Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Acting
Born 1951-09-13Seattle, Washington, USA

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.

Movies (74)

Babylon
7.3

Babylon

2022Movie7.3
The Accountant
7.1

The Accountant

2016Movie7.1
A Simple Favor
6.6

A Simple Favor

2018Movie6.6
Sweet Home Alabama
6.4

Sweet Home Alabama

2002Movie6.4
The Kid
6.8

The Kid

2000Movie6.8
Bringing Down the House
6.0

Bringing Down the House

2003Movie6.0
Youth in Revolt
6.1

Youth in Revolt

2009Movie6.1
Lucky You
5.7

Lucky You

2007Movie5.7
Life Itself
7.2

Life Itself

2018Movie7.2
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
6.9

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005Movie6.9
Garden State
7.1

Garden State

2004Movie7.1
I ♥ Huckabees
6.3

I ♥ Huckabees

2004Movie6.3
The Brady Bunch Movie
6.1

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995Movie6.1
Hero Wanted
5.3

Hero Wanted

2008Movie5.3
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
7.0

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993Movie7.0
Life As We Know It
6.9

Life As We Know It

2010Movie6.9
Superintelligence
5.9

Superintelligence

2020Movie5.9
Wildflower
7.4

Wildflower

2023Movie7.4
Fire with Fire
6.2

Fire with Fire

1986Movie6.2
Hope Springs
6.3

Hope Springs

2012Movie6.3
The Odd Couple II
6.3

The Odd Couple II

1998Movie6.3
Protocol
5.5

Protocol

1984Movie5.5
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
7.3

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

2025Movie7.3
Project X
6.3

Project X

1987Movie6.3
Snow Day
5.1

Snow Day

2000Movie5.1
Miss Meadows
5.9

Miss Meadows

2014Movie5.9
Edie & Pen
5.6

Edie & Pen

1996Movie5.6
Balto III: Wings of Change
6.7

Balto III: Wings of Change

2004Movie6.7
Barry Munday
5.7

Barry Munday

2010Movie5.7
A Place at the Table
3.7

A Place at the Table

1988Movie3.7
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
6.2

A Shoe Addict's Christmas

2018Movie6.2
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
6.7

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time

2003Movie6.7
Senior Moment
5.6

Senior Moment

2021Movie5.6
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
7.0

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013Movie7.0
Guinevere
5.7

Guinevere

1999Movie5.7
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
6.6

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991Movie6.6
Deborah Vance and Friends

Deborah Vance and Friends

2026Movie
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
7.0

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

2022Movie7.0
Mistress
5.4

Mistress

1992Movie5.4
Flashpoint
6.2

Flashpoint

1984Movie6.2
When Calls the Heart
6.6

When Calls the Heart

2013Movie6.6
Brampton's Own
4.3

Brampton's Own

2018Movie4.3
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2.0

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

2016Movie2.0
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2.0

A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon

2023Movie2.0
The Yearling
5.4

The Yearling

1994Movie5.4
Piaf
4.5

Piaf

1984Movie4.5
Before and After
3.5

Before and After

1979Movie3.5
A Fight for Jenny
6.3

A Fight for Jenny

1986Movie6.3
Woke Up Dead
4.2

Woke Up Dead

2010Movie4.2
The Yarn Princess
6.3

The Yarn Princess

1994Movie6.3
Audrey's Rain
4.8

Audrey's Rain

2003Movie4.8
Egg Baby

Egg Baby

Movie
Too Good
2.0

Too Good

2025Movie2.0
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
5.4

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

2012Movie5.4
Forever Fabulous
4.5

Forever Fabulous

1999Movie4.5
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

Movie
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
6.2

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong

2003Movie6.2
Change of Heart
4.9

Change of Heart

1998Movie4.9
Awaken the Shadowman
3.7

Awaken the Shadowman

2017Movie3.7
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
5.5

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

2025Movie5.5
The Designing Women Reunion

The Designing Women Reunion

2003Movie
Just My Imagination
4.7

Just My Imagination

1992Movie4.7
A Seduction in Travis County
4.8

A Seduction in Travis County

1991Movie4.8
Miss Macy

Miss Macy

Movie
A Stranger in Town
5.3

A Stranger in Town

1995Movie5.3
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
3.3

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

1992Movie3.3
Warren
4.0

Warren

2014Movie4.0
Single Bars, Single Women
6.0

Single Bars, Single Women

1984Movie6.0
The Messenger
2.0

The Messenger

2018Movie2.0
The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.4

The Man Who Came to Dinner

2000Movie7.4
A Very Married Christmas
5.6

A Very Married Christmas

2004Movie5.6
Getting Ed Laid
2.8

Getting Ed Laid

2016Movie2.8
Hoodlums
4.1

Hoodlums

1980Movie4.1
Waking
5.1

Waking

2013Movie5.1

TV Shows (60)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Hawaii Five-0
7.7

Hawaii Five-0

2010Series7.7
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
24
7.8

24

2001Series7.8
The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015Series5.1
Psych
7.9

Psych

2006Series7.9
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
Fargo
8.3

Fargo

2014Series8.3
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
Kim Possible
7.5

Kim Possible

2002Series7.5
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Alice
7.0

Alice

1976Series7.0
Arrested Development
7.9

Arrested Development

2003Series7.9
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
The Talk
3.0

The Talk

2010Series3.0
Batman: The Animated Series
8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

1992Series8.6
Hey Arnold!
8.0

Hey Arnold!

1996Series8.0
Hacks
7.5

Hacks

2021Series7.5
The Facts of Life
7.1

The Facts of Life

1979Series7.1
Hot in Cleveland
7.2

Hot in Cleveland

2010Series7.2
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Big Mouth
7.6

Big Mouth

2017Series7.6
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
The Studio
7.8

The Studio

2025Series7.8
Veep
7.5

Veep

2012Series7.5
Designing Women
6.8

Designing Women

1986Series6.8
Halt and Catch Fire
7.9

Halt and Catch Fire

2014Series7.9
Remington Steele
7.1

Remington Steele

1982Series7.1
The District
6.9

The District

2000Series6.9
Mare of Easttown
8.2

Mare of Easttown

2021Series8.2
Legion
7.5

Legion

2017Series7.5
Static Shock
8.0

Static Shock

2000Series8.0
Dirty John
6.8

Dirty John

2018Series6.8
Angie Tribeca
6.4

Angie Tribeca

2016Series6.4
Watchmen
7.6

Watchmen

2019Series7.6
Harry's Law
7.5

Harry's Law

2011Series7.5
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010Series6.9
Samantha Who?
6.5

Samantha Who?

2007Series6.5
The Oblongs
7.5

The Oblongs

2001Series7.5
$#*! My Dad Says
6.0

$#*! My Dad Says

2010Series6.0
Sirens
6.6

Sirens

2014Series6.6
Scarlett
6.6

Scarlett

1994Series6.6
Getting On
6.3

Getting On

2013Series6.3
Bad Internet
6.7

Bad Internet

2016Series6.7
In-Laws
7.3

In-Laws

2002Series7.3
Goodnight, Beantown
7.0

Goodnight, Beantown

1983Series7.0
Mad About You
8.2

Mad About You

2019Series8.2
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
7.0

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

2025Series7.0
Lime Street
6.0

Lime Street

1985Series6.0
Center of the Universe
7.7

Center of the Universe

2004Series7.7
Teachers Only
6.0

Teachers Only

1982Series6.0
High Society
8.0

High Society

1995Series8.0
The Emmy Awards
7.9

The Emmy Awards

1949Series7.9
Style & Substance
8.0

Style & Substance

1998Series8.0
Undue Influence

Undue Influence

1996Series
The McCarthys
5.8

The McCarthys

2014Series5.8
Reggie
7.0

Reggie

1983Series7.0