J. Smith-Cameron

Acting

J. Smith-Cameron

Born September 7, 1957Louisville, Kentucky, USA63 credits

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

This Ordinary Thing
2025This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)Movie
Debaters
2025Debaters
as BethanyMovie
Turtles All the Way Down
2024Turtles All the Way Down
as Professor AbbottMovie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbeth
as Isadora 'Izzy' LangfordTV
In the Know
2024In the Know
as Barb (voice)TV
The Year Between
2023The Year Between
as SherriMovie
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022Fleishman Is in Trouble
as Barbara HillerTV
Vengeance
2022Vengeance
as Sharon ShawMovie
Hacks
2021Hacks
as Kathy VanceTV
White Wedding
2021White Wedding
as ClementineMovie
Nancy
2018Nancy
as EllenMovie
Succession
2018Succession
as Gerri KellmanTV
Search Party
2016Search Party
as Mary FergusonTV
No Pay, Nudity
2016No Pay, Nudity
as DebraMovie
Christine
2016Christine
as Peg ChubbuckMovie
Divorce
2016Divorce
as Elaine CampbellTV
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretary
as Alice MillevoiTV
Mozart in the Jungle
2014Mozart in the Jungle
as Amy RutledgeTV
Rectify
2013Rectify
as Janet TalbotTV
Man on a Ledge
2012Man on a Ledge
as PsychiatristMovie
Margaret
2011Margaret
as JoanMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Samara SteelTV
True Blood
2008True Blood
as Melinda MickensTV
Bittersweet Place
2005Bittersweet Place
as VioletMovie
K Street
2003K Street
as Tommy's WifeTV
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999The Rage: Carrie 2
as Barbara LangMovie
A Midwife's Tale
1998A Midwife's Tale
as Mrs. HowardMovie
In & Out
1997In & Out
as Trina PaxtonMovie
Arresting Gena
1997Arresting Gena
as Caroline LeeMovie
The First Wives Club
1996The First Wives Club
as Miss SullivanMovie
Spin City
1996Spin City
as LisaTV
The Proprietor
1996The Proprietor
as TexanMovie
A Modern Affair
1996A Modern Affair
as DianeMovie
Harriet the Spy
1996Harriet the Spy
as Mrs. WelschMovie
Sabrina
1995Sabrina
as CarolMovie
Let It Be Me
1995Let It Be Me
as ClariceMovie
Mighty Aphrodite
1995Mighty Aphrodite
as Bud's WifeMovie
Jeffrey
1995Jeffrey
as SharonMovie
She Led Two Lives
1994She Led Two Lives
as Angela AndersonMovie
That Night
1992That Night
as Carol BloomMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Ms. MoskowitzTV
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as VanessaTV
Gal Young 'Un
1979Gal Young 'Un
as Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)Movie