J. Smith-Cameron

J. Smith-Cameron

Known for
Acting
Born
September 7, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Jean Isabel Smith (born September 7, 1957), credited professionally as J. Smith-Cameron, is an American actress. She spent a majority of her career in theatre but began transitioning to film and television later in life. She is known for her supporting roles as Janet Talbot on the television series Rectify and Gerri Kellman on the HBO series Succession. For the latter, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2022.

Known For

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Filmography

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Hot Year

Hot Year

Movie

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In Our Own Sweet Way

In Our Own Sweet Way

Movie

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Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters

TV · 1 ep

2025
Debaters poster

Debaters

Movie · as Bethany

2025
This Ordinary Thing poster

This Ordinary Thing

Movie · as Self (voice)

2025
Murdaugh: Death in the Family poster

Murdaugh: Death in the Family

TV · as Marian Proctor · 8 eps

2024
Turtles All the Way Down poster

Turtles All the Way Down

Movie · as Professor Abbott

2024
In the Know poster

In the Know

TV · as Barb (voice) · 6 eps

2024
Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth

TV · as Isadora 'Izzy' Langford · 1 ep

2023
The Year Between poster

The Year Between

Movie · as Sherri

2023
Waco: The Aftermath poster

Waco: The Aftermath

TV · as Lois Roden · 5 eps

2022
Vengeance poster

Vengeance

Movie · as Sharon Shaw

2022
Fleishman Is in Trouble poster

Fleishman Is in Trouble

TV · as Barbara Hiller · 1 ep

2021
White Wedding poster

White Wedding

Movie · as Clementine

2021
Teenage Euthanasia poster

Teenage Euthanasia

TV · 1 ep

2021
Hacks poster

Hacks

TV · as Kathy Vance · 5 eps

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Nancy poster

Nancy

Movie · as Ellen

2018
Succession poster

Succession

TV · as Gerri Kellman · 38 eps

2016
Christine poster

Christine

Movie · as Peg Chubbuck

2016
No Pay, Nudity poster

No Pay, Nudity

Movie · as Debra

2016
Search Party poster

Search Party

TV · as Mary Ferguson · 7 eps

2016
Divorce poster

Divorce

TV · as Elaine Campbell · 3 eps

2015
Everything All at Once poster

Everything All at Once

Movie · as Susan

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Like Sunday, Like Rain poster

Like Sunday, Like Rain

Movie · as Mary

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Mozart in the Jungle poster

Mozart in the Jungle

TV · as Amy Rutledge · 1 ep

2014
Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary

TV · as Alice Millevoi · 1 ep

2013
Rectify poster

Rectify

TV · as Janet Talbot · 30 eps

2012
Man on a Ledge poster

Man on a Ledge

Movie · as Psychiatrist

2011
Margaret poster

Margaret

Movie · as Joan

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Samara Steel · 1 ep

2008
Canterbury's Law poster

Canterbury's Law

TV · 1 ep

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Melinda Mickens · 9 eps

2006
A Very Serious Person poster

A Very Serious Person

Movie · as Carol

2006
Six Degrees poster

Six Degrees

TV · 1 ep

2005
Bittersweet Place poster

Bittersweet Place

Movie · as Violet

2003
K Street poster

K Street

TV · as Tommy's Wife · 3 eps

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Trudy Pomeranski, Elizabeth Trudy · 1 ep

2000
You Can Count on Me poster

You Can Count on Me

Movie · as Mabel

1999
The Rage: Carrie 2 poster

The Rage: Carrie 2

Movie · as Barbara Lang

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Diane Eskas, Gwen Sharpe · 1 ep

1998
A Midwife's Tale poster

A Midwife's Tale

Movie · as Mrs. Howard

1997
Arresting Gena poster

Arresting Gena

Movie · as Caroline Lee

1997
In & Out poster

In & Out

Movie · as Trina Paxton

1996
Harriet the Spy poster

Harriet the Spy

Movie · as Mrs. Welsch

1996
The First Wives Club poster

The First Wives Club

Movie · as Miss Sullivan

1996
A Modern Affair poster

A Modern Affair

Movie · as Diane

1996
The Proprietor poster

The Proprietor

Movie · as Texan

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Lisa · 1 ep

1995
Jeffrey poster

Jeffrey

Movie · as Sharon

1995
Let It Be Me poster

Let It Be Me

Movie · as Clarice

1995
Sabrina poster

Sabrina

Movie · as Carol

1995
Mighty Aphrodite poster

Mighty Aphrodite

Movie · as Bud's Wife

1994
She Led Two Lives poster

She Led Two Lives

Movie · as Angela Anderson

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Avis Griffin · 1 ep

1992
That Night poster

That Night

Movie · as Carol Bloom

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Ms. Moskowitz, Ms. Ward, Paula Downing, Linda Drosi · 1 ep

1987
84 Charing Cross Road poster

84 Charing Cross Road

Movie · as Ginny

1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd poster

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

TV · as Ramona Luchesse · 12 eps

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Vanessa, Susan Foxworth, Natalie Santelli · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Elly, Louise Bryant · 1 ep

1979
Gal Young 'Un poster

Gal Young 'Un

Movie · as Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)