Jean Smart
Born
1951-09-13
Place of birth
Seattle, 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 Samant...
Known for
The Accountant
Rita Blackburn
A Simple Favor
Margaret McLanden
Babylon
Elinor St. John
Life As We Know It
Helen Berenson (uncredited)
Fargo
Floyd Gerhardt
Garden State
Carol
Hawaii Five-0
Governor Pat Jameson
Batman: The Animated Series
Helen Ventrix (voice)
24
Martha Logan
Sweet Home Alabama
Stella Kay Perry
Mare of Easttown
Helen Fahey
Arrested Development
Mimi
Watchmen
Laurie Blake
Legion
Melanie Bird
Big Mouth
Depression Kitty (voice)