Jean Smart

Jean Smart

72 · Born: Sep 13, 1951

Personal Details

Born Sep 13, 1951 Seattle, Washington, USA
Parents
  • Kay Smart
  • Douglas Smart

Biography

Jean Smart is an Emmy-Award Winning American stage, film and television actress, best known for her starring roles in Hacks and Designing Women. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981 as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf. Smart was later cast in a leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women, in which she starred from 1986 to 1991. Smart was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the 2000 Broadway revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner, and she received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as Lana Gardner on the NBC sitcom Frasier. She won a third Emmy Award for her starring role as Regina Newley on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? In the past decade she's appeared in TV projects such as FX's Fargo and Legion, both created by Noah Hawley, as well as in the HBO's Watchmen, Mare of Easttown, and Hacks. The latter three earned her Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with Hacks winning her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Smart's film credits include The Brady Bunch Movie, Sweet Home Alabama, Garden State, I Heart Huckabees, Youth in Revolt, The Accountant, and A Simple Favor. She also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for 1999's Guinevere.

Career

2023
Wildflower
Wildflower
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2022
Babylon
Babylon as Elinor St. John
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2021
Senior Moment
Senior Moment as Caroline Summers
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Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown as Helen Fahey
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Hacks
Hacks as Deborah Vance
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2020
Superintelligence
Superintelligence as President Monahan
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2019
Watchmen
Watchmen as Laurie Blake
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2018
Life Itself
Life Itself as Linda Dempsey
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A Shoe Addict's Christmas
A Shoe Addict's Christmas as Charlie
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Brampton's Own
Brampton's Own as Judy
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Dirty John
Dirty John as Arlane Hart
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2017
Awaken the Shadowman
Awaken the Shadowman as Evette
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Legion
Legion as Melanie Bird
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Angie Tribeca
Angie Tribeca as Carnie
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2016
The Accountant
The Accountant as Rita Blackburn
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Getting Ed Laid
Getting Ed Laid as The Hooker
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2015
Fargo
Fargo as Floyd Gerhardt
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2014
Missing
Missing
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Warren
Warren as Jack Cavanee
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Miss Meadows
Miss Meadows as Mother Meadows
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Sirens
Sirens as Nora Farrell
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2013
When Calls the Heart
When Calls the Heart as Frances Tunnecliffe
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Claire
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Waking
Waking as Dr. Hinton
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2012
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance as HRH Camilla
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Hope Springs
Hope Springs as Eileen, Kay's Friend
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Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland as Bess
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2010
Barry Munday
Barry Munday as Carol Munday
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Woke Up Dead
Woke Up Dead as Meryl Greene
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Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 as Governor Pat Jameson
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$#*! My Dad Says
$#*! My Dad Says as Rosemary Pernworth
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Psych
Psych as Gillian Tucker
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2009
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt as Estelle Twisp
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2008
Hero Wanted
Hero Wanted as Melanie McQueen
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2007
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? as Regina Newly
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2006
24
24 as Martha Logan
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2005
Kim Possible: So the Drama
Kim Possible: So the Drama as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
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2004
Garden State
Garden State as Carol
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A Very Married Christmas
A Very Married Christmas as Ellen Griffin
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Center of the Universe
Center of the Universe as Kate Barnett
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2003
Audrey's Rain
Audrey's Rain as Audrey Walker
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Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House as Kate Sanderson
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Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
2002
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama as Stella Kay
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Kim Possible
Kim Possible as Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice)
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In-Laws
In-Laws as Marlene Pellet
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2001
The Oblongs
The Oblongs as Pickles Oblong (voice)
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2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner as Lorraine Sheldon
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Snow Day
Snow Day as Laura Brandston
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The Kid
The Kid as Deirdre Lefever
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1999
Guinevere
Guinevere as Deborah Sloane
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Forever Fabulous
Forever Fabulous as Loreli Daly
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Frasier
Frasier as Lorna Lynley
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1998
A Change of Heart
A Change of Heart as Elaine Marshall
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The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II as Holly
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Style & Substance
Style & Substance as Chelsea Stevens
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1996
Undue Influence
Undue Influence as Dana Colby
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1995
A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town as Rose
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High Society
High Society as Ellie Walker
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1994
The Yearling
The Yearling as Ory Baxter
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Scarlett
Scarlett as Sally Brewton
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1992
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story as Aileen Wuornos
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Mistress
Mistress as Patricia Riley
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Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series as Helen Ventrix (voice)
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1991
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage as Cathy
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1987
Project X
Project X as Dr. Criswell
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1986
A Fight for Jenny
A Fight for Jenny as Valerie Thomas
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Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire as Sister Maria
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Designing Women
Designing Women as Charlene Frazier Stillfield
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1984
Flashpoint
Flashpoint as Doris
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Piaf
Piaf as Marlene Dietrich
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Remington Steele
Remington Steele as Gloria Blyer
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1983
Reggie
Reggie as Joan Reynolds
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Teachers Only
Teachers Only as Shari Kirkland
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