Kim Delaney

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.

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

Occupation

actor / model / television actor / film actor

High school

J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School

Awards & achievements

• 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Delaney
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231780

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• actor
• model
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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