Theater After graduating, she spent time performing in experimental
off-off-Broadway productions, before going into commercial theater. As a member of the original Broadway casts of
Mary Poppins in 2006 and
Billy Elliot the Musical in 2008, she performed at the 2007 and 2009
Tony Awards. The Joys of Sex, directed by Jeremy Dobrish for Variety Arts Theater, and
Bat Boy: The Musical, directed by Scott Schwartz at the
Union Square Theatre.
Film Kurtzuba portrayed Mrs. Kovacevic, a social services clerk with a Russian accent, in the 2014 film adaptation of
Annie. and
Variety. She is featured on the song "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" on the
Annie soundtrack album. In
The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by
Martin Scorsese, she played Kimmie Belzer, a single mom hired by
Jordan Belfort (
Leonardo DiCaprio) and the only female stockbroker at the company. In the Scorsese
Netflix film
The Irishman, starring
Al Pacino and
Robert De Niro, she portrays Irene, the wife of De Niro's character. She also appeared in
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and
Away We Go opposite
John Krasinski.
Television Kurtzuba had recurring roles as Olivia on
The Good Wife on
CBS, as Sergeant (and later Captain) Paula McNichols on
Blue Bloods, as cult member Sabrina on
The Leftovers on
HBO, and on the
Paramount Network miniseries
Waco. She has also appeared on
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on
NBC,
Elementary on CBS, and
Bull on CBS. ==Personal life==