J. Smith-Cameron
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Debaters
2025
as Bethany
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
2025
as Marian Proctor
Turtles All the Way Down
2024
as Professor Abbott
In the Know
2024
as Barb (voice)
Elsbeth
2024
as Isadora 'Izzy' Langford
The Year Between
2023
as Sherri
Waco: The Aftermath
2023
as Lois Roden
Vengeance
2022
as Sharon Shaw
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022
as Barbara Hiller
White Wedding
2021
as Clementine
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Hacks
2021
as Kathy Vance
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Nancy
2018
as Ellen
Succession
2018
as Gerri Kellman
Christine
2016
as Peg Chubbuck
No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Debra
Search Party
2016
as Mary Ferguson
Divorce
2016
as Elaine Campbell
Everything All at Once
2015
as Susan
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Like Sunday, Like Rain
2014
as Mary
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Amy Rutledge
Madam Secretary
2014
as Alice Millevoi
Rectify
2013
as Janet Talbot
Man on a Ledge
2012
as Psychiatrist
Margaret
2011
as Joan
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as Samara Steel
Canterbury's Law
2008
True Blood
2008
as Melinda Mickens
A Very Serious Person
2006
as Carol
Six Degrees
2006
Bittersweet Place
2005
as Violet
K Street
2003
as Tommy's Wife
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Trudy Pomeranski
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Elizabeth Trudy
You Can Count on Me
2000
as Mabel
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999
as Barbara Lang
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Diane Eskas
A Midwife's Tale
1998
as Mrs. Howard
Arresting Gena
1997
as Caroline Lee
In & Out
1997
as Trina Paxton
Harriet the Spy
1996
as Mrs. Welsch
The First Wives Club
1996
as Miss Sullivan
A Modern Affair
1996
as Diane
The Proprietor
1996
as Texan
Spin City
1996
as Lisa
Jeffrey
1995
as Sharon
Let It Be Me
1995
as Clarice
Sabrina
1995
as Carol
Mighty Aphrodite
1995
as Bud's Wife
She Led Two Lives
1994
as Angela Anderson
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Avis Griffin
That Night
1992
as Carol Bloom
Law & Order
1990
as Ms. Moskowitz
Law & Order
1990
as Ms. Ward
Law & Order
1990
as Paula Downing
Law & Order
1990
as Linda Drosi
84 Charing Cross Road
1987
as Ginny
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Ramona Luchesse
The Equalizer
1985
as Vanessa
The Equalizer
1985
as Susan Foxworth
The Equalizer
1985
as Natalie Santelli
American Playhouse
1982
as Elly
American Playhouse
1982
as Louise Bryant
Gal Young 'Un
1979
as Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)