Jean Smart
Acting
Born: Sep 13, 1951
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildflower | Peg | 2023 | 7.381 |
| A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon | Self | 2023 | 2.0 |
| The Messenger | The Woman | 2018 | — |
| Getting Ed Laid | The Hooker | 2016 | 1.0 |
| Waking | Dr. Hinton | 2013 | 5.4 |
| Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Claire | 2013 | 7.0 |
| When Calls the Heart | Frances Tunnecliffe | 2013 | 6.625 |
| Hope Springs | Eileen, Kay's Friend | 2012 | 6.271 |
| William & Catherine: A Royal Romance | HRH Camilla | 2012 | 5.4 |
| Life As We Know It | Helen Berenson (uncredited) | 2010 | 6.9 |
| Hero Wanted | Melanie McQueen | 2008 | 5.331 |
| Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Dr. Ann Possible (voice) | 2005 | 6.952 |
| Garden State | Carol | 2004 | 7.1 |
| I ♥ Huckabees | Mrs. Hooten | 2004 | 6.295 |
| A Very Married Christmas | Ellen Griffin | 2004 | 5.6 |
| Bringing Down the House | Kate Sanderson | 2003 | 5.972 |
| Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time | Dr. Ann Possible (voice) | 2003 | 6.744 |
| Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong | Agent Candice DeLong | 2003 | 7.25 |
| Audrey's Rain | Audrey Walker | 2003 | 4.75 |
| The Kid | Deirdre Lefever | 2000 | 6.752 |
| Snow Day | Laura Brandston | 2000 | 5.133 |
| Guinevere | Deborah Sloane | 1999 | 5.829 |
| Change of Heart | Elaine Marshall | 1998 | 5.222 |
| Edie & Pen | Wendy the Waitress | 1996 | 5.95 |
| The Brady Bunch Movie | Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer | 1995 | 6.109 |
| Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story | Aileen Wuornos | 1992 | 3.167 |
| Mistress | Patricia Riley | 1992 | 5.5 |
| Project X | Dr. Criswell | 1987 | 6.275 |
| Fire with Fire | Sister Maria | 1986 | 6.22 |
| Flashpoint | Doris | 1984 | 6.228 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1951 |
| From | Seattle, Washington, USA |