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 ''The Panic in Needle Park'' is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Al Pacino (in his first lead role) and Kitty Winn. The screenplay was written by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, adapted from the 1966 nove ...

'', '' In Her Shoes'', and '' Big Fan'', appearing as Miriam Douglas in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Kurtz won an Obie Award for her performance as Doris in

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' ''The Loman Family Picnic''. She was also nominated for both an Obie and a Drama Desk Award for her role in

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's ''When She Danced''. Kurtz also directed Matty Selman's ''Uncle Phillip's Coat'' and

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's ''Time of Fire''. She has appeared several times on the television series '' Law & Order''. Kurtz is a 1964 graduate of the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

, where she earned a

B.S. A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University ...

degree in dance.

Acting career

Films

Television

Stage

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurtz, Marcia Jean Actresses from New York City American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American theatre directors Women theatre directors Juilliard School alumni American Jews Living people People from the Bronx Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women