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