J. Smith-Cameron
Acting • Born 1957-09-07
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.
Filmography
67 credits
The Rage: Carrie 2
Movie • 1999
Barbara Lang
Margaret
Movie • 2011
Joan
Harriet the Spy
Movie • 1996
Mrs. Welsch
The Year Between
Movie • 2023
Sherri
Jeffrey
Movie • 1995
Sharon
Man on a Ledge
Movie • 2012
Psychiatrist
The First Wives Club
Movie • 1996
Miss Sullivan
A Very Serious Person
Movie • 2006
Carol
Bittersweet Place
Movie • 2005
Violet
A Modern Affair
Movie • 1996
Diane
Gal Young 'Un
Movie • 1979
Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)
Turtles All the Way Down
Movie • 2024
Professor Abbott
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Movie • 2014
Mary
You Can Count on Me
Movie • 2000
Mabel
That Night
Movie • 1992
Carol Bloom
Christine
Movie • 2016
Peg Chubbuck
A Midwife's Tale
Movie • 1998
Mrs. Howard
Let It Be Me
Movie • 1995
Clarice
No Pay, Nudity
Movie • 2016
Debra
Arresting Gena
Movie • 1997
Caroline Lee
She Led Two Lives
Movie • 1994
Angela Anderson
Sabrina
Movie • 1995
Carol
Nancy
Movie • 2018
Ellen
In & Out
Movie • 1997
Trina Paxton
84 Charing Cross Road
Movie • 1987
Ginny
The Proprietor
Movie • 1996
Texan
Everything All at Once
Movie • 2015
Susan
White Wedding
Movie • 2021
Clementine
Vengeance
Movie • 2022
Sharon Shaw
Mighty Aphrodite
Movie • 1995
Bud's Wife
Debaters
Movie • 2025
Bethany
This Ordinary Thing
Movie • 2025
Self (voice)
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Ms. Moskowitz
Six Degrees
TV • 2006
Spin City
TV • 1996
Lisa
Canterbury's Law
TV • 2008
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Vanessa
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Avis Griffin
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Trudy Pomeranski
Search Party
TV • 2016
Mary Ferguson
Rectify
TV • 2013
Janet Talbot
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Ms. Ward
True Blood
TV • 2008
Melinda Mickens
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
K Street
TV • 2003
Tommy's Wife
Teenage Euthanasia
TV • 2021
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Diane Eskas
Waco: The Aftermath
TV • 2023
Lois Roden
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Paula Downing
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Linda Drosi
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV • 1987
Ramona Luchesse
Succession
TV • 2018
Gerri Kellman
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Fleishman Is in Trouble
TV • 2022
Barbara Hiller
In the Know
TV • 2024
Barb (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Elizabeth Trudy
Mozart in the Jungle
TV • 2014
Amy Rutledge
Divorce
TV • 2016
Elaine Campbell
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Susan Foxworth
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Natalie Santelli
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Samara Steel
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
TV • 2025
Marian Proctor
Hacks
TV • 2021
Kathy Vance
Madam Secretary
TV • 2014
Alice Millevoi
Seven Sisters
TV