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Woman
Sep 13, 1951 (72)
Seattle, Washington, USA
Jean Smart
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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Miss Macy | Miss Macy |
| — | Too Good | God |
| — | 42.6 Years | |
| 2023 | Wildflower | Peg |
| 2023 | A Panoramic Canvas Called 'Babylon' | Self |
| 2022 | Babylon | Elinor St. John |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown | Helen Fahey |
| 2021 | Hacks | Deborah Vance |
| 2021 | Senior Moment | Caroline Summers |
| 2020 | Superintelligence | President Monahan |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Laurie Blake |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | Mad About You | Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis |
| 2018 | A Simple Favor | Margaret McLanden |
| 2018 | Life Itself | Linda Dempsey |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Arlane Hart |
| 2018 | A Shoe Addict's Christmas | Charlie |
| 2018 | Brampton's Own | Judy |
| 2018 | The Messenger | The Woman |
| 2017 | Legion | Melanie Bird |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Depression Kitty (voice) |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | |
| 2017 | Awaken the Shadowman | Evette |
| 2016 | The Accountant | Rita Blackburn |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Carnie |
| 2016 | Bad Internet | President Powers |
| 2016 | Getting Ed Laid | The Hooker |
| 2016 | Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls | self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Fargo | Floyd Gerhardt |
| 2014 | Halt and Catch Fire | LouLu Lutherford |
| 2014 | Miss Meadows | Mother Meadows |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Sirens | Nora Farrell |
| 2014 | Warren | Claire Cavanee |
| 2013 | When Calls the Heart | Frances Tunnecliffe |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Claire |
| 2013 | Waking | Dr. Hinton |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Eileen, Kay's Friend |
| 2012 | Veep | Imogene Walsh |
| 2012 | William & Catherine: A Royal Romance | HRH Camilla |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Roseanna Remmick |
| 2010 | Life As We Know It | Helen Berenson (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Governor Pat Jameson |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Bess |
| 2010 | Barry Munday | Carol Munday |
| 2010 | $#*! My Dad Says | Rosemary Pernworth |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2010 | Woke Up Dead | Meryl Greene |
| 2009 | Youth in Revolt | Estelle Twisp |
| 2008 | Hero Wanted | Melanie McQueen |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Michelle Carson |
| 2007 | Samantha Who? | Regina Newly |
| 2006 | Psych | Gillian Tucker |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Dr. Ann Possible (voice) |
| 2004 | Garden State | Carol |
| 2004 | I ♥ Huckabees | Mrs. Hooten |
| 2004 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Stella (voice) |
| 2004 | A Very Married Christmas | Ellen Griffin |
| 2004 | Center of the Universe | Kate Barnett |
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Mimi |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Kate Sanderson |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time | Dr. Ann Possible (voice) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2003 | Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong | Candice DeLong |
| 2003 | Audrey's Rain | Audrey Walker |
| 2003 | The Designing Women Reunion | |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | Stella Kay Perry |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Dr. Ann Possible (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice) |
| 2002 | In-Laws | Marlene Pellet |
| 2001 | 24 | Martha Logan |
| 2001 | The Oblongs | Pickles Oblong (voice) |
| 2000 | The Kid | Deirdre Lefever |
| 2000 | Static Shock | Richie's Mom (voice) |
| 2000 | Snow Day | Laura Brandston |
| 2000 | The District | Detective Sherry Regan |
| 2000 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Lorraine Sheldon |
| 1999 | Guinevere | Deborah Sloane |
| 1999 | Forever Fabulous | Loreli Daly |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Holly |
| 1998 | Change of Heart | Elaine Marshall |
| 1998 | Style & Substance | Chelsea Stevens |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Phoebe's Mother (voice) |
| 1996 | Edie & Pen | Wendy the Waitress |
| 1996 | Undue Influence | Dana Colby |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer |
| 1995 | A Stranger in Town | Rose |
| 1995 | High Society | Ellie Walker |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Sally Brewton |
| 1994 | The Yearling | Ory Baxter |
| 1994 | The Yarn Princess | Margaret Thomas |
| 1993 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Kate |
| 1993 | Frasier | Lorna Lynley |
| 1993 | Frasier | Lana Gardner |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Helen Ventrix (voice) |
| 1992 | Mistress | Patricia Riley |
| 1992 | Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story | Aileen Wuornos |
| 1992 | Just My Imagination | Pally Thompson |
| 1991 | Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage | Cathy |
| 1991 | A Seduction in Travis County | Karen |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1988 | A Place at the Table | Susan Singer |
| 1987 | Project X | Dr. Criswell |
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Sister Maria |
| 1986 | Designing Women | Charlene Frazier Stillfield |
| 1986 | A Fight for Jenny | Valerie Thomas |
| 1985 | Lime Street | |
| 1984 | Protocol | Ella |
| 1984 | Flashpoint | Doris |
| 1984 | Piaf | Marlene |
| 1984 | Single Bars, Single Women | Virge |
| 1983 | Goodnight, Beantown | |
| 1983 | Reggie | Joan Reynolds |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Gloria Blyer |
| 1982 | Teachers Only | Shari Kirkland |
| 1980 | Hoodlums | Carol |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | |
| 1979 | Before and After | Woman Bather |
| 1976 | Alice |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Miss Meadows | Co-Executive Producer |
| 1995 | A Stranger in Town | Co-Producer |