Jean Smart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 13, 1951
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington, USA
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.
Filmography
- Egg Baby
Egg Baby TBA
as Ms. Downey
- Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary TBA
as Self
- Miss Macy
Miss Macy TBA
as Miss Macy
- The Families Stone
The Families Stone 2027
Actor
Deborah Vance and Friends 2026
as Deborah Vance
Too Good 2025
as God
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, Co-Executive Producer
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
Actor
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
Edie & Pen 1996
as Wendy the Waitress
A Stranger in Town 1995
as Rose, Co-Producer
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
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
Credits from TMDB.