Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kim Delaney is, to me, the definition of an actor who anchored a show without always getting the spotlight. Her run as Detective Diane Russell on NYPD Blue won her a 1997 Emmy, and that role had a lived-in vulnerability that's hard to fake. I also appreciate that she paid her dues early in daytime soaps on All My Children before crossing into prime time, which is a path a lot of dependable working actors take but rarely get praised for. She's a Philadelphia native, and there's something appealingly unpretentious about her whole presence on screen. Solid, durable, underrated.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Delaney
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・デラニー
- Reading
- きむ・でらにー
- Born
- November 29, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.