Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 7, 1957
Place of Birth:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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J. Smith-Cameron
Biography
Jean Isabel Smith (born September 7, 1957), credited professionally as J. Smith-Cameron, is an American actress. She spent a majority of her career in theatre but began transitioning to film and television later in life. She is known for her supporting roles as Janet Talbot on the television series Rectify and Gerri Kellman on the HBO series Succession. For the latter, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2022.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Debaters | |
| 2024 | Turtles All the Way Down | Professor Abbott |
| 2023 | The Year Between | Sherri |
| 2022 | Vengeance | Sharon Shaw |
| 2021 | White Wedding | Clementine |
| 2018 | Nancy | Ellen |
| 2016 | Christine | Peg Chubbuck |
| 2016 | No Pay, Nudity | Debra |
| 2015 | Everything All at Once | Susan |
| 2014 | Like Sunday, Like Rain | Mary |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Psychiatrist |
| 2011 | Margaret | Joan Cohen |
| 2006 | A Very Serious Person | Carol |
| 2005 | Bittersweet Place | Violet |
| 2000 | You Can Count on Me | Mabel |
| 1999 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | Barbara Lang |
| 1998 | A Midwife's Tale | Mrs. Howard |
| 1997 | Arresting Gena | Caroline Lee |
| 1997 | In & Out | Trina Paxton |
| 1996 | Harriet the Spy | Mrs. Welsch |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Miss Sullivan |
| 1996 | A Modern Affair | Diane |
| 1996 | The Proprietor | Texan |
| 1995 | Jeffrey | Sharon |
| 1995 | Let It Be Me | Clarice |
| 1995 | Sabrina | Carol |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Bud's Wife |
| 1994 | She Led Two Lives | Angela Anderson |
| 1992 | That Night | Carol Bloom |
| 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Ginny |
| 1979 | Gal Young 'Un | Elly (The Gal Young 'Un) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Murdaugh: Death in the Family | Marian Proctor |
| 2024 | In the Know | Barb (voice) |
| 2023 | Waco: The Aftermath | Lois Roden |
| 2022 | Fleishman Is in Trouble | Barbara Hiller |
| 2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | |
| 2021 | Hacks | Kathy Vance |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
| 2018 | Succession | Gerri Kellman |
| 2016 | Search Party | Mary Ferguson |
| 2016 | Divorce | Elaine Campbell |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Amy Rutledge |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Alice Millevoi |
| 2013 | Rectify | Janet Talbot |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Samara Steel |
| 2008 | Canterbury's Law | |
| 2008 | True Blood | Melinda Mickens |
| 2006 | Six Degrees | |
| 2003 | K Street | Tommy's Wife |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Trudy Pomeranski |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Elizabeth Trudy |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Diane Eskas |
| 1996 | Spin City | Lisa |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Ms. Moskowitz |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Ms. Ward |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Paula Downing |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Linda Drosi |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Ramona Luchesse |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Vanessa |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Susan Foxworth |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Natalie Santelli |