Jean Smart

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1951-09-13 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As Jean E. Smart, Jean Elizabeth Smart, 진 스마트, ジーン・スマート, ジーン・エリザベス・スマート, Джин Смарт

Jean Smart

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.

Known For

Actor

Too Good

as God

Miss Macy

as Miss Macy

2023
Wildflower

as Peg

2022
Babylon

as Elinor St. John

2021
Senior Moment

as Caroline Summers

2021
Hacks

as Deborah Vance

2021
Mare of Easttown

as Helen Fahey

2020
Superintelligence

as President Monahan

2019
Mad About You

as Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis

2019
Watchmen

as Laurie Blake

2018
2018
Life Itself

as Linda Dempsey

2018
The Messenger

as The Woman

2018
A Simple Favor

as Margaret McLanden

2018
Dirty John

as Arlane Hart

2017
2017
Big Mouth

as Depression Kitty (voice)

2017
Legion

as Melanie Bird

2016
The Accountant

as Rita Blackburn

2016
Getting Ed Laid

as The Hooker

2016
Bad Internet

as President Powers

2016
Angie Tribeca

as Carnie

2014
Miss Meadows

as Mother Meadows

2014
Warren

as Claire Cavanee

2014
Halt and Catch Fire

as LouLu Lutherford

2014
Fargo

as Floyd Gerhardt

2014
Sirens

as Nora Farrell

2013
When Calls the Heart

as Frances Tunnecliffe

2013
Waking

as Dr. Hinton

2012
Hope Springs

as Eileen, Kay's Friend

2012
Veep

as Imogene Walsh

2011
Harry's Law

as Roseanna Remmick

2010
Woke Up Dead

as Meryl Greene

2010
Life As We Know It

as Helen Berenson (uncredited)

2010
Barry Munday

as Carol Munday

2010
$#*! My Dad Says

as Rosemary Pernworth

2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Governor Pat Jameson

2010
2009
Youth in Revolt

as Estelle Twisp

2008
Hero Wanted

as Melanie McQueen

2007
Lucky You

as Michelle Carson

2007
Samantha Who?

as Regina Newly

2006
Psych

as Gillian Tucker

2005
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)

2004
A Very Married Christmas

as Ellen Griffin

2004
I ♥ Huckabees

as Mrs. Hooten

2004
Garden State

as Carol

2004
Balto III: Wings of Change

as Stella (voice)

2004
Center of the Universe

as Kate Barnett

2003
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)

2003
Audrey's Rain

as Audrey Walker

2003
Bringing Down the House

as Kate Sanderson

2002
Sweet Home Alabama

as Stella Kay Perry

2002
In-Laws

as Marlene Pellet

2002
Kim Possible

as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)

2002
Kim Possible

as Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice)

2001
24

as Martha Logan

2001
The Oblongs

as Pickles Oblong (voice)

2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Lorraine Sheldon

2000
The Kid

as Deirdre Lefever

2000
Snow Day

as Laura Brandston

2000
The District

as Detective Sherry Regan

2000
Static Shock

as Richie's Mom (voice)

1999
Forever Fabulous

as Loreli Daly

1999
Guinevere

as Deborah Sloane

1998
Change of Heart

as Elaine Marshall

1998
1998
Style & Substance

as Chelsea Stevens

1997
The View

as Self

1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1996
Undue Influence

as Dana Colby

1996
Edie & Pen

as Wendy the Waitress

1996
Hey Arnold!

as Phoebe's Mother (voice)

1995
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie

as Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer

1995
High Society

as Ellie Walker

1994
The Yearling

as Ory Baxter

1994
The Yarn Princess

as Margaret Thomas

1994
Scarlett

as Sally Brewton

1993
Frasier

as Lorna Lynley

1993
Frasier

as Lana Gardner

1992
Just My Imagination

as Pally Thompson

1992
Mistress

as Patricia Riley

1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Helen Ventrix (voice)

1988
A Place at the Table

as Susan Singer

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1987
Project X

as Dr. Criswell

1986
A Fight for Jenny

as Valerie Thomas

1986
Fire with Fire

as Sister Maria

1986
Designing Women

as Charlene Frazier Stillfield

1984
Protocol

as Ella

1984
Piaf

as Marlene

1984
Flashpoint

as Doris

1983
Reggie

as Joan Reynolds

1982
Remington Steele

as Gloria Blyer

1982
Teachers Only

as Shari Kirkland

1980
Hoodlums

as Carol

1979
Before and After

as Woman Bather

1976
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Producer

2014
Miss Meadows

as Co-Executive Producer

1995
A Stranger in Town

as Co-Producer