Jean Elizabeth Smart, professionally known as Jean Smart is an American actress. She is famous for her appearances in films such as "The Brady Bunch Movie", "Sweet Home Alabama", "Garden State", "I Heart Huckabees", "Youth in Revolt", "The Accountant", "A Simple Favor", "Life Itself", "A Simple Favor", "Superintelligence", "Senior Moment", "Hope Springs", & more. She is best recognized for her appearances in television series like "Teachers Only", "Piaf", "Place at the Table", "A Seduction in Travis Country", "The Oblongs", "In-Laws", "Static Shock", "Undue Influence", "Bad Internet", "Veep", "Dirty John", "A Shoe Addict's Christmas", "Hacks", "Mare of Easttown", "Watchmen", "Arrested Development" and much more.
As a theatre, Jean Smart began her career appearing in regional theater throughout the Pacific Northwest including in Washington, Alaska, and Oregon. She featured in many theatres "Henry VI, Part 2", "Piaf", "Enrico IV", The Man Who Came to Dinner", "Lady Windermere's Fan", "The End of the Day", "Fit to Be Tied", "Strange Snow". She has won three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Critics' Choice TV Award, and nominated Drama Desk Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Independent Spirit Awards. In 2021, She stars as the lead in the HBO Max dark comedy series "Hacks" playing a legendary Las Vegas comedy diva looking to appeal to a younger audience as well as she has appeared in the seven-episode HBO crime drama series "Mare of Easttown" set in a small town in Pennsylvania. One of her films "The Accountant" has a box office collection of $155.2 million and the budget of the movie is $44 million. She voiced the character of Dr. Ann Possible on Disney's "Kim Possible" from 2002 to 2007 and guest-starred on the television program "$h" as well as she was cast in the starring role of Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the comedy series "Designing Women" in 1985.
Early Life
Jean Smart was birth on 13 September with her real name Jean Elizabeth Smart. She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, the United States under the horoscope sign of Virgo. By nationality, she is American nationality and belongs to the mixed ethnic background of Scottish, English, Irish, and Welsh. Likewise, she is Christian as per her religion and her race is white. Her birth year is 1951 which makes her the present age of 69 as of 2020. She will be cutting her 70 birthday cake on 13 September 2021.
Jean Smart was born to Kathleen Marie "Kay" (Mother), and Douglas Alexander Smart (Father), a teacher. She has three siblings. Her sister's name is Georgia Smart.
Jean Smart attended Ballard High School and graduated in 1969. Later, she graduated from the University of Washington Professional Actors Training Program with a BFA. She is a member of the University of Washington chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Personal Life
Married Woman, Jean Smart married actor Richard Gilliland, whom she met while working on the set of Designing Women (he played J.D. Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Pott's character, Mary Jo Shively). They married on 7 June 1987. Together, the couple has two children: a son Connor Douglas (Born 1989), and a daughter Bonnie Kathleen (Adopted as a baby from China in May 2009). Regarding her sexual orientation, she is straight.
Jean Smart's husband Richard Gilliland died unexpectedly on 18 March 2021, of a heart condition at 71. What's more, shortly after his death she had to film a scene set at a funeral for the "Hacks" season 1 finale which is dedicated to Gilliland's memory.
Net Worth
Jean Smart has an estimated net worth of around $12 million whereas her major source of wealth comes from her acting career, she acted in various high-profile movies, and television, and performed on the BROADWAY & theatre. She earns almost a million dollars in salary income. She was living a cool lifestyle at the present.
Jean Smart Body Measurement
Jean Smart looks beautiful with a versatile lady, who stands at the height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m). She has a balanced weight of 58 Kg with a slim body build. She has a pair of blue eyes color and her hair color is blonde. Further, her body measurement is 37-28-37 inches, and used to wear 35 D bra sizes, 9 shoe sizes, and 8 US dress sizes.
In addition, Jean Smart was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was thirteen years old.
Filmography
Film
- 1980- "Hoodlums"
- 1984- "Flashpoint", "Protocol"
- 1986- "Fire With Fire"
- 1987- "Project X"
- 1992- "Baby Talk", "Mistress"
- 1993- "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey"
- 1994- "The Yearling"
- 1995- "The Brady Bunch Movie"
- 1996- "Edie and Pen"
- 1998- "The Odd Couple II"
- 1999- "Guinevere"
- 2000- "Forever Fabulous", "Snow Day", "Disney's The Kid"
- 2002- "Sweet Home Alabama"
- 2003- "Bringing Down the House"
- 2004- "Garden State", "I Heart Huckabees", "Balto III: Wings of Change"
- 2006- "Whisper of the Heart"
- 2007- "Lucky You"
- 2008- "Hero Wanted"
- 2009- "Youth in Revolt"
- 2010- "Barry Munday", "Life As We Know It"
- 2012- "Hope Springs"
- 2016- "The Accountant"
- 2017- "Awaken the Shadowman"
- 2018- "Life Itself", "A Simple Favor"
- 2020- "Superintelligence"
- 2021- "Senior Moment"
Television
- 1979- "Before and After"
- 1983- "Reggie", "Teachers Only"
- 1984- "Maximum Security", "Single Bars, Single Women", "Piaf"
- 1986- "A Fight for Jenny"
- 1986-91- "Designing Women"
- 1987- "Place at the Table"
- 1991- "A Seduction in Travis Country", "Locked Up: A Mother's Rage"
- 1992- "Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story", "Just My Imagination"
- 1993- "Batman: The Animated Series"
- 1994- "Scarlett", "The Yarn Princess"
- 1995- "A Stranger in Town"
- 1995-96- "High Society"
- 1997- "Hey Arnold!", "Undue Influence"
- 1998- "Style & Substance", "A Change of Heart"
- 2000-03- "Static Shock"
- 2000-2004- "The District"
- 2000-01- "Frasier"
- 2000- "The Man Who Came to Dinner"
- 2001- "The Oblongs"
- 2002-07- "Kim Possible"
- 2002-2003- "In-Laws"
- 2004- "Audrey's Rain", "Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong", "A Very Married Christmas", "Hey Arnold!"
- 2004-2005- "Center of the Universe"
- 2006-2007- "24"
- 2007-2009- "Samantha Who?"
- 2008- "American Dad!"
- 2010-2011- "Hawaii Five-0"
- 2010- "Psych"
- 2011- "$h*! My Dad Says", "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance"
- 2011-2012- "Harry's Law"
- 2013- "Hot in Cleveland", "Call Me Crazy: A Five Film"
- 2014- "Halt and Catch Fire", "Getting On"
- 2014-2015- "Sirens"
- 2015- "The McCarthys", "Fargo"
- 2015-2016- "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce"
- 2016- "Bad Internet"
- 2017-2019- "Legion"
- 2017- "Angie Tribeca", "Veep"
- 2018-2020- "Big Mouth"
- 2018- "A Shoe Addict's Christmas"
- 2018-2019- "Dirty John"
- 2019- "Arrested Development", "Watchmen", "Mad About You"
- 2021- "Mare of Easttown", "Hacks"
Theatre
- 1976- "Henry VI, Part 2", "Much Ado About Nothing"
- 1977- "Henry VI, Part 3"
- 1980-81- "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove"
- 1981- "Piaf"
- 1985- "Strange Snow"
- 1987- "Enrico IV"
- 1988- "Three Sisters"
- 1992- "The End of the Day"
- 1996- "Fit to Be Tied"
- 2000- "The Man Who Came to Dinner"
- 2005- "Lady Windermere's Fan"
List of Awards and Nominations Received By Jean Smart
Major Associations
- 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020- Primetime Emmy Awards for "Frasier", "The District", "24", "Samantha Who?", "Harry's Law", "Fargo", & "Watchmen"
- 2001- Tony Award for "The Man Who Came to Dinner"
Industry Awards
- 2007- Screen Actors Guild Award for "24"
- 2000- Independent Spirit Awards for "Guinevere"
Theatre Awards
- 1981- Drama Desk Award for "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove"
Critics Awards
- 2016, 2020- Critics' Choice Television Awards for "Fargo", "Watchmen"
