Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Biography

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).

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Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1951-09-13

Place of birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Images

Cast

Garden State

Garden State

2004

7.08

The Kid

The Kid

2000

6.70

Guinevere

Guinevere

1999

5.90

Snow Day

Snow Day

2000

5.10

Wildflower

Wildflower

2023

7.50

Edie & Pen

Edie & Pen

1996

5.61

Hero Wanted

Hero Wanted

2008

5.40

Project X

Project X

1987

6.30

Flashpoint

Flashpoint

1984

6.23

Mistress

Mistress

1992

5.40

Hope Springs

Hope Springs

2012

6.26

Waking

Waking

2013

5.40

Miss Meadows

Miss Meadows

2014

5.90

Warren

Warren

2014

5.00

The Yearling

The Yearling

1994

5.80

Babylon

Babylon

2022

7.37

Hoodlums

Hoodlums

1980

4.20

Woke Up Dead

Woke Up Dead

2010

4.30

Barry Munday

Barry Munday

2010

5.76

Protocol

Protocol

1984

5.50

Life Itself

Life Itself

2018

7.20

Piaf

Piaf

1984

0.00

Lucky You

Lucky You

2007

5.60

Wildflower

Wildflower

2024

8.00