ジーン・スマート

Jean Smart is my favorite kind of success story: the decades-long professional who became undeniable in her seventies. The Emmy haul for Hacks isn't a comeback so much as the industry finally catching up to what theater audiences and sitcom viewers knew all along. What I admire most is her range within a single scene — she can land a vicious punchline and let loneliness flicker underneath it in the same breath. That texture only comes from years of stage work, guest spots, and unglamorous grinding. In a business obsessed with youth, her late-career dominance feels almost like justice.

Name (English)

ジーン・スマート

Name (Japanese)

ジーン・スマート

Reading

じーん・すまーと

Born

September 13, 1951 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Origin

Seattle, Washington, United States

Occupation

voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

High school

Ballard High School

University

University of Washington

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
• 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
• 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
• 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• 2024 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• 2021 Crystal Award

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

Tags

• Washington
• voice actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.