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Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Highest Rated: 95% Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Lowest Rated: 13% Life Itself (2018)

Birthday: Sep 13, 1951

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA

Film, television and stage actress Jean Smart first besotted viewers with her role as ditzy Southerner Charlene on the popular sitcom "Designing Women" (CBS, 1986-1993), but her biggest critical successes came well after her departure from the show in 1991, during which she far surpassed the successes of her slightly more flamboyant co-stars, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter and Delta Burke. Smart was a Tony Award-nominated Broadway performer, critically acclaimed for her comedy and classical dramatic performances, and earned an Independent Spirit Award for her supporting role in the art house drama "Guinevere" (1998). A Hollywood anomaly, Smart's career continued to heat up after the age of 50, when the in-demand TV guest star earned an Emmy win for her appearances on "Frasier" (NBC, 1993-2004) and a pair of nominations for portraying a memorably non-traditional First Lady on the gritty actioner "24" (Fox, 2001-10). Coming off her "24" success, the ever-versatile actress was again embraced by sitcom audiences for her outrageous supporting role opposite Christian Applegate on "Samantha Who?" (ABC, 2007-09) and impressed critics with her dramatic work as the no-nonsense governor of Hawaii on the hit reboot "Hawaii Five-O" (CBS, 2010- ), proving that, at least for this particular actress, the parts just kept coming with each passing year.

Highest rated movies

86% Garden State
86% Guinevere
84% A Simple Favor
75% Hope Springs
74% Project X
72% Mistress
67% Youth in Revolt
64% I Heart Huckabees

Photos

SWEET HOME ALABAMA, Jean Smart, Reese Witherspoon, 2002, (c) Walt Disney SWEET HOME ALABAMA, Jean Smart, 2002, © Walt Disney SWEET HOME ALABAMA, Jean Smart, 2002, (c) Walt Disney BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, Jean Smart, Angus T. Jones, Kimberly J. Brown, 2003, (c) Walt Disney FLASHPOINT, Treat Williams (left), Jean Smart (second from left), 1984. ©TriStar FLASHPOINT, Jean Smart, Tess Harper, Kris Kristofferson, 1984, (c) TriStar Psych, Jean Smart, 'Chivalry Is Not Dead...But Someone Is', Season 5, Ep. #4, 08/04/2010, ©USA Psych, John Michael Higgins (L), James Roday (C), Jean Smart (R), 'Chivalry Is Not Dead...But Someone Is', Season 5, Ep. #4, 08/04/2010, ©USA Psych, Jean Smart, 'Chivalry Is Not Dead...But Someone Is', Season 5, Ep. #4, 08/04/2010, ©USA Psych, John Michael Higgins (L), Jean Smart (R), 'Chivalry Is Not Dead...But Someone Is', Season 5, Ep. #4, 08/04/2010, ©USA Psych, Jean Smart, 'Chivalry Is Not Dead...But Someone Is', Season 5, Ep. #4, 08/04/2010, ©USA ODD COUPLE II, Christine Baranski, Walter Matthau, Jean Smart, Jack Lemmon, 1998, (c)Paramount HOPE SPRINGS, from left: Meryl Streep, Jean Smart, 2012. Ph: Barry Wetcher/©Columbia Pictures HOPE SPRINGS, from left: Meryl Streep, Jean Smart, 2012. Ph: Barry Wetcher/©Columbia Pictures Fargo, Jean Smart, 04/15/2014, ©FX Fargo, Jean Smart (L), Rachel Keller (R), 04/15/2014, ©FX Fargo, Jean Smart (L), Angus Sampson (R), 04/15/2014, ©FX Fargo, Jean Smart (L), Ted Danson (R), 04/15/2014, ©FX Fargo, Jean Smart, 04/15/2014, ©FX Fargo, from left: Michael Hogan, Jean Smart, Jeffrey Donovan, Angus Sampson, 04/15/2014, ©FX
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
63% 93% Wildflower Unknown (Character) - 2022
57% 52% Babylon Elinor St. John (Character) $15.2M 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl Self - 2022
21% 76% Senior Moment Caroline Summers (Character) $41.6K 2021
30% 52% Superintelligence President Monahan (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 62% A Shoe Addict's Christmas Charlie (Character) - 2018
40% 60% Brampton's Own Judy (Character) - 2018
13% 83% Life Itself Linda Dempsey (Character) $4.1M 2018
84% 73% A Simple Favor Margaret McLanden (Character) $53.5M 2018
No Score Yet 65% Awaken the Shadowman Evette (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Getting Ed Laid Hooker (Character) - 2016
53% 76% The Accountant Rita Blackburn (Character) $86.2M 2016
No Score Yet 33% Warren Claire Cavanee (Character) - 2014
25% 38% Miss Meadows Mother Meadows (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 62% Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Unknown (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 52% When Calls the Heart Frances Tunnecliffe (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 71% Waking Dr. Hinton (Character) - 2013
75% 55% Hope Springs Eileen (Character) $63.5M 2012
No Score Yet 60% William & Catherine: A Royal Romance HRH Camilla (Character) - 2011
47% 37% Barry Munday Carol Munday (Character) - 2010
67% 52% Youth in Revolt Estelle Twisp (Character) $15.3M 2009
No Score Yet 33% Hero Wanted Melanie McQueen (Character) - 2008
28% 28% Lucky You Michelle (Character) $5.8M 2007
No Score Yet 73% Kim Possible: So the Drama Dr. Ann Possible (Voice) - 2005
No Score Yet 62% Balto III: Wings of Change Stella (Voice) - 2004
64% 75% I Heart Huckabees Mrs. Hooten (Character) $12.8M 2004
86% 88% Garden State Carol (Character) $26.8M 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Very Married Christmas Ellen Griffin (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 67% Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong Candice DeLong (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 32% Audrey's Rain Audrey Walker (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 69% Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time Dr. Ann Possible (Voice) - 2003
34% 49% Bringing Down the House Kate (Character) $132.5M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Designing Women Reunion Self - 2003
38% 78% Sweet Home Alabama Stella Kay (Character) $127.2M 2002
No Score Yet 69% Kim Possible: The Secret Files Unknown (Character) - 2002
49% 49% Disney's The Kid Deirdre Lafever (Character) $69.7M 2000
29% 27% Snow Day Laura Brandston (Character) $60.0M 2000
86% 53% Guinevere Deborah Sloane (Character) $614.2K 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Forever Fabulous Loreli Daly (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 18% Change of Heart Elaine Marshall (Character) - 1998
27% 56% Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II Holly (Character) $18.9M 1998
No Score Yet 33% Edie & Pen Wendy the Waitress (Character) - 1996
95% 90% Whisper of the Heart Asako Tsukishima (Voice) - 1995
64% 47% The Brady Bunch Movie Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer (Character) $45.6M 1995
No Score Yet 43% A Stranger in Town Rose (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 31% The Yearling Ora Baxter (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 73% The Yarn Princess Margaret Thomas (Character) - 1994
72% 38% Mistress Patricia Riley (Character) $53.6K 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story Aileen Wuornos (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Just My Imagination Pally Thompson (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Other Side of Love Cathy (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 62% Locked Up: A Mother's Rage Cathy (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Seduction in Travis County Karen (Character) - 1991
74% 55% Project X Dr. Criswell (Character) $16.0M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Fight for Jenny Valerie Thomas (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 83% Fire With Fire Sister Maria (Character) $3.3M 1986
57% 44% Flashpoint Doris (Character) - 1984
33% 38% Protocol Ella (Character) - 1984

TV

Credit
99% 90% Hacks Deborah Vance (Character) 2021-2022 2024
No Score Yet 24% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2024
No Score Yet 52% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020 2022 2024
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2024
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2022
No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2008 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrity Family Feud Guest 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2022
No Score Yet 7% The View Guest 2021
95% 94% Mare of Easttown Helen (Character) 2021
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2019 2021
96% 57% Watchmen Laurie Blake (Character) 2019
78% 77% Dirty John Arlane Hart (Character) 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Do You Think You Are? Unknown (Guest Star) 2018
91% 86% Legion Melanie Bird (Character) 2017-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrity Food Fight Contestant 2016
93% 85% Fargo Floyd Gerhardt (Character) 2015
No Score Yet 46% Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
58% 60% The McCarthys Lydia (Guest Star) 2015
90% 91% Halt and Catch Fire LouLu Lutherford (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 89% Hot in Cleveland Bess (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2011-2012
43% 77% Harry's Law Unknown (Guest Star) 2011-2012
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2010-2011
0% 50% $..! My Dad Says Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bonnie Hunt Show Guest 2010
77% No Score Yet Samantha Who? Regina Newly (Character) 2007-2009
No Score Yet 91% American Dad! Miriam Bullock (Guest Voice) 2008
No Score Yet 85% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2007
No Score Yet 86% Kim Possible Dr. Possible (Voice) 2002-2007
87% 87% 24 Martha Logan (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		2006-2007
0% No Score Yet Center of the Universe Kate Barnett (Character) 2004-2005
No Score Yet 95% Hey Arnold! Unknown (Guest Voice) 1997 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The District Unknown (Guest Star) 2000-2004
8% No Score Yet In-Laws Unknown (Character) 2002-2003
44% 91% The Oblongs Pickles Oblong (Voice) 2001-2002
95% 94% Frasier Lorna Lynley (Guest Star) 2000-2001
33% No Score Yet Style & Substance Unknown (Character) 1998
40% No Score Yet High Society Unknown (Character) 1995-1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Scarlett Sally Brewton (Character) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Designing Women Charlene Frazier Stillfield (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		1986-1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alice Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Facts of Life Ellen Slater (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Goodnight, Beantown Darlene (Guest Star) 1983