Jean Smart

Born: 1951-09-13

Jean Smart is an Emmy-Award Winning American stage, film and television actress, best known for her starring roles in Hacks and Designing Women. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981 as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf. Smart was later cast in a leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women, in which she starred from 1986 to 1991. Smart was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the 2000 Broadway revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner, and she received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as Lana Gardner on the NBC sitcom Frasier. She won a third Emmy Award for her starring role as Regina Newley on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? In the past decade she's appeared in TV projects such as FX's Fargo and Legion, both created by Noah Hawley, as well as in the HBO's Watchmen, Mare of Easttown, and Hacks. The latter three earned her Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with Hacks winning her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Smart's film credits include The Brady Bunch Movie, Sweet Home Alabama, Garden State, I Heart Huckabees, Youth in Revolt, The Accountant, and A Simple Favor. She also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for 1999's Guinevere.


See
Placeholder

Babylon

as Elinor St. John
Released: 2022-12-22

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple...

Movie page

The Accountant

as Rita Blackburn
Released: 2016-10-13

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his...

Movie page

Life Itself

as Linda Dempsey
Released: 2018-09-21

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first...

Movie page

The Kid

as Deirdre Lefever
Released: 2000-07-07

Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of...

Movie page

Hope Springs

as Eileen, Kay's Friend
Released: 2012-08-07

After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling...

Movie page

Sweet Home Alabama

as Stella Kay Perry
Released: 2002-09-26

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most...

Movie page

Lucky You

as Michelle Carson
Released: 2007-05-01

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his...

Movie page

Hero Wanted

as Melanie McQueen
Released: 2008-03-28

Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In...

Movie page

Miss Meadows

as Mother Meadows
Released: 2014-09-12

Miss Meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace. However, underneath the...

Movie page

Superintelligence

as President Monahan
Released: 2020-12-11

When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol...

Movie page

I ♥ Huckabees

as Mrs. Hooten
Released: 2004-09-10

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo...

Movie page

Bringing Down the House

as Kate Sanderson
Released: 2003-03-07

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard...

Movie page

Barry Munday

as Carol Munday
Released: 2010-03-13

Barry Munday, a libido-driven wage slave who spends all his time either ogling, fantasizing...

Movie page
as Carol
Released: 2004-07-28

Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with...

Movie page
See!

A Simple Favor

as Margaret McLanden
Released: 2018-08-29

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class...

Movie page

Project X

as Dr. Criswell
Released: 1987-04-17

A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in...

Movie page

Protocol

as Ella
Released: 1984-12-21

A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.

Movie page

Life As We Know It

as Helen Berenson
Released: 2010-10-02

After a disastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they...

Movie page

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

as Kate
Released: 1993-02-03

Before the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets --...

Movie page

Snow Day

as Laura Brandston
Released: 2000-02-11

When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day"...

Movie page

Flashpoint

as Doris
Released: 1984-04-19

Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a...

Movie page

Kim Possible: So the Drama

as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
Released: 2005-04-08

Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon...

Movie page

Balto III: Wings of Change

as Stella (voice)
Released: 2004-04-14

Balto and the other sled dogs are feeling dejected because the mail that used to be delivered by...

Movie page

Wildflower

as Peg
Released: 2023-03-17

The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually...

Movie page

Guinevere

as Deborah Sloane
Released: 1999-09-12

A young girl from an affluent family rebels and becomes involved with a much older photographer.

Movie page

Mistress

as Patricia Riley
Released: 1992-07-24

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and...

Movie page

Undue Influence

as Dana Colby
Released: 1996-09-15

When a senator's new wife is murdered, the prime suspect is his ex-wife, Laurel. Laurel's...

Movie page

The Odd Couple II

as Holly
Released: 1998-04-09

Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next...

Movie page

The Brady Bunch Movie

as Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
Released: 1995-02-16

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out...

Movie page

Youth in Revolt

as Estelle Twisp
Released: 2009-09-11

As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his...

Movie page

Senior Moment

as Caroline Summers
Released: 2021-03-26

After drag racing his vintage convertible around Palm Springs, a retired NASA test pilot loses...

Movie page

When Calls the Heart

as Frances Tunnecliffe
Released: 2013-10-05

Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, fears leaving her comfortable world in the...

Movie page

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
Released: 2003-11-28

Kim and Ron start out a new school year, only to find out that Ron's family is moving to Norway....

Movie page

Fire with Fire

as Sister Maria
Released: 1986-05-09

A young woman from a Catholic school and a young man from a nearby prison camp fall in love and...

Movie page

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as Claire
Released: 2013-04-20

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected...

Movie page

The Yearling

as Ory Baxter
Released: 1994-04-24

In 1870s Florida, a rural family struggles to survive. A lonely twelve-year-old son, Jody (Wil...

Movie page

A Shoe Addict's Christmas

as Charlie
Released: 2018-11-25

As Christmas approaches, a department store worker whose life lacks fulfillment meets her...

Movie page

Edie & Pen

as Wendy the Waitress
Released: 1996-05-10

In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming...

Movie page

Piaf

as Marlene
Released: 1984-06-10

Piaf is a play by Pam Gems that focuses on the life and career of French chanteuse Édith Piaf....

Movie page

Hoodlums

as Carol
Released: 1980-09-16

Loretta is a singer and escort in a mob-owned NYC nightclub and illegal casino. The favorite...

Movie page

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

as Cathy
Released: 1991-10-29

This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely...

Movie page

Warren

as Jack Cavanee
Released: 2014-02-01

After giving up on making it in the Chicago improv scene, a young comedian fatefully reconnects...

Movie page

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

as HRH Camilla
Released: 2012-04-30

The film is based on the story of William of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. Shown in the...

Movie page

The Messenger

as The Woman
Released: 2018-09-08

A man known as The Messenger is employed delivering envelopes that hold life-altering...

Movie page

Forever Fabulous

as Loreli Daly
Released: 1999-10-07

Jean Smart stars in the beauty queen road trip about a mother and daughter pageant pros going...

Movie page

Brampton's Own

as Judy
Released: 2018-10-19

A struggling minor league baseball player retires and woefully returns to his small hometown,...

Movie page

Before and After

as Woman Bather
Released: 1979-10-05

Patty Duke loses weight and discovers her husband has been cheating on her.

Movie page

Awaken the Shadowman

as Evette
Released: 2017-07-21

After the mysterious disappearance of their mother, estranged brothers reunite and discover an...

Movie page

A Very Married Christmas

as Ellen Griffin
Released: 2004-12-05

Lighthearted Christmas TV Movie about a man whose quiet, boring life begins to unravel when he...

Movie page

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong

as Candice DeLong
Released: 2003-10-06

Candice DeLong is Clarice Starling in "Silence of the Lambs," Samantha Waters on "Profiler" and...

Movie page

Audrey's Rain

as Audrey Walker
Released: 2003-05-11

Audrey Walker has given up her hopes and dreams, until an ex-love returns to town and helps her...

Movie page

Single Bars, Single Women

as Virge
Released: 1984-10-14

Men and women gather at local singles bars in search of lasting love or casual action.

Movie page

Missing

as uncredited
Released: 2014-11-11

A man and his 92 year old grandmother kidnap, torture and kill women.

Movie page

Change of Heart

as Elaine Marshall
Released: 1998-07-19

Beneath Jim Marshall's veneer as the all-American father and husband, lies a long suppressed...

Movie page

A Stranger in Town

as Rose
Released: 1995-03-29

In this made-for-TV movie, Kay's (Jean Smart) small-town life allows her to manage the...

Movie page

A Fight for Jenny

as Valerie Thomas
Released: 1986-10-06

When Kelsey remarries, her struggle to get custody of her daughter from her first marriage is...

Movie page

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

as Aileen Wuornos
Released: 1992-01-01

This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who...

Movie page

The Yarn Princess

as Margaret Thomas
Released: 1994-03-27

Margaret, who has certain mental disabilities, struggles when her husband, Jake, is diagnosed...

Movie page

A Panoramic Canvas Called 'Babylon'

as Self
Released: 2023-03-21

Behind the scenes on the making of "Babylon."

Movie page

A Seduction in Travis County

as Karen
Released: 1991-05-19

An acquitted killer (Lesley Ann Warren) lusts after her lawyer (Peter Coyote), who is a married man.

Movie page

Getting Ed Laid

as The Hooker
Released: 2016-04-02

An 85-year-old professor staying in a hotel suite in Tokyo hires a hooker for one last hoorah....

Movie page

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Lorraine Sheldon
Released: 2000-10-07

Broadcast of a live performance of the Roundabout Theater Company's 2000 New York revival of the...

Movie page

Waking

as Dr. Hinton
Released: 2013-04-19

Ben is about to turn 30 and on his way to what everyone else tells him is a great life. He’s...

Movie page

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

TV Show page

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

TV Show page

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

TV Show page

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2015-03-23

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...

TV Show page

Frasier

as Lorna Lynley
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

TV Show page

Frasier

as Lana Gardner
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

TV Show page

Psych

as Gillian Tucker
First aired: 2006-07-07

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a...

TV Show page

Hawaii Five-0

as Governor Pat Jameson
First aired: 2010-09-20

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers...

TV Show page

Fargo

as Floyd Gerhardt
First aired: 2014-04-15

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based...

TV Show page

24

as Martha Logan
First aired: 2001-11-06

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each...

TV Show page

Hot in Cleveland

as Bess
First aired: 2010-06-16

Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever...

TV Show page

Angie Tribeca

as Carnie
First aired: 2016-01-17

Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most...

TV Show page

Hey Arnold!

as Phoebe's Mother (voice)
First aired: 1996-10-07

The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head...

TV Show page

Batman: The Animated Series

as Helen Ventrix (voice)
First aired: 1992-09-05

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in...

TV Show page

The Facts of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

TV Show page

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

TV Show page

Kim Possible

as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
First aired: 2002-06-07

If there's danger or trouble, Kim Possible is there on the double to save the world from...

TV Show page

Kim Possible

as Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice)
First aired: 2002-06-07

If there's danger or trouble, Kim Possible is there on the double to save the world from...

TV Show page

Legion

as Melanie Bird
First aired: 2017-02-08

David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as...

TV Show page

The District

as Detective Sherry Regan
First aired: 2000-10-07

The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1,...

TV Show page

Dirty John

as Arlane Hart
First aired: 2018-11-25

Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of...

TV Show page

Static Shock

as Richie's Mom (voice)
First aired: 2000-09-23

The adventures of a teenage superhero who fights crime in Dakota City.

TV Show page

Watchmen

as Laurie Blake
First aired: 2019-10-20

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the...

TV Show page

Veep

as Imogene Walsh
First aired: 2012-04-22

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice...

TV Show page

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self
First aired: 2010-03-05

From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the...

TV Show page

Arrested Development

as Mimi
First aired: 2003-11-02

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to...

TV Show page

Mare of Easttown

as Helen Fahey
First aired: 2021-04-18

A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her...

TV Show page

Alice

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-08-31

Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on...

TV Show page

The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

TV Show page

The View

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

TV Show page

Sirens

as Nora Farrell
First aired: 2014-03-06

A comedy that follows three Chicago EMTs who despite their narcissistic and self-destructive...

TV Show page

Remington Steele

as Gloria Blyer
First aired: 1982-10-01

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential...

TV Show page

Big Mouth

as Depression Kitty (voice)
First aired: 2017-09-29

Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy...

TV Show page

Big Mouth

as uncredited
First aired: 2017-09-29

Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy...

TV Show page

$#*! My Dad Says

as Rosemary Pernworth
First aired: 2010-09-23

Ed Goodson, a forthright and opinionated dad, relishes expressing his unsolicited and often...

TV Show page

Harry's Law

as Roseanna Remmick
First aired: 2011-01-17

Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm couldn't be any more different, but when they cross paths, they...

TV Show page

Designing Women

as Charlene Frazier Stillfield
First aired: 1986-09-29

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are...

TV Show page

Bad Internet

as President Powers
First aired: 2016-05-25

A satirical anthology series about the terrifying potential futures of internet technology and...

TV Show page

The Oblongs

as Pickles Oblong (voice)
First aired: 2001-04-01

The misadventures of a goofy family deformed by toxic waste.

TV Show page

Center of the Universe

as Kate Barnett
First aired: 2004-10-27

Center of the Universe is a television series on CBS, which ran from October 27, 2004, until...

TV Show page

Samantha Who?

as Regina Newly
First aired: 2007-10-15

Samantha Newly has been a bad, bad girl. But thanks to an 8-day coma, she can't remember a...

TV Show page

Hacks

as Deborah Vance
First aired: 2021-05-13

Explore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and...

TV Show page

Scarlett

as Sally Brewton
First aired: 1994-11-13

Scarlett O’Hara’s flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah...

TV Show page

Style & Substance

as Chelsea Stevens
First aired: 1998-01-05

Style & Substance was a television situation comedy that premiered on CBS July 22, 1998. The...

TV Show page

Goodnight, Beantown

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-04-03

Matt Cassidy and Jennifer Barnes are reluctantly paired to anchor the news at a fictional TV...

TV Show page

Teachers Only

as Shari Kirkland
First aired: 1982-04-14

Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the...

TV Show page

High Society

as Ellie Walker
First aired: 1995-10-30

High Society is the title of an American television sitcom that aired Monday nights on CBS in...

TV Show page

Lime Street

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-21

Lime Street is an American action/drama series that aired on the ABC television network during...

TV Show page

In-Laws

as Marlene Pellet
First aired: 2002-09-24

In-Laws is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 2002 until January...

TV Show page

Reggie

as Joan Reynolds
First aired: 1983-08-02

Reggie is the story of Reggie Potter, a 47-year-old executive of Fun Time Ice Cream Desserts...

TV Show page