friend Sal spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop at a gas station and decide to follow him. At a strip club Paul cautiously decides to approach him but the chance encounter brings Paul's world crashing down around him.
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Miracle at St. Anna
Title: Miracle at St. Anna
Character: Post Office Customer
Released: September 15, 2008
Type: Movie
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
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The Wrestler
Title: The Wrestler
Character: Admissions Desk Woman
Released: September 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.
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Recount
Title: Recount
Character: Carol Roberts
Released: May 25, 2008
Type: Movie
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
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The Marconi Bros
Title: The Marconi Bros
Character: Mrs. Marconi
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
For the past 5 years, 3 months, and 26 days, (not that theyre counting) Anthony and Carmine Marconi have been dutifully serving out life sentences in the family carpet business. Fate intervenes during a routine carpet installation when the brothers step into the world of Louis Lou Burns, playboy and king of the Long Island wedding video business.
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Title: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Character: Hotel Receptionist
Released: September 26, 2007
Type: Movie
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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Arranged
Title: Arranged
Character: Principal Jacoby
Released: March 10, 2007
Type: Movie
ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.
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Inside Man
Title: Inside Man
Character: Miriam Douglas
Released: March 17, 2006
Type: Movie
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
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Find Me Guilty
Title: Find Me Guilty
Character: Sara Stiles
Released: March 16, 2006
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.
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In Her Shoes
Title: In Her Shoes
Character: Mrs. Stein
Released: October 7, 2005
Type: Movie
Irresponsible party girl, Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer, Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.
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From Other Worlds
Title: From Other Worlds
Character: Brian's Mom
Released: October 29, 2004
Type: Movie
FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her otherworldly experiences. Along the way, she finds romance, saves the planet and finds new meaning in her life.
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Title: Hope & Faith
Character: Olga
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: TV
Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mother of three has her tidy world turned upside down when her celebrity sister moves in. Faith was living the Hollywood life as a soap opera star before her character was killed off.
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The Day the Ponies Come Back
Title: The Day the Ponies Come Back
Character: Thelma
Released: March 21, 2001
Type: Movie
Daniel Moulin goes to New York on a business trip and decides to take advantage of his time in the Big Apple to try and locate the father he never knew. The only thing he has to go on however is an address in the Bronx that is 25 years old.
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Requiem for a Dream
Title: Requiem for a Dream
Character: Rae
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: Movie
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
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Center Stage
Title: Center Stage
Character: Emily's Mother
Released: May 12, 2000
Type: Movie
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Dr. Coetzee
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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One True Thing
Title: One True Thing
Character: Marcia
Released: September 18, 1998
Type: Movie
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
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The Giraffe
Title: The Giraffe
Character: Rita Teichmann
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: Movie
Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman lying on the hotel floor. She accompanies the injured woman to the hospital and meets David, who is the woman's son. After David's mother dies from the injuries, a question remains: was she murdered? The trail leads to Germany. Apparently, Lena's mother has some kind of relationship with David's mother that reaches back into the dark German history of the 1940s
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Title: Sex and the City
Character: Noanie
Released: June 6, 1998
Type: TV
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 
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Night Falls on Manhattan
Title: Night Falls on Manhattan
Character: Eileen
Released: March 21, 1997
Type: Movie
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
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Title: Against the Law
Released: September 23, 1990
Type: TV
Against the Law is an American dramedy television series that aired on the Fox network from September 23, 1990 to April 5, 1991. Starring Michael O'Keefe and Suzzanne Douglas, the 17 hour-long episodes centered on the brash Boston lawyer, Simon MacHeath, who left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own defense practice.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Carla Lowenstein
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Alice Halsey
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Myrna Bauer
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Running on Empty
Title: Running on Empty
Character: School Clerk
Released: September 9, 1988
Type: Movie
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
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Once Upon a Time in America
Title: Once Upon a Time in America
Character: Max's Mother
Released: May 23, 1984
Type: Movie
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
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Cold Feet
Title: Cold Feet
Character: Psychiatrist
Released: March 24, 1984
Type: Movie
When each is unlucky at love, a TV writer-director and a research scientist begin seeing each other.
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Title: Kate & Allie
Released: March 19, 1984
Type: TV
Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS to commit to a full season in the fall of 1984. The series was created by Sherry Coben.
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Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Title: Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Released: May 22, 1983
Type: Movie
An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent.
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Pleasantville
Title: Pleasantville
Released: November 6, 1977
Type: Movie
A 1976 English language drama film written and directed by Kenneth Locker and Vicki Polon, starring John Bottoms, Michael Del Viscovo Jr. and Robert Hitt. The film screened at Locarno International Film Festival in 1976.
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Dog Day Afternoon
Title: Dog Day Afternoon
Character: Miriam
Released: September 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
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Death Wish
Title: Death Wish
Character: Receptionist
Released: July 24, 1974
Type: Movie
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
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Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Title: Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Character: Renee Isaacs
Released: March 14, 1973
Type: Movie
Two New York City cops investigate a drug-smuggling ring that they believe is run by New York-based foreign diplomats.
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The Stoolie
Title: The Stoolie
Character: Sheila Morrison
Released: November 30, 1972
Type: Movie
Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set up as well as the police.
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Believe in Me
Title: Believe in Me
Character: Nurse
Released: December 8, 1971
Type: Movie
Remy is a medical student who has a flair for making his patients comfortable. His genuine concern for the patients in his charge marks him as a hot prospect in his internship program. Pamela works at a children's book publishing company. The two meet via Pamela's brother, who is also Remy's good friend. They fall in love and get an apartment in the East Village of New York. Soon after, the couple begins to indulge in speed and barbiturates. They become heavily addicted. Remy is thrown out of medical school and Pamela quits her job. Remy soon finds himself in debt with the local dealer, Stutter, who introduces his customer to heroin as a revenge for his late bill. Pamela faces the prospect of getting sober at her brother's clinic, but must leave behind a destitute Remy in order to do it.
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Born to Win
Title: Born to Win
Character: Marlene
Released: December 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A smart-mouthed junkie and a former hairdresser spends his days looking for just "one more fix".
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Cry Uncle!
Title: Cry Uncle!
Character: Russian Girl
Released: August 17, 1971
Type: Movie
Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.
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The Panic in Needle Park
Title: The Panic in Needle Park
Character: Marcie
Released: June 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.