Acting · Louisville, Kentucky, USA · Born September 7, 1957
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.
MovieThis Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
TVMurdaugh: Death in the Family
2025
as Marian Proctor
MovieDebaters
2025
as Bethany
MovieTurtles All the Way Down
2024
as Professor Abbott
TVElsbeth
2024
as Isadora 'Izzy' Langford
TVIn the Know
2024
as Barb (voice)
TVWaco: The Aftermath
2023
as Lois Roden
MovieThe Year Between
2023
as Sherri
TVFleishman Is in Trouble
2022
as Barbara Hiller
MovieVengeance
2022
as Sharon Shaw
TVTeenage Euthanasia
2021
TVHacks
2021
as Kathy Vance
MovieWhite Wedding
2021
as Clementine
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieNancy
2018
as Ellen
TVSuccession
2018
as Gerri Kellman
TVSearch Party
2016
as Mary Ferguson
MovieNo Pay, Nudity
2016
as Debra
MovieChristine
2016
as Peg Chubbuck
TVDivorce
2016
as Elaine Campbell
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieEverything All at Once
2015
as Susan
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Alice Millevoi
MovieLike Sunday, Like Rain
2014
as Mary
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVMozart in the Jungle
2014
as Amy Rutledge
TVRectify
2013
as Janet Talbot
MovieMan on a Ledge
2012
as Psychiatrist
MovieMargaret
2011
as Joan
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Samara Steel
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVTrue Blood
2008
as Melinda Mickens
TVCanterbury's Law
2008
TVSix Degrees
2006
MovieA Very Serious Person
2006
as Carol
MovieBittersweet Place
2005
as Violet
TVK Street
2003
as Tommy's Wife
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Trudy Pomeranski
MovieYou Can Count on Me
2000
as Mabel
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Diane Eskas
MovieThe Rage: Carrie 2
1999
as Barbara Lang
MovieA Midwife's Tale
1998
as Mrs. Howard
MovieIn & Out
1997
as Trina Paxton
MovieArresting Gena
1997
as Caroline Lee
MovieThe First Wives Club
1996
as Miss Sullivan
TVSpin City
1996
as Lisa
MovieThe Proprietor
1996
as Texan
MovieA Modern Affair
1996
as Diane
MovieHarriet the Spy
1996
as Mrs. Welsch
MovieSabrina
1995
as Carol
MovieLet It Be Me
1995
as Clarice
MovieMighty Aphrodite
1995
as Bud's Wife
MovieJeffrey
1995
as Sharon
MovieShe Led Two Lives
1994
as Angela Anderson
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Avis Griffin
MovieThat Night
1992
as Carol Bloom
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Ms. Moskowitz
TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Ramona Luchesse
Movie84 Charing Cross Road
1987
as Ginny
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Vanessa
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Elly
MovieGal Young 'Un
1979
as Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)
Hot Year
Seven Sisters
