Marcia Jean Kurtz
Also Known As: Marcia J. Kurtz
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Birthday: February 11, 1942
Age: 83 years old
Gender: Female
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Dog Day Afternoon
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-21
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Requiem for a Dream
Overview: The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-06
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In Her Shoes
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-07
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One True Thing
Overview: A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-18
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The Panic in Needle Park
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-01
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Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Overview: An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-22
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Big Fan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-07
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Ex-Husbands
Overview: Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, Mexico, only to crash his son’s bachelor party.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-07
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Black Swan
Overview: The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
Genres: Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-03
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Believe in Me
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-08
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Tower Heist
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-02
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Armageddon Time
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-28
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Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Overview: Two New York City cops investigate a drug-smuggling ring that they believe is run by New York-based foreign diplomats.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-14
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Downtown Express
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-20
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Death Wish
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-07-24
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The Day the Ponies Come Back
Overview: While on a business trip to New York City, Frenchman Daniel Moulin hopes to track down his long-lost father. His initial investigation on the rough Bronx streets leads to little more than being made witness to a shooting and the victim of a mugging. Luckily for Daniel, a street-smart youth named William takes pity on him and introduces him to his wise grandfather, Cecil.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-03-21
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Born to Win
Overview: A smart-mouthed junkie and a former hairdresser spends his days looking for just "one more fix".
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-01
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Inside Man
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-17
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The Good Nurse
Overview: Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-19
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Ass Backwards
Overview: Two best friends embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-21
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Date Rape
Overview: Teenage girl is raped after accepting a date from the most popular boy in school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-15
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The Wrestler
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-07
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Cold Feet
Overview: When each is unlucky at love, a TV writer-director and a research scientist begin seeing each other.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-24
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mother!
Overview: A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-13
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Miracle at St. Anna
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-15
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From Other Worlds
Overview: 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.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-29
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Cry Uncle!
Overview: Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-17
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Center Stage
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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The Stoolie
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-30
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Find Me Guilty
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-16
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The Marconi Bros
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Once Upon a Time in America
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-23
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-26
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Running on Empty
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-09
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The Giraffe
Overview: 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
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-14
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Arranged
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-10
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Night Falls on Manhattan
Overview: A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-21
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If Beale Street Could Talk
Overview: After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-14
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Recount
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-25
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Pleasantville
Overview: 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.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-06
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