Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

Gender

Female

Birthday

1951-09-13 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Jean E. Smart

Jean Elizabeth Smart

진 스마트

ジーン･スマート

ジーン・エリザベス・スマート

Джин Смарт

جین اسمارت

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Smart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Garden State

2004

Garden State

as

Carol

I ♥ Huckabees

2004

I ♥ Huckabees

as

Mrs. Hooten

Getting Ed Laid

2016

Getting Ed Laid

as

The Hooker

The Messenger

2018

The Messenger

as

The Woman

Bringing Down the House

2003

Bringing Down the House

as

Kate Sanderson

The Kid

2000

The Kid

as

Deirdre Lefever

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

as

Dr. Ann Possible (voice)

42.6 Years

42.6 Years

as

Guinevere

1999

Guinevere

as

Deborah Sloane

Snow Day

2000

Snow Day

as

Laura Brandston

Wildflower

2023

Wildflower

as

Peg

Life As We Know It

2010

Life As We Know It

as

Helen Berenson (uncredited)

Edie & Pen

1996

Edie & Pen

as

Wendy the Waitress

Hero Wanted

2008

Hero Wanted

as

Melanie McQueen

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

1992

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

as

Aileen Wuornos

Project X

1987

Project X

as

Dr. Criswell

Flashpoint

1984

Flashpoint

as

Doris

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

2003

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

as

Dr. Ann Possible (voice)

Mistress

1992

Mistress

as

Patricia Riley

Hope Springs

2012

Hope Springs

as

Eileen, Kay's Friend

Fire with Fire

1986

Fire with Fire

as

Sister Maria

Change of Heart

1998

Change of Heart

as

Elaine Marshall

A Very Married Christmas

2004

A Very Married Christmas

as

Ellen Griffin

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong

2003

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong

as

Agent Candice DeLong

Waking

2013

Waking

as

Dr. Hinton

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as

Claire

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

2012

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

as

HRH Camilla

A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon

2023

A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon

as

Self

Audrey's Rain

2003

Audrey's Rain

as

Audrey Walker

When Calls the Heart

2013

When Calls the Heart

as

Frances Tunnecliffe

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

The Brady Bunch Movie

as

Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

as

Cathy

Miss Meadows

2014

Miss Meadows

as

Mother Meadows

Warren

2014

Warren

as

Claire Cavanee

The Yearling

1994

The Yearling

as

Ory Baxter

Balto III: Wings of Change

2004

Balto III: Wings of Change

as

Stella (voice)

Babylon

2022

Babylon

as

Elinor St. John

Too Good

Too Good

as

God

Hoodlums

1980

Hoodlums

as

Carol

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

Sweet Home Alabama

as

Stella Kay Perry

Woke Up Dead

2010

Woke Up Dead

as

Meryl Greene

A Place at the Table

1988

A Place at the Table

as

Susan Singer

Just My Imagination

1992

Just My Imagination

as

Pally Thompson

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

2016

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

as

Self

The Accountant

2016

The Accountant

as

Rita Blackburn

The Designing Women Reunion

2003

The Designing Women Reunion

as

Undue Influence

1996

Undue Influence

as

Dana Colby

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

as

Kate

Barry Munday

2010

Barry Munday

as

Carol Munday

Awaken the Shadowman

2017

Awaken the Shadowman

as

Evette

The Man Who Came to Dinner

2000

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as

Lorraine Sheldon

Before and After

1979

Before and After

as

Woman Bather

A Simple Favor

2018

A Simple Favor

as

Margaret McLanden

Protocol

1984

Protocol

as

Ella

The Odd Couple II

1998

The Odd Couple II

as

Holly

Life Itself

2018

Life Itself

as

Linda Dempsey

Brampton's Own

2018

Brampton's Own

as

Judy

A Shoe Addict's Christmas

2018

A Shoe Addict's Christmas

as

Charlie

Forever Fabulous

1999

Forever Fabulous

as

Loreli Daly

A Fight for Jenny

1986

A Fight for Jenny

as

Valerie Thomas

Piaf

1984

Piaf

as

Marlene

A Stranger in Town

1995

A Stranger in Town

as

Rose

Single Bars, Single Women

1984

Single Bars, Single Women

as

Virge

Superintelligence

2020

Superintelligence

as

President Monahan

Youth in Revolt

2009

Youth in Revolt

as

Estelle Twisp

The Yarn Princess

1994

The Yarn Princess

as

Margaret Thomas

Miss Macy

Miss Macy

as

Miss Macy

Lucky You

2007

Lucky You

as

Michelle Carson

Senior Moment

2021

Senior Moment

as

Caroline Summers

A Seduction in Travis County

1991

A Seduction in Travis County

as

Karen

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

2025

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

as

Self

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

2022

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

as

Self

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

2025

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

as

Self - Presenter

Alice

Alice

as

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Gloria Blyer

The District

The District

as

Sherry Regan

Designing Women

Designing Women

as

Charlene Frazier Stillfield

Static Shock

Static Shock

as

Richie's Mom (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as

Self

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

as

Dr. Ann Possible (voice)

24

as

Martha Logan

The View

The View

as

Self

Samantha Who?

Samantha Who?

as

Regina Newly

The Oblongs

The Oblongs

as

Pickles Oblong (voice)

Frasier

Frasier

as

Lorna Lynley

Hacks

Hacks

as

Deborah Vance

Center of the Universe

Center of the Universe

as

Kate Barnett

Lime Street

Lime Street

as

High Society

High Society

as

Ellie Walker

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

In-Laws

In-Laws

as

Marlene Pellet

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

as

Helen Ventrix (voice)

Teachers Only

Teachers Only

as

Shari Kirkland

Reggie

Reggie

as

Joan Reynolds

Psych

Psych

as

Gillian Tucker

Fargo

Fargo

as

Floyd Gerhardt

Dirty John

Dirty John

as

Arlane Hart

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

as

Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice)

Legion

Legion

as

Melanie Bird

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as

Self - Guest

Goodnight, Beantown

Goodnight, Beantown

as

Frasier

Frasier

as

Lana Gardner

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

as

Mimi

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Phoebe's Mother (voice)

Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca

as

Carnie

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

as

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as

Self - Guest

$#*! My Dad Says

$#*! My Dad Says

as

Rosemary Pernworth

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

Harry's Law

Harry's Law

as

Roseanna Remmick

Bad Internet

Bad Internet

as

President Powers

Veep

Veep

as

Imogene Walsh

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

Sirens

Sirens

as

Nora Farrell

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as

Self

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

as

Bess

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Governor Pat Jameson

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

as

Depression Kitty (voice)

Style & Substance

Style & Substance

as

Chelsea Stevens

Halt and Catch Fire

Halt and Catch Fire

as

LouLu Lutherford

Watchmen

Watchmen

as

Laurie Blake

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

as

Mare of Easttown

Mare of Easttown

as

Helen Fahey

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as

Self

Steve Martini's Undue Influence

Steve Martini's Undue Influence

as

The Studio

The Studio

as

Jean Smart

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

as

Self - Winner

Getting On

Getting On

as

Arlene Willy-Weller

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

as

Ellen Slater

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

as

Self

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

as

Narrator (voice)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

as

Dr. Anne Possible (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self - Guest

Scarlett

Scarlett

as

Sally Brewton

Production

Miss Meadows

2014

Miss Meadows

as

A Stranger in Town

1995

A Stranger in Town

as

Crew

Directing