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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Studio as Jean Smart
- 2023 · A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon as Self
- 2022 · Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
- 2019 · Mad About You as Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis
- 2018 · The Messenger as The Woman
- 2016 · Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls as Self
- 2014 · Sirens as Nora Farrell
- 2013 · Getting On as Arlene Willy-Weller
- 2013 · When Calls the Heart as Frances Tunnecliffe
- 2013 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Claire
- 2010 · Life As We Know It as Helen Berenson (uncredited)
- 2010 · $#*! My Dad Says as Rosemary Pernworth
- 2010 · Barry Munday as Carol Munday
- 2010 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2009 · Youth in Revolt as Estelle Twisp
- 2008 · Hero Wanted as Melanie McQueen
- 2007 · Samantha Who? as Regina Newly
- 2004 · I ♥ Huckabees as Mrs. Hooten
- 2003 · Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
- 2003 · Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong as Agent Candice DeLong
- 2003 · The Designing Women Reunion as
- 2003 · Bringing Down the House as Kate Sanderson
- 2001 · The Oblongs as Pickles Oblong (voice)
- 2000 · The Man Who Came to Dinner as Lorraine Sheldon
- 1998 · The Odd Couple II as Holly
- 1996 · Edie & Pen as Wendy the Waitress
- 1995 · A Stranger in Town as Rose
- 1995 · The Brady Bunch Movie as Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
- 1994 · Scarlett as Sally Brewton
- 1994 · The Yarn Princess as Margaret Thomas
- 1991 · Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage as Cathy
- 1986 · A Fight for Jenny as Valerie Thomas
- 1986 · Fire with Fire as Sister Maria
- 1984 · Piaf as Marlene
- 1980 · Hoodlums as Carol
- Future · 42.6 Years as
- 2025 · E.B. White's Charlotte's Web as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert as Self - Presenter
- 2025 · Janis Ian: Breaking Silence as Self
- 2023 · Wildflower as Peg
- 2022 · Babylon as Elinor St. John
- 2021 · Hacks as Deborah Vance
- 2021 · Mare of Easttown as Helen Fahey
- 2021 · Senior Moment as Caroline Summers
- 2020 · Superintelligence as President Monahan
- 2019 · Watchmen as Laurie Blake
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · A Shoe Addict's Christmas as Charlie
- 2018 · Dirty John as Arlane Hart
- 2018 · Brampton's Own as Judy
- 2018 · Life Itself as Linda Dempsey
- 2018 · A Simple Favor as Margaret McLanden
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Depression Kitty (voice)
- 2017 · Big Mouth as
- 2017 · Awaken the Shadowman as Evette
- 2017 · Legion as Melanie Bird
- 2016 · The Accountant as Rita Blackburn
- 2016 · Bad Internet as President Powers
- 2016 · Getting Ed Laid as The Hooker
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Carnie
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Miss Meadows as Mother Meadows
- 2014 · Halt and Catch Fire as LouLu Lutherford
- 2014 · Fargo as Floyd Gerhardt
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Warren as Claire Cavanee
- 2013 · Waking as Dr. Hinton
- 2012 · Hope Springs as Eileen, Kay's Friend
- 2012 · William & Catherine: A Royal Romance as HRH Camilla
- 2012 · Veep as Imogene Walsh
- 2011 · Harry's Law as Roseanna Remmick
- 2010 · Woke Up Dead as Meryl Greene
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Governor Pat Jameson
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Bess
- 2007 · Lucky You as Michelle Carson
- 2006 · Psych as Gillian Tucker
- 2005 · Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
- 2004 · A Very Married Christmas as Ellen Griffin
- 2004 · Center of the Universe as Kate Barnett
- 2004 · Garden State as Carol
- 2004 · Balto III: Wings of Change as Stella (voice)
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Mimi
- 2003 · Audrey's Rain as Audrey Walker
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Sweet Home Alabama as Stella Kay Perry
- 2002 · In-Laws as Marlene Pellet
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Dr. Anne Possible (voice)
- 2001 · 24 as Martha Logan
- 2000 · The District as Sherry Regan
- 2000 · Static Shock as Richie's Mom (voice)
- 2000 · The Kid as Deirdre Lefever
- 2000 · Snow Day as Laura Brandston
- 1999 · Forever Fabulous as Loreli Daly
- 1999 · Guinevere as Deborah Sloane
- 1998 · Change of Heart as Elaine Marshall
- 1998 · Style & Substance as Chelsea Stevens
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Phoebe's Mother (voice)
- 1996 · Undue Influence as Dana Colby
- 1996 · Steve Martini's Undue Influence as
- 1995 · High Society as Ellie Walker
- 1994 · The Yearling as Ory Baxter
- 1993 · Frasier as Lorna Lynley
- 1993 · Frasier as Lana Gardner
- 1993 · Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey as Kate
- 1992 · Just My Imagination as Pally Thompson
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Helen Ventrix (voice)
- 1992 · Mistress as Patricia Riley
- 1992 · Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story as Aileen Wuornos
- 1991 · A Seduction in Travis County as Karen
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · A Place at the Table as Susan Singer
- 1987 · Project X as Dr. Criswell
- 1986 · Designing Women as Charlene Frazier Stillfield
- 1985 · Lime Street as
- 1984 · Protocol as Ella
- 1984 · Single Bars, Single Women as Virge
- 1984 · Flashpoint as Doris
- 1983 · Reggie as Joan Reynolds
- 1983 · Goodnight, Beantown as
- 1982 · Remington Steele as Gloria Blyer
- 1982 · Teachers Only as Shari Kirkland
- 1979 · Before and After as Woman Bather
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as Ellen Slater
- 1976 · Alice as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self - Winner
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Miss Macy as Miss Macy
- Future · Too Good as God