Swoosie Kurtz News

While we don't yet know when the final three episodes of Pushing Daisies will air, we can tell TV fans where they can next find star Swoosie Kurtz.

The actress is following Bryan Fuller to Heroes!

Look for Kurtz to guest star on an April episode of the show, one written by the Pushing Daisies creator. The actress will portray Millie, an old friend of Angela Petrelli's.

"Bryan wrote the part specifically for her," said a Kurtz' spokesperson of her character. "It's a really fun role."

Swoosie Kurtz interview has been moved to TV Fanatic.

Swoosie Kurtz is a veteran actress known for portraying quirky characters. So, how does the person herself stack up against these eccentric individuals?

"I get life fright, I don't get stage fright," Kurtz recently said to The Record in Canada. "I can get up in front of 2,000 people without a nerve in my body and feel just great, but, when I set out to drive to Santa Monica, I start shaking in the car."

Of all the roles this actress has slipped into, though Kurtz says Aunt Lily on Pushing Daisies is the most far out there.

"Lily is the most eccentric character I've ever played," said said. "When I read the script, I went bananas."

The multiphobic, one-eyed Lily is bitter and shutdown, but Kurtz insists that there's more to her than that.

"Lily is very isolated but very passionate, lusty and sexual," she added, "but she has no way to release that in the life she's living. She's definitely a little dark, because she's harboring a lot of unresolved mental baggage. But I know a couple of big secrets about her that will be revealed later."

Meanwhile, here's an odd twist of fate: Swoosie's father - Air Force pilot Col. Frank Kurtz - was also formerly a diving champion who won a bronze medal at the 1932 Olympics... and underwent a botched surgery that cost him the sight in one eye and left him with an eye patch.

"That's why I see Lily as not so comedic," Kurtz said. "I know what my dad went through. It was so tragic . . ."

Swoosie Kurtz is a veteran of television.

While she may become a new face for Pushing Daisies viewers, others have enjoyed this star's work for years. Here's a look at the awards and milestones the actress has achieved throughout her career:

Awards:

• OBIE Award Performance "The Mineola Twins" 1999
• Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series "Carol & Company" 1989 - 90
• Tony Featured Actress in a Play "The House of Blue Leaves" 1986
• OBIE Award Best Performance "The House of Blue Leaves" 1985 - 86
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress "Fifth of July" 1981
• Outer Critics Circle Award Actress "Fifth of July" 1981
• Tony Featured Actress in a Play "Fifth of July" 1981
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical "A History of the American Film" 1978
• OBIE Award Performance "Uncommon Women and Others" 1977 - 78

Milestones:

• 2006 Cast in a revival of "Heartbreak House"; earned a Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• 2004 Starred in Doug Hughes's play "Frozen"; received a Tony nomination
• 2004 Played Beth Huffstodt's mother on the Showtime drama, "Huff"; earned Emmy nominations in 2005 and 2006
• 2002 Appeared in "Rules of Attraction," based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis
• 2001 Starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in the comedy "Bubble Boy"
• 1999 Played Dr. Regina Greenbaum opposite Ryan Phillippe in "Cruel Intentions" a modern version of Dangerous Liasons
• 1999 Returned to the NY stage as star of Paula Vogel's "The Mineola Twins"
• 1999 Co-starred in the CBS sitcom "Love & Money"
• 1997 Signed development deal for TV-movies and series with Warner Bros.
• 1996 Cast in role of a librarian in Fox series "Party Girl"
• 1996 Had recurring role of mother to Brooke Shields' title character in "Suddenly Susan"
• 1978 Primetime series debut as a regular on "Mary", a variety show starring Mary Tyler Moore
• 1977 Film acting debut in "Slap Shot"
• 1976 TV movie debut in "Ah! Wilderness"
• 1971 TV acting debut in the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns"
• 1966 - 1970 Worked in regional theater
• Appeared as female lead in TV series "Love, Sydney"
• Played Alex on NBC's drama "Sisters"