Archive for August, 2011

Jean Smart Set for My Child – Mothers of War Reading

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frances Fisher, Melina Kanakaredes, Elizabeth Peña, Mimi Rogers, Jean Smart and Cindy Williams will participate in a staged reading of My Child – Mothers of War, at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, on Saturday, September 10 at 8pm, and Sunday, September 11 at 7pm. Written and directed by Angeliki Giannakopoulos, based on her award-winning [...]

Jean Smart captures the persona of ‘mysterious’ duchess Camilla

Friday, August 26th, 2011

From the NYT SYNDICATE: “I would have loved to talk to Camilla,” says Jean Smart, who plays the former Camilla Parker-Bowles – now officially known as the duchess of Cornwall – in the television movie William & Catherine: A Royal Romance. “But the movie is not about her and Charles.” The movie, which recounts the [...]

Smart Casting Puts Emmy Winner in Royal Role

Friday, August 26th, 2011

From the AP: “Designing Women” creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason once wrote that actress Jean Smart’s character on the 1980s sitcom had “legs that stretched out for five or six miles, and one of those laughs that made you feel like riding around in a convertible.” Some 25 years later, Smart’s girl-next-door looks, legs and laugh are [...]

Gallery Update: “William and Catherine” NYC Screening

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

The gallery has been updated with images of Jean from tonight’s New York screening of William and Catherine. You can view the whole album: Here  

University of Washington Alumni Event

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Jean recently attended an University of Washington alumni event in Los Angeles. Details and a picture of Jean at the event are available at the UW Facebook: Here

The Emmys: Doors of perception

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

Jean is briefly quoted in Variety talking about the effect of the Emmy on her career. Jean Smart, who won two Emmys for her guest role on “Frasier” and a third for “Samantha Who?,” says she worries that a win may lead producers to think, Oh, now she’s probably more expensive. “That’s not good, but [...]

Jean soundbites for “A Royal Romance”

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

And Jean Smart (Camilla) added, “We shot at a royal palace where the president, actually, is still residing, if you can imagine he let us shoot there. It was like shooting a movie at the White House.”… Jean Smart enjoyed playing Camilla as much as she enjoyed reading the script. “I just loved reading it [...]

Capturing Camilla

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Actress Jean Smart tackles the mysterious duchess, writes Nancy Mills I would have loved to talk to Camilla,” says Jean Smart, who plays the former Camilla Parker-Bowles – now officially known as the duchess of Cornwall – in the television movie William & Catherine: A Royal Romance. “But the movie is not about her and [...]

“Harry’s Law” Update!

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Very quick post but Buddy TV have confirmed that Jean will be in at least the first 3 episodes of the second season of Harry’s Law, with the first one titled “Hosanna Roseanna”. Jean’s character is called Roseanna Remmick. (Source)

Gallery Update: “William and Catherine: A Royal Romance” Promo Images

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

The gallery has been updated with 6 HQ promo pictures from the forthcoming Hallmark movie William and Catherine: A Royal Romance. You can view the rest of the album: Here