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 [...]
The South Bend Tribune has included Jean on it’s list of favorite supporting or character actors/actresses: 4. Jean Smart (1951- ). Best known as one of TV’s “Designing Women,” Smart has been seen frequently in a wide range of critically acclaimed supporting roles in films like 2004′s “Garden State,” 2002′s “Sweet Home Alabama,” and 2004′s [...]
… Jean Smart, who played Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the hit TV series “Designing Women,” was also in attendance. Her show received a GLAAD Media Award at the inaugural event in 1991. “I’ve been a lesbian since before GLAAD was born,” Smart said as she received a warm welcome from the crowd that packed the [...]
There’s a nice little mention in the Pasadena Star News about some of Jean’s charity work for the Hillsides Centre. Hillsides, the 96-year-old, Pasadena-based center for abused and neglected children, broke all its past records for fund-raising, with net proceeds from its annual gala exceeding $375,000. The elegant black-tie bash held Feb. 28 at the [...]
In one of the more curious lists made during awards season, Jean has come #3 in Awards Daily‘s “Top 40 Most Nomination-Deserving Never-Nominees” with regard to the Oscars. The full list can be found at: (Source)
With awards season about to start up again (seems like it just ended), Jean has been getting a few mentions with regard to possible SAG award and Golden Globe nominations for her work on Samantha Who?. The Hollywood Reporter has mentioned her for a possible Globe nomination… And notably, while Jean Smart has copped three [...]
Jean in her role as Regina on Samantha Who? has made People Magazine’s list of TV’s Biggest Scene Stealers… Playing Christina Applegate’s manipulative mother Regina Newly on Samantha Who?, Emmy winner Jean Smart consistently delivered her lines with a razor-sharp edge. A classic moment: telling Samantha and her pal Dena (Melissa McCarthy) that making s’mores [...]
About Samantha Who? NewsDay New York Daily News About The Women for Obama Rally The rally featured appearances by guest speakers and performers such as singer Patti LaBelle, actress Jean Smart from “Samantha Who?” and Los Angeles Clipper and UCLA alumnus Baron Davis, among others. Smart said she supports Obama because he keeps education a [...]
The LA Times has a rather interesting review of the show in general with some mentions of tomorrow night’s opening. …But even though the show, which returns Monday (ABC, 9:30 p.m.), skipped out on its higher calling, it managed to deliver something maybe almost as radical for a sitcom: a nuanced and healthily developing mother-daughter [...]
Quite a few of the articles doing the rounds are duplicates and even these below are pretty similiar. Nonetheless, it’s interesting to read what went on in the press room. NY Post OC Register Buzz Sugar The LA Times Variety Entertainment Weekly