Jean Smart
Jean Smart at the Governor's Ball following the 41st Annual Emmy Awards
Birth name	Jean E. Smart
Born	September 13, 1951 (1951-09-13) (age 56) Seattle, Washington

Jean E. Smart (born September 13, 1951^[1][2][3]) is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television actress. She is best known for the roles of Charlene Frazier Stillfield on Designing Women and Martha Logan on 24. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An Emmy Award. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Emmy Award. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Charlene Olivia Frazier Stillfield is a character in the television series, Designing Women. ... Designing Women was an American television sitcom that centered around the working and personal lives of four women in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Martha Logan is a fictional character played by Jean Smart in the television series, 24. ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Early life

Smart was born in Seattle, Washington to Kay and Douglas Smart, a teacher.^[4][5] The second of four children, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was thirteen. She is a graduate of Ballard High School, located in Seattle. It is there that she gained an interest in acting in the drama program. Smart is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, from University of Washington. “Seattle” redirects here. ... For university teachers, see professor. ... A part of the Seattle Public Schools, Ballard High School was established in 1901, and was named for Captain William Rankin Ballard. ...

Career

Smart starred as the character Charlene Frazier Stillfield on Designing Women from 1986 to 1991. In 2004, she was part of the short-lived sitcom Center of the Universe. Recent appearances on the big screen include Disney's The Kid, Sweet Home Alabama, Bringing Down The House, and Garden State. She also provided the voice of the alcoholic chain-smoking Pickles Oblong on The Oblongs, and guest starred on Frasier as Frasier's short-fused high school crush, Lana Gardner (for which she received two Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series"). Charlene Olivia Frazier Stillfield is a character in the television series, Designing Women. ... Designing Women was an American television sitcom that centered around the working and personal lives of four women in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The year 1986 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1991 in television involved some significant events. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Center of the Universe was a television series on CBS which ran from October 27, 2004, until February 16, 2005. ... The Kid (also known as Disneys The Kid) is a 2000 movie starring Bruce Willis. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Bringing Down the House Bringing Down the House: An American comedy movie starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. ... Garden State is a 2004 film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring Sir Ian Holm. ... The Oblongs is an animated television program aimed at adults and teenagers. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... An Emmy Award. ...

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In January 2006, Smart joined the cast of 24 playing the mentally-unhinged First Lady of the United States, Martha Logan, to actor Gregory Itzin's President Charles Logan. Her work was critically-praised and she received back-to-back Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama for the role in 2006 and 2007. For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Martha Logan is a fictional character played by Jean Smart in the television series, 24. ... Gregory Itzin (born April 20, 1948) is an Emmy-nominated American film and television actor, best known for his role on the series 24. ... Charles Logan is a fictional character played by Gregory Itzin in the television series 24. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Personal life

Smart is married to actor Richard Gilliland, whom she met while working on the set of Designing Women. They have one son, Connor. Her husband, Richard, played Captain Stan Cotter on 24 while she was on as Martha Logan in season 5. (He was in the 2:00am to 3:00am episode.) Richard Gilliland is an American television and movie actor. ... Designing Women was an American television sitcom that centered around the working and personal lives of four women in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ...

Filmography

• Gangsters (1979)
• Before and After (1979)
• Reggie (1983) (TV Series)
• Teachers Only (1983) (TV Series)
• Single Bars, Single Women (1984)
• Maximum Security (1984) (TV Series)
• Piaf (1984)
• Flashpoint (1984)
• Protocol (1984)
• Fire with Fire (1986)
• A Fight for Jenny (1986)
• Designing Women (1986) (TV Series)
• Place at the Table (1987)
• Project X (1987)
• A Seduction in Travis County (1991)
• Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991)
• Baby Talk (1992)
• Mistress (1992)
• Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992)
• Just My Imagination (1992)
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
• The Yarn Princess (1994)
• The Yearling (1994)
• Scarlett (1994)
• The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
• A Stranger in Town (1995)
• High Society (1995) (TV Series)
• Edie and Pen (1996)
• Undue Influence (1997)
• Style and Substance (1998)
• The Odd Couple II (1998)
• A Change of Heart (1998)
• Guinevere (1999)
• Forever Fabulous (2000)
• Snow Day (2000)
• Disney's The Kid (2000)
• The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000)
• Static Shock (2000 - 2004)
• The Oblongs (2001) (TV Series; voice only)
• Kim Possible (2002) (TV Series)
• Frasier (1993) (TV Series)
• Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
• In-Laws (2002)
• Bringing Down the House (2003)
• Audrey's Rain (2004)
• Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong (2003)
• Garden State (2004)
• I Heart Huckabees (2004)
• Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
• Center of the Universe (2004) (TV Series)
• A Very Married Christmas (2004)
• 24 (2006) (TV Series)
• Lucky You (2007)
• Tales from Earthsea (anime)

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References

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External links

• Official Jean Smart Website
• Jean Smart at the Internet Movie Database