Jean Smart
Acting
Born: September 13, 1951 (age 75) · Seattle, Washington, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Accountant
2016
A Simple Favor
2018
Babylon
2022
Fargo
2014
Life As We Know It
2010
Garden State
2004
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
24
2001
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
Mare of Easttown
2021
Arrested Development
2003
Photos (15)
Movies (65)
Babylon
Elinor St. John
The Accountant
Rita Blackburn
A Simple Favor
Margaret McLanden
Hope Springs
Eileen, Kay's Friend
Garden State
Carol
Sweet Home Alabama
Stella Kay Perry
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Kate
Life Itself
Linda Dempsey
Youth in Revolt
Estelle Twisp
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
Lucky You
Michelle Carson
Bringing Down the House
Kate Sanderson
The Kid
Deirdre Lefever
Life As We Know It
Helen Berenson (uncredited)
Project X
Dr. Criswell
Balto III: Wings of Change
Stella (voice)
Wildflower
Peg
The Odd Couple II
Holly
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Claire
I ♥ Huckabees
Mrs. Hooten
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
Hero Wanted
Melanie McQueen
Superintelligence
President Monahan
Miss Meadows
Mother Meadows
Mistress
Patricia Riley
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
HRH Camilla
Audrey's Rain
Audrey Walker
Guinevere
Deborah Sloane
Awaken the Shadowman
Evette
Forever Fabulous
Loreli Daly
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
Snow Day
Laura Brandston
Woke Up Dead
Meryl Greene
Fire with Fire
Sister Maria
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
Agent Candice DeLong
Protocol
Ella
Just My Imagination
Pally Thompson
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
Charlie
The Yarn Princess
Margaret Thomas
When Calls the Heart
Frances Tunnecliffe
Senior Moment
Caroline Summers
Piaf
Marlene
Getting Ed Laid
The Hooker
Edie & Pen
Wendy the Waitress
A Very Married Christmas
Ellen Griffin
Barry Munday
Carol Munday
Deborah Vance and Friends
Deborah Vance
Too Good
God
Before and After
Woman Bather
Flashpoint
Doris
Single Bars, Single Women
Virge
The Yearling
Ory Baxter
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Cathy
A Stranger in Town
Rose
Change of Heart
Elaine Marshall
A Seduction in Travis County
Karen
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Lorraine Sheldon
Hoodlums
Carol
A Fight for Jenny
Valerie Thomas
The Messenger
The Woman
Brampton's Own
Judy
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Aileen Wuornos
Warren
Claire Cavanee
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Waking
Dr. Hinton
TV Shows (52)
Hawaii Five-0
Governor Pat Jameson · 4 eps
24
Martha Logan · 24 eps
Frasier
Lorna Lynley · 1 eps
Frasier
Lana Gardner · 6 eps
Psych
Gillian Tucker · 1 eps
Fargo
Floyd Gerhardt · 10 eps
Arrested Development
Mimi · 2 eps
Big Mouth
Depression Kitty (voice) · 5 eps
Big Mouth
1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Helen Ventrix (voice) · 1 eps
The Studio
Jean Smart · 1 eps
Hacks
Deborah Vance · 47 eps
Hey Arnold!
Phoebe's Mother (voice) · 1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Bess · 1 eps
Veep
Imogene Walsh · 1 eps
Remington Steele
Gloria Blyer · 1 eps
Mare of Easttown
Helen Fahey · 7 eps
The Facts of Life
Ellen Slater · 1 eps
Alice
1 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible (voice) · 38 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / Tour Guide (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / TV Trash Heap Executive #1 (voice) · 1 eps
The District
Sherry Regan · 13 eps
Halt and Catch Fire
LouLu Lutherford · 1 eps
Static Shock
Richie's Mom (voice) · 3 eps
Legion
Melanie Bird · 20 eps
Angie Tribeca
Carnie · 1 eps
Dirty John
Arlane Hart · 5 eps
Harry's Law
Roseanna Remmick · 7 eps
Samantha Who?
Regina Newly · 35 eps
Watchmen
Laurie Blake · 9 eps
Getting On
Arlene Willy-Weller · 2 eps
Designing Women
Charlene Frazier Stillfield · 120 eps
Sirens
Nora Farrell · 3 eps
Bad Internet
President Powers · 1 eps
$#*! My Dad Says
Rosemary Pernworth · 4 eps
Teachers Only
Shari Kirkland · 13 eps
In-Laws
Marlene Pellet · 15 eps
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Center of the Universe
Kate Barnett · 10 eps
The Oblongs
Pickles Oblong (voice) · 13 eps
Mad About You
Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis · 1 eps
Scarlett
Sally Brewton · 3 eps
Goodnight, Beantown
1 eps
The McCarthys
Lydia · 1 eps
High Society
Ellie Walker · 13 eps
Lime Street
1 eps
Undue Influence
Dana Colby · 2 eps
Style & Substance
Chelsea Stevens · 13 eps
Reggie
Joan Reynolds · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (24)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Self
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Self
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
Self