Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Date of Birth:

Sep 13, 1951

Place of Birth:

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:

Hoodlums Hoodlums

1980

Too Good Too Good

1970

Babylon Babylon

2022

Protocol Protocol

1984

Miss Macy Miss Macy

1970

Lucky You Lucky You

2007

Piaf Piaf

1984

Edie & Pen Edie & Pen

1996

Wildflower Wildflower

2023

Flashpoint Flashpoint

1984

Project X Project X

1987

Snow Day Snow Day

2000

Guinevere Guinevere

1999

The Kid The Kid

2000

42.6 Years 42.6 Years

1970

Mistress Mistress

1992

Warren Warren

2014

Waking Waking

2013

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