Jean Smart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 13, 1951 (age 75)
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington, USA
Biography
Jean Elizabeth Smart (born September 13, 1951) is an American actress. She has received numerous accolades including five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, four Critics' Choice Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for a Tony Award and a Grammy Award. Smart first gained prominence for her leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women, in which she starred from 1986 to 1991. She went on to win five Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles as Lana Gardner in the NBC series Frasier (2000–01), Regina Newley in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–09), and Deborah Vance in the HBO Max comedy series Hacks (2021–present). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles in The District (2000–04), 24 (2006–07), Harry's Law (2011), Fargo (2015), Watchmen (2019) and Mare of Easttown (2021). She also acted in FX's Legion (2017–2019) and voiced Ann Possible in the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible (2002–2007). On stage, she made her Broadway debut portraying Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf (1981). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000) for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Smart's film credits include The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Garden State (2004), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Youth in Revolt (2009), The Accountant (2016), A Simple Favor (2018), and Babylon (2022). She received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Guinevere (1999). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Smart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Miss Macy
Movie · as Miss Macy
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
Movie · as Self
Egg Baby
Movie · as Ms. Downey
The Families Stone
Movie
Deborah Vance and Friends
Movie · as Deborah Vance
Too Good
Movie · as God
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Movie · as Self
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Movie · as Self - Presenter
The Studio
TV · as Jean Smart · 1 ep
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Wildflower
Movie · as Peg
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
Movie · as Self
Babylon
Movie · as Elinor St. John
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Movie · as Self
Senior Moment
Movie · as Caroline Summers
Hacks
TV · as Deborah Vance · 47 eps
Mare of Easttown
TV · as Helen Fahey · 7 eps
Superintelligence
Movie · as President Monahan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Mad About You
TV · as Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis · 1 ep
Watchmen
TV · as Laurie Blake · 9 eps
The Messenger
Movie · as The Woman
A Simple Favor
Movie · as Margaret McLanden
Life Itself
Movie · as Linda Dempsey
Brampton's Own
Movie · as Judy
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
Movie · as Charlie
Dirty John
TV · as Arlane Hart · 5 eps
Awaken the Shadowman
Movie · as Evette
Legion
TV · as Melanie Bird · 20 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as Depression Kitty (voice) · 5 eps
Getting Ed Laid
Movie · as The Hooker
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Movie · as Self
The Accountant
Movie · as Rita Blackburn
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Carnie · 1 ep
Bad Internet
TV · as President Powers · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Miss Meadows
Movie · as Mother Meadows
Warren
Movie · as Claire Cavanee
Fargo
TV · as Floyd Gerhardt · 10 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Sirens
TV · as Nora Farrell · 3 eps
Halt and Catch Fire
TV · as LouLu Lutherford · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The McCarthys
TV · as Lydia · 1 ep
Waking
Movie · as Dr. Hinton
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Movie · as Claire
When Calls the Heart
Movie · as Frances Tunnecliffe
Getting On
TV · as Arlene Willy-Weller · 2 eps
Hope Springs
Movie · as Eileen, Kay's Friend
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
Movie · as HRH Camilla
Veep
TV · as Imogene Walsh · 1 ep
Harry's Law
TV · as Roseanna Remmick · 7 eps
Life As We Know It
Movie · as Helen Berenson (uncredited)
Woke Up Dead
Movie · as Meryl Greene
Barry Munday
Movie · as Carol Munday
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
$#*! My Dad Says
TV · as Rosemary Pernworth · 4 eps
Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Bess · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Governor Pat Jameson · 4 eps
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Youth in Revolt
Movie · as Estelle Twisp
Hero Wanted
Movie · as Melanie McQueen
Lucky You
Movie · as Michelle Carson
Samantha Who?
TV · as Regina Newly · 35 eps
Psych
TV · as Gillian Tucker · 1 ep
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Movie · as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
Garden State
Movie · as Carol
I ♥ Huckabees
Movie · as Mrs. Hooten
A Very Married Christmas
Movie · as Ellen Griffin
Balto III: Wings of Change
Movie · as Stella (voice)
Center of the Universe
TV · as Kate Barnett · 10 eps
Bringing Down the House
Movie · as Kate Sanderson
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Movie · as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
Movie · as Agent Candice DeLong
Audrey's Rain
Movie · as Audrey Walker
The Designing Women Reunion
Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Arrested Development
TV · as Mimi · 2 eps
Sweet Home Alabama
Movie · as Stella Kay Perry
Kim Possible
TV · as Dr. Ann Possible (voice), Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice), Dr. Ann Possible / Tour Guide (voice), Dr. Ann Possible / Additional Voices (voice), Dr. Ann Possible / TV Trash Heap Executive #1 (voice) · 38 eps
In-Laws
TV · as Marlene Pellet · 15 eps
24
TV · as Martha Logan · 24 eps
The Oblongs
TV · as Pickles Oblong (voice) · 13 eps
The Kid
Movie · as Deirdre Lefever
Snow Day
Movie · as Laura Brandston
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie · as Lorraine Sheldon
The District
TV · as Sherry Regan · 13 eps
Static Shock
TV · as Richie's Mom (voice) · 3 eps
Guinevere
Movie · as Deborah Sloane
Forever Fabulous
Movie · as Loreli Daly
Change of Heart
Movie · as Elaine Marshall
The Odd Couple II
Movie · as Holly
Style & Substance
TV · as Chelsea Stevens · 13 eps
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Edie & Pen
Movie · as Wendy the Waitress
Hey Arnold!
TV · as Phoebe's Mother (voice) · 1 ep
Undue Influence
TV · as Dana Colby · 2 eps
The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie · as Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
A Stranger in Town
Movie · as Rose
High Society
TV · as Ellie Walker · 13 eps
The Yearling
Movie · as Ory Baxter
The Yarn Princess
Movie · as Margaret Thomas
Scarlett
TV · as Sally Brewton · 3 eps
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Movie · as Kate
Frasier
TV · as Lorna Lynley, Lana Gardner · 1 ep
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Movie · as Aileen Wuornos
Mistress
Movie · as Patricia Riley
Just My Imagination
Movie · as Pally Thompson
Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Helen Ventrix (voice) · 1 ep
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Movie · as Cathy
A Seduction in Travis County
Movie · as Karen
A Place at the Table
Movie · as Susan Singer
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Project X
Movie · as Dr. Criswell
Fire with Fire
Movie · as Sister Maria
A Fight for Jenny
Movie · as Valerie Thomas
Designing Women
TV · as Charlene Frazier Stillfield · 120 eps
Lime Street
TV · 1 ep
Flashpoint
Movie · as Doris
Protocol
Movie · as Ella
Piaf
Movie · as Marlene
Single Bars, Single Women
Movie · as Virge
Reggie
TV · as Joan Reynolds · 6 eps
Goodnight, Beantown
TV · 1 ep
Remington Steele
TV · as Gloria Blyer · 1 ep
Teachers Only
TV · as Shari Kirkland · 13 eps
Newhart
TV · as Jean Smart (uncredited) · 1 ep
Hoodlums
Movie · as Carol
Before and After
Movie · as Woman Bather
The Facts of Life
TV · as Ellen Slater · 1 ep
Alice
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 2 eps