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Jean Smart

Acting
Known For

74 Years Old

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.

Born

Seattle, Washington, USA on 13th September 1951

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