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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-09-07 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

J. Smith

Jean Isabel Smith

جی. اسمیت-کمرون

J. Smith-Cameron

Biography

Jean Isabel Smith (born September 7, 1957), credited professionally as J. Smith-Cameron, is an American actress. She spent a majority of her career in theatre but began transitioning to film and television later in life. She is known for her supporting roles as Janet Talbot on the television series Rectify and Gerri Kellman on the HBO series Succession. For the latter, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2022.

Known For

Acting

The Rage: Carrie 2

1999

The Rage: Carrie 2

as

Barbara Lang

Margaret

2011

Margaret

as

Joan Cohen

Harriet the Spy

1996

Harriet the Spy

as

Mrs. Welsch

The Year Between

2023

The Year Between

as

Sherri

Jeffrey

1995

Jeffrey

as

Sharon

Man on a Ledge

2012

Man on a Ledge

as

Psychiatrist

The First Wives Club

1996

The First Wives Club

as

Miss Sullivan

Bittersweet Place

2005

Bittersweet Place

as

Violet

A Modern Affair

1996

A Modern Affair

as

Diane

Gal Young 'Un

1979

Gal Young 'Un

as

Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)

Turtles All the Way Down

2024

Turtles All the Way Down

as

Professor Abbott

That Night

1992

That Night

as

Carol Bloom

Christine

2016

Christine

as

Peg Chubbuck

A Midwife's Tale

1998

A Midwife's Tale

as

Mrs. Howard

Let It Be Me

1995

Let It Be Me

as

Clarice

No Pay, Nudity

2016

No Pay, Nudity

as

Debra

Arresting Gena

1997

Arresting Gena

as

Caroline Lee

She Led Two Lives

1994

She Led Two Lives

as

Angela Anderson

Sabrina

1995

Sabrina

as

Carol

Nancy

2018

Nancy

as

Ellen

In & Out

1997

In & Out

as

Trina Paxton

The Proprietor

1996

The Proprietor

as

Texan

White Wedding

2021

White Wedding

as

Clementine

Vengeance

2022

Vengeance

as

Sharon Shaw

Mighty Aphrodite

1995

Mighty Aphrodite

as

Bud's Wife

Debaters

2025

Debaters

as

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Ms. Moskowitz

Spin City

Spin City

as

Lisa

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Vanessa

Search Party

Search Party

as

Mary Ferguson

Rectify

Rectify

as

Janet Talbot

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Ms. Ward

True Blood

True Blood

as

Melinda Mickens

K Street

K Street

as

Tommy's Wife

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Paula Downing

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Linda Drosi

Succession

Succession

as

Gerri Kellman

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Fleishman Is in Trouble

as

Barbara Hiller

In the Know

In the Know

as

Barb (voice)

Mozart in the Jungle

Mozart in the Jungle

as

Amy Rutledge

Divorce

Divorce

as

Elaine Campbell

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Susan Foxworth

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Natalie Santelli

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Samara Steel

Hacks

Hacks

as

Kathy Vance

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as

Alice Millevoi

Production

Crew

Directing