Acting
J. Smith-Cameron
Born September 7, 1957 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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.
Known for
8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Diane Eskas, Gwen Sharpe
6.6
Man on a Ledge
Psychiatrist
7.9
True Blood
Melinda Mickens
8.8
Succession
Gerri Kellman
6.5
The First Wives Club
Miss Sullivan
6.4
In & Out
Trina Paxton
7.0
Mighty Aphrodite
Bud's Wife
7.8
Law & Order
Ms. Moskowitz, Ms. Ward, Paula Downing, Linda Drosi
6.4
Sabrina
Carol
8.3
The Good Wife
Samara Steel
4.8
The Rage: Carrie 2
Barbara Lang
6.8
Vengeance
Sharon Shaw
6.9
Christine
Peg Chubbuck
8.3
Hacks
Kathy Vance
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Trudy Pomeranski, Elizabeth Trudy
7.5
You Can Count on Me
Mabel
7.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
7.3
Spin City
Lisa
6.5
Margaret
Joan
7.8
Madam Secretary
Alice Millevoi
Filmography
- 2025This Ordinary ThingSelf (voice)Movie
- 2025Murdaugh: Death in the FamilyMarian ProctorSeries
- 2025DebatersBethanyMovie
- 2024Turtles All the Way DownProfessor AbbottMovie
- 2024ElsbethIsadora 'Izzy' LangfordSeries
- 2024In the KnowBarb (voice), Co-Executive ProducerSeries
- 2023Waco: The AftermathLois RodenSeries
- 2023The Year BetweenSherriMovie
- 2022Fleishman Is in TroubleBarbara HillerSeries
- 2022VengeanceSharon ShawMovie
- 2021Teenage EuthanasiaSeries
- 2021HacksKathy VanceSeries
- 2021White WeddingClementineMovie
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelfSeries
- 2018NancyEllenMovie
- 2018SuccessionGerri KellmanSeries
- 2016Search PartyMary FergusonSeries
- 2016No Pay, NudityDebraMovie
- 2016ChristinePeg ChubbuckMovie
- 2016DivorceElaine CampbellSeries
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
- 2015Everything All at OnceSusanMovie
- 2014Madam SecretaryAlice MillevoiSeries
- 2014Like Sunday, Like RainMaryMovie
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelfSeries
- 2014Mozart in the JungleAmy RutledgeSeries
- 2013RectifyJanet TalbotSeries
- 2012Man on a LedgePsychiatristMovie
- 2011MargaretJoanMovie
- 2009The Good WifeSamara SteelSeries
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - GuestSeries
- 2008True BloodMelinda MickensSeries
- 2008Canterbury's LawSeries
- 2006Six DegreesSeries
- 2006A Very Serious PersonCarolMovie
- 2005Bittersweet PlaceVioletMovie
- 2003K StreetTommy's WifeSeries
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentTrudy Pomeranski, Elizabeth TrudySeries
- 2000You Can Count on MeMabelMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDiane Eskas, Gwen SharpeSeries
- 1999The Rage: Carrie 2Barbara LangMovie
- 1998A Midwife's TaleMrs. HowardMovie
- 1997In & OutTrina PaxtonMovie
- 1997Arresting GenaCaroline LeeMovie
- 1996The First Wives ClubMiss SullivanMovie
- 1996Spin CityLisaSeries
- 1996The ProprietorTexanMovie
- 1996A Modern AffairDianeMovie
- 1996Harriet the SpyMrs. WelschMovie
- 1995SabrinaCarolMovie
- 1995Let It Be MeClariceMovie
- 1995Mighty AphroditeBud's WifeMovie
- 1995JeffreySharonMovie
- 1994She Led Two LivesAngela AndersonMovie
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetAvis GriffinSeries
- 1992That NightCarol BloomMovie
- 1990Law & OrderMs. Moskowitz, Ms. Ward, Paula Downing, Linda DrosiSeries
- 1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddRamona LuchesseSeries
- 198784 Charing Cross RoadGinnyMovie
- 1985The EqualizerVanessa, Susan Foxworth, Natalie SantelliSeries
- 1982American PlayhouseElly, Louise BryantSeries
- 1979Gal Young 'UnElly (The Gal Young 'Un)Movie
- —Hot YearMovie
- —In Our Own Sweet WayMovie
- —Seven SistersSeries