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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Movies (26)
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
2025
Debaters
as Bethany
2025
Turtles All the Way Down
as Professor Abbott
2024
The Year Between
as Sherri
2023
Vengeance
as Sharon Shaw
2022
White Wedding
as Clementine
2021
Nancy
as Ellen
2018
No Pay, Nudity
as Debra
2016
Christine
as Peg Chubbuck
2016
Everything All at Once
as Susan
2015
Like Sunday, Like Rain
as Mary
2014
Man on a Ledge
as Psychiatrist
2012
Margaret
as Joan
2011
A Very Serious Person
as Carol
2006
Bittersweet Place
as Violet
2005
You Can Count on Me
as Mabel
2000
The Rage: Carrie 2
as Barbara Lang
1999
A Midwife's Tale
as Mrs. Howard
1998
In & Out
as Trina Paxton
1997
Arresting Gena
as Caroline Lee
1997
The First Wives Club
as Miss Sullivan
1996
The Proprietor
as Texan
1996
A Modern Affair
as Diane
1996
Harriet the Spy
as Mrs. Welsch
1996
Sabrina
as Carol
1995
Let It Be Me
as Clarice
1995
TV Shows (24)
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
as Marian Proctor
2025
In the Know
as Barb (voice)
2024
Waco: The Aftermath
as Lois Roden
2023
Fleishman Is in Trouble
as Barbara Hiller
2022
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Hacks
as Kathy Vance
2021
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
Succession
as Gerri Kellman
2018
Search Party
as Mary Ferguson
2016
Divorce
as Elaine Campbell
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Madam Secretary
as Alice Millevoi
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Mozart in the Jungle
as Amy Rutledge
2014
Rectify
as Janet Talbot
2013
The Good Wife
as Samara Steel
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
True Blood
as Melinda Mickens
2008
Canterbury's Law
2008
Six Degrees
2006
K Street
as Tommy's Wife
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Trudy Pomeranski
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Diane Eskas
1999
Spin City
as Lisa
1996