Brenda Leigh Johnson

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Brenda Leigh Johnson
Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson (2009)
First appearance	"Pilot"
Last appearance	"The Last Word"
Created by	James Duff
Portrayed by	Kyra Sedgwick
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Occupation	LAPD Deputy Chief
Family	Willie Rae Johnson (mother; deceased) Clay Johnson (father)
Spouse	Unnamed Ex-Husband (divorced) Fritz Howard (m. 2009)
Relatives	Charlene "Charlie" Johnson (niece)

Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (portrayed by Kyra Sedgwick) is a fictional character and the main protagonist featured in TNT's The Closer. She heads the Major Crimes Division (formerly the Priority Homicide Division) of the Los Angeles Police Department. She is portrayed as an intelligent, determined, and exacting woman. The character has a tendency to offend coworkers and other people involved in her cases but is skilled at determining the facts of a crime, compelling confessions, and closing cases. Thus, she is "a closer".

For her portrayal of Johnson, Sedgwick earned six consecutive nominations for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (winning once),^[1] five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (winning once),^[2][3] and seven nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.^[4]