Editing Jean Smart (section)

{{Short description|American actress (born 1951)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image                   = Jean Smart by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption                 = Smart at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birthname               = Jean Elizabeth Smart
| birth_date              = {{Birth date and age|1951|9|13}}
| birth_place             = [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]], U.S.
| death_date              = 
| death_place             = 
| works                   = [[Jean Smart filmography|Full list]]
| occupation              = Actress
| alma_mater              = [[University of Washington]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| education               = <!-- education or alma_mater, not both per [[Template:Infobox person]] -->
| years_active            = 1975–present
| spouse                  = {{marriage|[[Richard Gilliland]]|1987|2021|end=died}}
| children                = 2
| awards                  = [[List of awards and nominations received by Jean Smart|Full list]]
}}

'''Jean Elizabeth Smart''' (born September 13, 1951)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TPdWBAAAQBAJ|title=The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide|page=115|first=Bob|last=Leszczak|publisher=McFarland|date=August 6, 2014|isbn=978-0786477906|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> is an American actress. [[Jean Smart filmography|Her work]] includes both comedy and drama, and [[List of awards and nominations received by Jean Smart|her accolades]] include six [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and nominations for a [[Tony Award]] and a [[Grammy Award]].

Smart first gained prominence for her leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the [[CBS Television Network|CBS]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Designing Women]]'', in which she starred from 1986 to 1991. She went on to win six [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for her roles as [[Minor characters on Frasier#Lana Gardner|Lana Gardner]] in the [[NBC]] series ''[[Frasier]]'' (2000–01), Regina Newley in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Samantha Who?]]'' (2007–09), and Deborah Vance in the [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] comedy series ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'' (2021–present). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles in ''[[The District (TV series)|The District]]'' (2000–04), ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' (2006–07), ''[[Harry's Law]]'' (2011), ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (2015), ''[[Watchmen (TV series)|Watchmen]]'' (2019), and ''[[Mare of Easttown]]'' (2021). She also acted in [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'s ''[[Legion (TV series)|Legion]]'' (2017–2019) and voiced [[List of Kim Possible characters#Family members|Ann Possible]] in the [[Disney Channel]] animated series ''[[Kim Possible]]'' (2002–2007).

On stage, she made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut portraying [[Marlene Dietrich]] in the biographical play ''[[Piaf (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 (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'' (2002), ''[[Garden State (film)|Garden State]]'' (2004), ''[[I Heart Huckabees]]'' (2004), ''[[Youth in Revolt (film)|Youth in Revolt]]'' (2009), ''[[The Accountant (2016 film)|The Accountant]]'' (2016), ''[[A Simple Favor (film)|A Simple Favor]]'' (2018), and ''[[Babylon (2022 film)|Babylon]]'' (2022). She received an [[Independent Spirit Award]] nomination for ''[[Guinevere (1999 film)|Guinevere]]'' (1999).