Jean Smart (born September 13, 1951 in Seattle, Washington) is an American film and television actress. She was the second of four children. She starred as the character Charlene Frazier Stillfield on Designing Women from 1986 to 1991. She lent her voice to Kim Possible from 2002 to 2004. 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.

In January 2006, Smart joined the cast of 24 playing the First Lady of the United States, Martha Logan.

Smart is married to actor Richard Gilliland, whom she met while working with Gilliland on the set of Designing Women. They have one son, Connor. She is a graduate of Ballard High School, located in Seattle. It is here where she sparked her interest in acting in the drama program.

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)
• Kim Possible (2002) (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)
• Lucky You (2006)
• 24 (2006) (TV Series)
• Tales from Earthsea (anime)