Jean Smart
Known for Acting · 130 credits
- Born
- 1951-09-13 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Jean E. Smart · Jean Elizabeth 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).
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Known For
TV Shows (58)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Governor Pat Jameson
24
2001
as Martha Logan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Fargo
2014
as Floyd Gerhardt
Frasier
1993
as Lorna Lynley / Lana Gardner
Psych
2006
as Gillian Tucker
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Hacks
2021
as Deborah Vance
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Arrested Development
2003
as Mimi
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Helen Ventrix (voice)
Kim Possible
2002
as Dr. Ann Possible (voice) / Dr. Ann Possible / Tutor Woman (voice) / Dr. Ann Possible / Tour Guide (voice) / Dr. Ann Possible / Additional Voices (voice) / Dr. Ann Possible / TV Trash Heap Executive #1 (voice)
Veep
2012
as Imogene Walsh
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Bess
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Phoebe's Mother (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Big Mouth
2017
as Depression Kitty (voice)
The Facts of Life
1979
as Ellen Slater
Alice
1976
The District
2000
as Sherry Regan
Remington Steele
1982
as Gloria Blyer
Angie Tribeca
2016
as Carnie
Halt and Catch Fire
2014
as LouLu Lutherford
The Studio
2025
as Jean Smart
Static Shock
2000
as Richie's Mom (voice)
Watchmen
2019
as Laurie Blake
Designing Women
1986
as Charlene Frazier Stillfield
Legion
2017
as Melanie Bird
Dirty John
2018
as Arlane Hart
Harry's Law
2011
as Roseanna Remmick
Mare of Easttown
2021
as Helen Fahey
Samantha Who?
2007
as Regina Newly
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Sirens
2014
as Nora Farrell
$#*! My Dad Says
2010
as Rosemary Pernworth
Getting On
2013
as Arlene Willy-Weller
The Oblongs
2001
as Pickles Oblong (voice)
Scarlett
1994
as Sally Brewton
Bad Internet
2016
as President Powers
Center of the Universe
2004
as Kate Barnett
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Winner
Mad About You
2019
as Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis
Teachers Only
1982
as Shari Kirkland
Goodnight, Beantown
1983
High Society
1995
as Ellie Walker
In-Laws
2002
as Marlene Pellet
Style & Substance
1998
as Chelsea Stevens
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2025
as Narrator (voice)
Lime Street
1985
Undue Influence
1996
as Dana Colby
Reggie
1983
as Joan Reynolds
Movies (72)
Babylon
2022
as Elinor St. John
The Accountant
2016
as Rita Blackburn
A Simple Favor
2018
as Margaret McLanden
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
as Stella Kay Perry
Wildflower
2023
as Peg
Life As We Know It
2010
as Helen Berenson (uncredited)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
as Kate
The Kid
2000
as Deirdre Lefever
Life Itself
2018
as Linda Dempsey
Miss Meadows
2014
as Mother Meadows
Garden State
2004
as Carol
Lucky You
2007
as Michelle Carson
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
as Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
as Mrs. Hooten
Superintelligence
2020
as President Monahan
Youth in Revolt
2009
as Estelle Twisp
Snow Day
2000
as Laura Brandston
Hope Springs
2012
as Eileen, Kay's Friend
Fire with Fire
1986
as Sister Maria
Hero Wanted
2008
as Melanie McQueen
Project X
1987
as Dr. Criswell
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004
as Stella (voice)
Guinevere
1999
as Deborah Sloane
Audrey's Rain
2003
as Audrey Walker
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Claire
Mistress
1992
as Patricia Riley
Senior Moment
2021
as Caroline Summers
Bringing Down the House
2003
as Kate Sanderson
The Odd Couple II
1998
as Holly
Barry Munday
2010
as Carol Munday
The Yearling
1994
as Ory Baxter
Flashpoint
1984
as Doris
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
2018
as Charlie
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
1991
as Cathy
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016
as Self
Protocol
1984
as Ella
Edie & Pen
1996
as Wendy the Waitress
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Self - Presenter
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025
as Self
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
2003
as Agent Candice DeLong
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
2003
as Dr. Ann Possible (voice)
Piaf
1984
as Marlene
When Calls the Heart
2013
as Frances Tunnecliffe
Change of Heart
1998
as Elaine Marshall
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012
as HRH Camilla
Woke Up Dead
2010
as Meryl Greene
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
as Self
Before and After
1979
as Woman Bather
The Yarn Princess
1994
as Margaret Thomas
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023
as Self
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Awaken the Shadowman
2017
as Evette
Warren
2014
as Claire Cavanee
Hoodlums
1980
as Carol
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
1992
as Aileen Wuornos
A Very Married Christmas
2004
as Ellen Griffin
Just My Imagination
1992
as Pally Thompson
Single Bars, Single Women
1984
as Virge
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
as Lorraine Sheldon
Forever Fabulous
1999
as Loreli Daly
Too Good
2025
as God
Brampton's Own
2018
as Judy
A Fight for Jenny
1986
as Valerie Thomas
Getting Ed Laid
2016
as The Hooker
A Stranger in Town
1995
as Rose
Miss Macy
as Miss Macy
The Messenger
2018
as The Woman
A Seduction in Travis County
1991
as Karen
A Place at the Table
1988
as Susan Singer
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
as Self
Waking
2013
as Dr. Hinton
About Jean Smart
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… With 130 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Jean Smart has appeared in 72 films and 58 TV shows.
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- Babylon (2022) — as Elinor St. John
- The Accountant (2016) — as Rita Blackburn
- A Simple Favor (2018) — as Margaret McLanden
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002) — as Stella Kay Perry
- Wildflower (2023) — as Peg
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