- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 7, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
J. Smith-Cameron
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.
Filmography
movieThis Ordinary Thing
2025 · Self (voice)
tvMurdaugh: Death in the Family
2025 · Marian Proctor
movieDebaters
2025 · Bethany
movieTurtles All the Way Down
2024 · Professor Abbott
tvElsbeth
2024 · Isadora 'Izzy' Langford
tvIn the Know
2024 · Barb (voice), Co-Executive Producer
tvWaco: The Aftermath
2023 · Lois Roden
movieThe Year Between
2023 · Sherri
tvFleishman Is in Trouble
2022 · Barbara Hiller
movieVengeance
2022 · Sharon Shaw
tvTeenage Euthanasia
2021
tvHacks
2021 · Kathy Vance
movieWhite Wedding
2021 · Clementine
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
movieNancy
2018 · Ellen
tvSuccession
2018 · Gerri Kellman
tvSearch Party
2016 · Mary Ferguson
movieNo Pay, Nudity
2016 · Debra
movieChristine
2016 · Peg Chubbuck
tvDivorce
2016 · Elaine Campbell
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
movieEverything All at Once
2015 · Susan
tvMadam Secretary
2014 · Alice Millevoi
movieLike Sunday, Like Rain
2014 · Mary
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
tvMozart in the Jungle
2014 · Amy Rutledge
tvRectify
2013 · Janet Talbot
movieMan on a Ledge
2012 · Psychiatrist
movieMargaret
2011 · Joan
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Samara Steel
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvTrue Blood
2008 · Melinda Mickens
tvCanterbury's Law
2008
tvSix Degrees
2006
movieA Very Serious Person
2006 · Carol
movieBittersweet Place
2005 · Violet
tvK Street
2003 · Tommy's Wife
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Trudy Pomeranski, Elizabeth Trudy
movieYou Can Count on Me
2000 · Mabel
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Diane Eskas
movieThe Rage: Carrie 2
1999 · Barbara Lang
movieA Midwife's Tale
1998 · Mrs. Howard
movieIn & Out
1997 · Trina Paxton
movieArresting Gena
1997 · Caroline Lee
movieThe First Wives Club
1996 · Miss Sullivan
tvSpin City
1996 · Lisa
movieThe Proprietor
1996 · Texan
movieA Modern Affair
1996 · Diane
movieHarriet the Spy
1996 · Mrs. Welsch
movieSabrina
1995 · Carol
movieLet It Be Me
1995 · Clarice
movieMighty Aphrodite
1995 · Bud's Wife
movieJeffrey
1995 · Sharon
movieShe Led Two Lives
1994 · Angela Anderson
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Avis Griffin
movieThat Night
1992 · Carol Bloom
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Ms. Moskowitz, Ms. Ward, Paula Downing, Linda Drosi
tvThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Ramona Luchesse
movie84 Charing Cross Road
1987 · Ginny
tvThe Equalizer
1985 · Vanessa, Susan Foxworth, Natalie Santelli
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Elly, Louise Bryant
movieGal Young 'Un
1979 · Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)
Hot Year
movieHot Year
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Seven Sisters
tvSeven Sisters
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