Jean Smart
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Governor Pat Jameson
2010
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
24
Martha Logan
2001
Series
Frasier
Lorna Lynley
1993
Series
Frasier
Lana Gardner
1993
Series
Psych
Gillian Tucker
2006
Series
Fargo
Floyd Gerhardt
2014
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Arrested Development
Mimi
2003
Series
Hacks
Deborah Vance
2021
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Helen Ventrix (voice)
1992
Series
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
2002
Series
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice)
2002
Series
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / Tour Guide (voice)
2002
Series
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / Additional Voices (voice)
2002
Series
Kim Possible
Dr. Ann Possible / TV Trash Heap Executive #1 (voice)
2002
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
Alice
1976
Series
Big Mouth
Depression Kitty (voice)
2017
Series
Big Mouth
2017
Series
Hot in Cleveland
Bess
2010
Series
The Facts of Life
Ellen Slater
1979
Series
The Studio
Jean Smart
2025
Series
Veep
Imogene Walsh
2012
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Hey Arnold!
Phoebe's Mother (voice)
1996
Series
Remington Steele
Gloria Blyer
1982
Series
Legion
Melanie Bird
2017
Series
The District
Sherry Regan
2000
Film
Babylon
Elinor St. John
2022
Series
Angie Tribeca
Carnie
2016
Series
Designing Women
Charlene Frazier Stillfield
1986
Film
The Accountant
Rita Blackburn
2016
Series
Halt and Catch Fire
LouLu Lutherford
2014
Series
Watchmen
Laurie Blake
2019
Series
Mare of Easttown
Helen Fahey
2021
Series
Static Shock
Richie's Mom (voice)
2000
Series
Harry's Law
Roseanna Remmick
2011
Series
Dirty John
Arlane Hart
2018
Series
Getting On
Arlene Willy-Weller
2013
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
Samantha Who?
Regina Newly
2007
Film
Sweet Home Alabama
Stella Kay Perry
2002
Film
A Simple Favor
Margaret McLanden
2018
Series
The Oblongs
Pickles Oblong (voice)
2001
Series
$#*! My Dad Says
Rosemary Pernworth
2010
Film
Wildflower
Peg
2023
Film
The Kid
Deirdre Lefever
2000
Series
Sirens
Nora Farrell
2014
Film
I ♥ Huckabees
Mrs. Hooten
2004
Film
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Kate
1993
Film
Life Itself
Linda Dempsey
2018
Series
Bad Internet
President Powers
2016
Series
Scarlett
Sally Brewton
1994
Film
Life As We Know It
Helen Berenson (uncredited)
2010
Film
Garden State
Carol
2004
Series
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
Hope Springs
Eileen, Kay's Friend
2012
Film
Lucky You
Michelle Carson
2007
Series
Mad About You
Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis
2019
Film
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
2005
Film
Miss Meadows
Mother Meadows
2014
Film
Bringing Down the House
Kate Sanderson
2003
Film
Superintelligence
President Monahan
2020
Series
Center of the Universe
Kate Barnett
2004
Series
In-Laws
Marlene Pellet
2002
Film
Hero Wanted
Melanie McQueen
2008
Film
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
1995
Series
Goodnight, Beantown
1983
Film
Project X
Dr. Criswell
1987
Series
High Society
Ellie Walker
1995
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self - Winner
1949
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Series
Teachers Only
Shari Kirkland
1982
Film
Snow Day
Laura Brandston
2000
Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Claire
2013
Film
Balto III: Wings of Change
Stella (voice)
2004
Series
The McCarthys
Lydia
2014
Film
Youth in Revolt
Estelle Twisp
2009
Film
Barry Munday
Carol Munday
2010
Series
Undue Influence
Dana Colby
1996
Film
Fire with Fire
Sister Maria
1986
Series
Style & Substance
Chelsea Stevens
1998
Series
Lime Street
1985
Film
The Odd Couple II
Holly
1998
Film
Piaf
Marlene
1984
Film
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
Charlie
2018
Film
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
2003
Film
Mistress
Patricia Riley
1992
Film
When Calls the Heart
Frances Tunnecliffe
2013
Film
Protocol
Ella
1984
Film
Woke Up Dead
Meryl Greene
2010
Film
Forever Fabulous
Loreli Daly
1999
Series
Reggie
Joan Reynolds
1983
Film
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
HRH Camilla
2012
Film
Flashpoint
Doris
1984
Film
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Cathy
1991
Film
Awaken the Shadowman
Evette
2017
Film
Guinevere
Deborah Sloane
1999
Film
Senior Moment
Caroline Summers
2021
Film
Edie & Pen
Wendy the Waitress
1996
Film
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Aileen Wuornos
1992
Film
Audrey's Rain
Audrey Walker
2003
Film
Single Bars, Single Women
Virge
1984
Film
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Film
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
Agent Candice DeLong
2003
Film
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Self
2025
Film
Change of Heart
Elaine Marshall
1998
Film
The Yearling
Ory Baxter
1994
Film
The Yarn Princess
Margaret Thomas
1994
Miss Macy
Miss Macy
Film
A Fight for Jenny
Valerie Thomas
1986
Film
A Seduction in Travis County
Karen
1991
Film
A Very Married Christmas
Ellen Griffin
2004
Film
Too Good
God
2025
Film
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
Film
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
2025
Film
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Self
2016
Film
Before and After
Woman Bather
1979
Film
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Lorraine Sheldon
2000
Film
Just My Imagination
Pally Thompson
1992
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
Self
Film
Brampton's Own
Judy
2018
Film
A Stranger in Town
Rose
1995
Film
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
Self
2023
Film
Hoodlums
Carol
1980
A Place at the Table
Susan Singer
1988
Film
Warren
Claire Cavanee
2014
Film
Getting Ed Laid
The Hooker
2016
Film
The Messenger
The Woman
2018
Film
Waking
Dr. Hinton
2013