
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
This Ordinary Thing as Voice
2025Murdaugh: Death in the Family as Marian Proctor
2025Debaters as Bethany
2024Turtles All the Way Down as Professor Abbott
2024In the Know as Barb (voice)
2023Waco: The Aftermath as Lois Roden
2023The Year Between as Sherri
2022Fleishman Is in Trouble as Barbara Hiller
2022Vengeance as Sharon Shaw
2021Teenage Euthanasia
2021Hacks as Kathy Vance
2021White Wedding as Clementine
2020Stars in the House as Self
2018Nancy as Ellen
2018Succession as Gerri Kellman
2016Search Party as Mary Ferguson
2016No Pay, Nudity as Debra
2016Christine as Peg Chubbuck
2016Divorce as Elaine Campbell
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Everything All at Once as Susan
2014Madam Secretary as Alice Millevoi
2014Like Sunday, Like Rain as Mary
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014Mozart in the Jungle as Amy Rutledge
2013Rectify as Janet Talbot
2012Man on a Ledge as Psychiatrist
2011Margaret as Joan
2009The Good Wife as Samara Steel
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2008True Blood as Melinda Mickens
2008Canterbury's Law
2006Six Degrees
2006A Very Serious Person as Carol
2005Bittersweet Place as Violet
2003K Street as Tommy's Wife
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Trudy Pomeranski
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Elizabeth Trudy
2000You Can Count on Me as Mabel
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Diane Eskas
1999The Rage: Carrie 2 as Barbara Lang
1998A Midwife's Tale as Mrs. Howard
1997In & Out as Trina Paxton
1997Arresting Gena as Caroline Lee
1996The First Wives Club as Miss Sullivan
1996Spin City as Lisa
1996The Proprietor as Texan
1996A Modern Affair as Diane
1996Harriet the Spy as Mrs. Welsch
1995Sabrina as Carol
1995Let It Be Me as Clarice
1995Mighty Aphrodite as Bud's Wife
1995Jeffrey as Sharon
1994She Led Two Lives as Angela Anderson
1993Homicide: Life on the Street
1992That Night as Carol Bloom
1990Law & Order as Ms. Moskowitz
1990Law & Order as Ms. Ward
1990Law & Order as Paula Downing
1990Law & Order as Linda Drosi
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Ramona Luchesse
198784 Charing Cross Road as Ginny
1985The Equalizer as Vanessa
1985The Equalizer as Susan Foxworth
1985The Equalizer as Natalie Santelli
1979Gal Young 'Un as Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)
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