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Jean Smart
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1952 in Seattle, WA
Biography:Don't let actress Jean Smart's filmography fool you, because though she seems to have a penchant for appearing in fairly light-hearted fare of the family-oriented variety, she possesses all the skill of the most talented dramatic stage and screen actresses around. Unafraid to take the sort of risks necessary to keep her career and her personal life in fair balance, fans balked when Smart left television's hugely popular Designing Women while the series was in its prime, though her subsequent performances have found her sound judgment well justified. A Seattle native who received her B.A. from the University of Washington, it wasn't long before Smart was taking the stage at the 1975 Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Relocating to New York City, Smart's performance in the off-Broadway play Last Summer at Bluefish Cove earned the emerging actress a Drama Desk nomination. Her performance in the Broadway... Full Biography
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Jean Smart in "Lucky You" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Actress Jean Smart arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 21,...
Actress Jean Smart arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 21,...
Jean Smart arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 21, 2008 in...
Actress Jean Smart arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 21,...
Actress Jean Smart arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 21,...
Actress Jean Smart arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 21,...
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