Jean Smart
- Birthday:
- 09/13/1951
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Credits
 | Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert (2025) as Self - Presenter |
 | Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025) as Self |
 | A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon (2023) as Self |
 | Wildflower (2023) as Peg |
 | Babylon (2022) as Elinor St. John |
 | Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl (2022) as Self |
 | Senior Moment (2021) as Caroline Summers |
 | Superintelligence (2020) as President Monahan |
 | A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018) as Charlie |
 | Brampton's Own (2018) as Judy |
 | Life Itself (2018) as Linda Dempsey |
 | A Simple Favor (2018) as Margaret McLanden |
 | The Messenger (2018) as The Woman |
 | Awaken the Shadowman (2017) as Evette |
 | The Accountant (2016) as Rita Blackburn |
 | Getting Ed Laid (2016) as The Hooker |
 | Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls (2016) as Self |
 | Miss Meadows (2014) as Mother Meadows |
 | Warren (2014) as Claire Cavanee |
 | When Calls the Heart (2013) as Frances Tunnecliffe |
 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) as Claire |
 | Waking (2013) as Dr. Hinton |
 | Hope Springs (2012) as Eileen, Kay's Friend |
 | William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (2012) as HRH Camilla |
 | Woke Up Dead (2010) as Meryl Greene |
 | Life As We Know It (2010) as Helen Berenson (uncredited) |
 | Barry Munday (2010) as Carol Munday |
 | Youth in Revolt (2009) as Estelle Twisp |
 | Hero Wanted (2008) as Melanie McQueen |
 | Lucky You (2007) as Michelle Carson |
 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005) as Dr. Ann Possible (voice) |
 | A Very Married Christmas (2004) as Ellen Griffin |
 | I ♥ Huckabees (2004) as Mrs. Hooten |
 | Garden State (2004) as Carol |
 | Balto III: Wings of Change (2004) as Stella (voice) |
 | Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time (2003) as Dr. Ann Possible (voice) |
 | Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong (2003) as Agent Candice DeLong |
 | The Designing Women Reunion (2003) |
 | Audrey's Rain (2003) as Audrey Walker |
 | Bringing Down the House (2003) as Kate Sanderson |
 | Sweet Home Alabama (2002) as Stella Kay Perry |
 | The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000) as Lorraine Sheldon |
 | The Kid (2000) as Deirdre Lefever |
 | Snow Day (2000) as Laura Brandston |
 | Forever Fabulous (1999) as Loreli Daly |
 | Guinevere (1999) as Deborah Sloane |
 | Change of Heart (1998) as Elaine Marshall |
 | The Odd Couple II (1998) as Holly |
 | Undue Influence (1996) as Dana Colby |
 | Edie & Pen (1996) as Wendy the Waitress |
 | A Stranger in Town (1995) as Rose |
 | The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) as Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer |
 | The Yearling (1994) as Ory Baxter |
 | The Yarn Princess (1994) as Margaret Thomas |
 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) as Kate |
 | Just My Imagination (1992) as Pally Thompson |
 | Mistress (1992) as Patricia Riley |
 | Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992) as Aileen Wuornos |
 | Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage (1991) as Cathy |
 | A Seduction in Travis County (1991) as Karen |
 | A Place at the Table (1988) as Susan Singer |
 | Project X (1987) as Dr. Criswell |
 | A Fight for Jenny (1986) as Valerie Thomas |
 | Fire with Fire (1986) as Sister Maria |
 | Protocol (1984) as Ella |
 | Single Bars, Single Women (1984) as Virge |
 | Piaf (1984) as Marlene |
 | Flashpoint (1984) as Doris |
 | Hoodlums (1980) as Carol |
 | Before and After (1979) as Woman Bather |
| | Miss Macy as Miss Macy |
 | Too Good as God |
| | 42.6 Years |
| | Miss Meadows Co-Executive Producer |
| | A Stranger in Town Co-Producer |
