This actress was spotted in a rare sighting earlier this month while taking a relaxing stroll in Los Angeles, despite usually keeping a low profile. 

The stage and screen star is best known for her work in television in the 1990s, especially on the NBC series Sisters.

Her initial television appearances date back to the 1960s, but she had already made a name for herself in the theatre well before she became a familiar face in movies and TV during the 1970s.

This renowned star has gained wide acclaim and has been nominated for several Tony Awards — winning two of them — for her theater performances. She’s also received numerous Emmy nominations for her TV roles, including one win for a notable collaboration with Carol Burnett.

Despite having just turned 81, the flame-haired actress star looked years younger than her true age in photos obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail.

Can you guess who she is?

This actress was spotted in a rare sighting earlier this month while taking a relaxing stroll in Los Angeles, despite usually keeping a low profile

The stage and screen star is best known for her work in television in the 1990s, especially on the NBC series Sisters

Despite having just turned 81, the flame-haired actress star looked years younger than her true age. Can you guess who she is?

She is the actress Swoosie Kurtz.

Kurtz — whose first name is pronounced to rhyme with ‘Lucy,’ not ‘boozy’ — was seen earlier in September engaging in some physical activity in Los Angeles.

She flaunted her svelte figure in a gray–blue button-up long-sleeve top with breast pockets, which she dressed down with navy sweatpants.

The actress wore a pair of comfy black Brooks trainers, and she accessorized with a smart watch.

She wore her shoulder-length red hair parted to the side and swept up at the ends.

Kurtz just recently celebrated her 81st birthday on September 6.

She has continued to stay busy on television in recent years, though she has focused more on behind-the-scenes voice work lately.

As recently as last year she appeared on the popular animated series American Dad, and prior to that she voiced multiple characters on the rebooted version of Rugrats, as well as on the animated comedy Bless The Harts. 

She is the actress Swoosie Kurtz. Kurtz — who pronounces her first name so that it rhymes with ‘Lucy,’ rather than ‘boozy’ — was pictured earlier in September while getting in some exercise in LA

She flaunted her svelte figure in a gray–blue button-up long-sleeve top with breast pockets, which she dressed down with navy sweatpants. The actress wore a pair of comfy black Brooks trainers, and she accessorized with a smart watch

Kurtz just recently celebrated her 81st birthday on September 6

She has continued to stay busy on television in recent years, though she has focused more on behind-the-scenes voice work lately. Kurtz’s most recent on-screen appearance was on the Mayim Bialik–starring Fox series Call Me Kat, on which she was a series regular

Kurtz, who was born in 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska, got her start on TV when she was just 17 with an appearance on The Donna Reed Show in 1962, and the following year she was featured on To Tell The Truth

Kurtz’s most recent on-screen appearance was on the Mayim Bialik–starring Fox series Call Me Kat, on which she was a series regular. 

The show was canceled in 2023 after three seasons. 

Kurtz, who was born in 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska, got her start on TV when she was just 17 with an appearance on The Donna Reed Show in 1962, and the following year she was featured on To Tell The Truth.

During the episode, her father, Colonel Frank Kurtz, appeared with two impostors while panelists had to guess who was the legitimate guest.

Kurtz had distinguished himself by winning a bronze medal at the 1932 Olympics for diving, before he became a decorated Army pilot and bomber who survived a Japanese attack in the Philippines just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Later in World War II he commanded a bombardment group in Italy beginning in 1944.

By 1971, Swoosie had established herself as a full-time actress with a role on the soap opera As The World Turns, but she also emphasized her acting bona fides with multiple acclaimed roles in the theatre during the ’70s.

During that period she won the prestigious ‘triple crown’ of theatre awards, the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for her role in Lanford Wilson’s Fifth Of July, and she later scored a second Tony win years later for appearing in John Guare’s The House Of Blue Leaves in 1986.

By 1971, Swoosie had established herself as a full-time actress with a role on the soap opera As The World Turns, but she also emphasized her acting bona fides with multiple acclaimed roles in the theatre during the ’70s

In the ’70s, she won the prestigious ‘triple crown’ of theatre awards, the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards. She later scored a second Tony win years later for John Guare’s The House Of Blue Leaves in 1986

Her profile increased considerably in 1978, when she starred opposite Mary Tyler Moore and rising stars David Letterman and Michael Keaton on the variety show Mary (pictured), though the show only lasted for a single season

Kurtz’s most prominent series that decade was the NBC drama Sisters, which she appeared on in the main cast from 1991 to 1996; pictured with (L–R) Sela Ward, Julianne Phillips, Jo Anderson and Patricia Kalember

She primarily had guest roles in the 2000s, but she appeared in the main cast of the critically acclaimed dramedy Pushing Daisies, which starred Lee Pace, from 2007 to 2009; pictured with (L–R) Chi McBride, Pace, Anna Friel, Ellen Greene and Kristin Chenoweth

Kurtz next big series role was on the hit comedy Mike & Molly, on which she played the mother of Melissa McCarthy’s title character Molly. The series premiered in 2010 and came to an end in 2016 as McCarthy became a popular film star

Her profile increased considerably in 1978, when she starred opposite Mary Tyler Moore and rising stars David Letterman and Michael Keaton on the variety show Mary, though the show only lasted for a single season. 

In the 1980s, Kurtz became an in-demand film actress with roles in The World According To Garp (1982), which starred Robin Williams, as well as the Jeff Bridges–starring neo-noir Against All Odds (1984), Talking Heads frontman David Byrnes musical comedy True Stories (1986) and 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons, which starred John Malkovitch, Michelle Pfeiffer and Glenn Close.

In the ’90s, she won her first Emmy for her guest role on Carol & Company, a short-lived anthology series that starred Carol Burnett stars who would later gain greater prominence, including Richard Kind and Jeremy Piven. 

Kurtz’s most prominent series that decade was the NBC drama Sisters, which she appeared on in the main cast from 1991 to 1996.

Kurtz also had guest appearances on Suddenly Susan and ER later in the decade. 

She primarily had guest roles in the 2000s, but she appeared in the main cast of the critically acclaimed dramedy Pushing Daisies, which starred Lee Pace, from 2007 to 2009.

Kurtz next big series role was on the hit comedy Mike & Molly, on which she played the mother of Melissa McCarthy’s title character Molly. 

The series premiered in 2010 and came to an end in 2016 as McCarthy became a popular film star.