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American actress

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Kim Delaney is an American actor, model, and television and film performer. Born in Philadelphia in 1961, she began her work period in 1981. She is a native English speaker and has received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Delaney is married to Joseph Cortese.

She is also listed as an author with works including *Knack Clean Home* and *Green Home*. While some sources list her birth year as 1958, other records confirm 1961. Her professional activities include acting in the United States, and she is referenced by other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Knack Clean Home, Green Home

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Film & TV

Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Kim Delaney (born November 29, 1961) is an American actress known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series NYPD Blue, for which she won an Emmy Award. Early in her career, she played the role of Jenny Gardner in the ABC daytime television drama All My Children. She later had leading roles in the short lived TV drama Philly, part of the first season of…

Known for

  • The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice — Mari Gilbert2021
  • Tone-Deaf — Crystal2019
  • God Bless the Broken Road — Patti Hill2018
  • The Oath — Abigail2018
  • Betting on the Bride — Anna Banning2017
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again — Kim2017
  • Chicago Fire — Jennifer Sheridan2012
  • Finding a Family — Ileana2011
  • Army Wives — Claudia Joy Holden2007
  • 10.5: Apocalypse — Dr. Samantha Hill2006

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Zeist
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Key facts

Born
( 1961-11-29 ) November 29, 1961 (age 64) , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
Education
J.W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School
Alma mater
William Esper Studio
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1981–2022
Known for
NYPD Blue All My Children Army Wives
Spouses
Charles Grant , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 , divorced ) ​ Joseph Cortese , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1994 ) ​ James Morgan ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Kim
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Kim Delaney.jpg
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Commons category
Kim Delaney
date of birth
1961-11-29
start of work period
1981-00-00
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Kim Delaney (born November 29, 1961) is an American actress known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series NYPD Blue, for which she won an Emmy Award. Early in her career, she played the role of Jenny Gardner in the ABC daytime television drama All My Children. She later had leading roles in the short lived TV drama Philly, part of the first season of CSI: Miami, and the first six seasons of Army Wives. She also appeared in the second and third seasons as reporter Alex Devlin in Tour of Duty.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kim Delaney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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