Kyra Sedgwick — actress with roots in the Russian Empire
Kyra Sedgwick (born 19 August 1965, New York City) is an American actress. She played Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in The Closer (TNT, 2005–2012), winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Drama in 2007 and the Primetime Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2010. She received a Golden Globe nomination for Something to Talk About (1995). She has been married to Kevin Bacon since 1988.
Tracing the roots — Bamberg (Bavaria)
Her mother, Patricia Rosenwald, is Jewish; genealogical sources trace her family to Bamberg (Bavaria), Baden-Württemberg and Austria. No ancestor born or living in the Russian Empire is documented.
Maternal great-grandparents: German Jewish (Bamberg, Baden-Württemberg) and Austrian Jewish; no Russian Empire ancestor documented.
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Bamberg (Bavaria). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.