Jean Smart is an American actress who is best recognized by television watchers as Charlene Frazier on the sitcom Designing Women and as First Lady Martha Logan in the action series 24.
Roles
Starring Roles
Guest Starring Roles
| Series
|
Role
|
Episode
|
Airdate
|
| The Facts of Life |
Ellen Slater |
5x14 - Next Door |
January 4, 1984
|
| Alice |
Nurse Raquel |
8x21 - Jolene Is Stuck on Mel |
April 1, 1984
|
| Remington Steele |
Gloria Blyer |
3x20 - Steele in the Chips |
March 19, 1985
|
| Newhart |
Herself |
8x12 - Lights! Camera! Contractions! |
January 8, 1990
|
| Frasier |
Lorna Lynley |
7x14 - Big Crane on Campus |
February 3, 2000
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
1x09 - Pot Scrubbers |
December 2, 2000
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
1x16 - A Southern Town |
February 24, 2001
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
1x19 - The Agony and the Ecstasy |
April 21, 2001
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
1x22 - Fools Russian (1) |
May 12, 2001
|
| Frasier |
Lana Gardner |
8x21 - Semi-Decent Proposal |
May 15, 2001
|
| Frasier |
Lana Gardner |
8x22 - A Passing Fancy |
May 15, 2001
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
1x23 - Fools Russian (2) |
May 19, 2001
|
| Frasier |
Lana Gardner |
8x23 - A Day in May |
May 22, 2001
|
| Frasier |
Lana Gardner |
8x24 - Cranes Go Caribbean |
May 22, 2001
|
| Frasier |
Lana Gardner |
9x01/02 - Don Juan in Hell |
September 25, 2001
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
2x01 - Lost and Found |
September 29, 2001
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
2x13 - This Too Shall Pass |
February 2, 2002
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
3x22 - Into the Sunset |
May 3, 2003
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
4x03 - Free Byrd |
October 11, 2003
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
4x04 - The Kindness of Strangers |
October 18, 2003
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
4x07 - A House Divided |
November 8, 2003
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
4x15 - D.C. Confidential |
February 14, 2004
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
4x17 - Family Values |
February 28, 2004
|
| The District |
Sherry Regan |
4x22 - Something Borrowed, Something Bruised |
May 1, 2004
|
| 24 |
Martha Logan |
6x13 - Day 6: 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
March 12, 2007
|
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
Notable Film Roles
| Film
|
Role
|
Released
|
| Protocol |
Ella |
1984
|
| The Brady Bunch Movie |
Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer |
1995
|
| The Odd Couple II |
Holly |
1998
|
| Guinevere |
Deborah Sloane |
1999
|
| The Kid |
Deirdre Lefever |
2000
|
| Sweet Home Alabama |
Stella Kay Perry |
2002
|
| Bringing Down the House |
Kate Sanderson |
2003
|
| Garden State |
Carol |
2004
|
Memorable Moments
Awards and Accolades
(1 Nomination)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2005-06)
- 24
(3 Wins in 8 Nominations)
- Won: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2000, 2001)
- Frasier
- Won: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2008)
- Samantha Who?
American Comedy Awards
(1 Nomination)
- Nominated: Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series (2000)
- Frasier
Other Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best Supporting Female (1999) - Guinevere
Trivia
- Is the second of four children
- Diagnosed with Type I Diabetes when she was 13 years old
- Graduated from Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington in 1969
- Graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor's of Art degree in fine arts
- Is a member of the University of Washington chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority
- Appeared in regional theater throughout the Pacific Northwest, including in Washington, Alaska, and Oregon after college
- Married to Richard Gilliland since 1987; they have two children: son Connor (born in 1989) and a daughter, Bonnie (who was adopted as a baby from China in 2009)
