Jean Smart is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including multiple Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award nomination. She is known for her appearances in film, television and the theatre. Smart has been nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in television, winning twice for her comedic performance in a guest starring role in Frasier (2000, 2001), for her supporting performance in Samantha Who? (2008), and for her leading role in Hacks (2021, 2022), for which she also won a Golden Globe Award in 2022. She was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of the George S. Kaufman play The Man Who Came to Dinner (2001). In 2000 she earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Guinevere and