Biography
J. Smith-Cameron is an American actress who rose to notoriety for her roles in the Sundance TV series Rectify and in the HBO series Succession, the latter earning her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Age
She is 66 years old as of 7 September 2023. He was born in 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. His real name is Jean Isabel Smith.
Family – Education
She is the daughter and granddaughter of architect Richard Sharp Smith. She was raised in Greenville, South Carolina. During her one-year enrollment at Florida State University’s School of Theatre, she met film director Victor Nuñez, who cast her as the lead in his film Gal Young Un. She also studied acting at the HB Studio in New York City.
Husband
Smith-Cameron is married to Kenneth Lonergan, a playwright, screenwriter, and film director. They have one daughter named Nellie.
Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Hacks
She appeared as Kathy Vance, Deborah’s estranged sister in the American comedy-drama television series Hacks. Deborah Vance, a famed Las Vegas stand-up comedy queen, must reinvent her aging act or risk losing her residency at the Palmetto Casino. Ava is a young comedy writer who can’t find work because of an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and pompous. When Ava’s agent assigns her to work as Deborah’s new head writer, the two gradually bond as Ava encourages her new employer to take more risks and Deborah, in turn, assists Ava in working through her own issues.
Succession
She portrayed Gerri Kellman, general counsel at Waystar Royco, on Succession. Gerri, like the rest of the Roy conglomerate, serves her personal interests while avoiding causing harm or demeaning others in order to further her career. She is extremely intelligent, a natural leader, and a driving force behind the company’s legal counsel, while being often disregarded. She temporarily engages Roman in a passionate word-sex connection, but when she becomes interim CEO, she rejects his further efforts.
Following Logan’s stroke, Gerri and Karl take over as CEOs, while Roman is elevated to COO. Kendall is dissatisfied with the choice, but Gerri insists that he will be OK. Gerri shows that Waystar Royco is $3 billion in debt, secured by Waystar shares. If the stock goes below 130, the bank may acquire the company. Kendall calls the bank, but the manager denies any special offers.
Greg tells Gerri about Tom’s intention to go public with scandals, and Gerri reassures him. Gerri abstains from voting during a board meeting. Shiv discloses details concerning Tom’s efforts to have him promoted or relocated from Waystar. Roman confesses to a spaceship launch in Japan, and they go to see patients. Gerri and Karl try to persuade Logan to rethink his views about PGM. Roman remains on the panel, and Gerri provides approval to pay up to $20 million to silence the whistleblowers.
Search Party
She appeared as Mary Ferguson in the American dark comedy television series Search Party.Search Party follows Brooklyn resident Dory Sief, her lover Drew Gardner, show-off Elliott Goss, and actress Portia Davenport, with Julian Marcus serving as a counterpoint. The series chronicles Dory’s pursuit of her college friend Chantal Witherbottom, the death of private investigator Keith Powell, and Dory and Drew’s trial for Keith’s murder.
Dory denies involvement, resulting in a media frenzy and strained relationships. In the fourth season, Dory is kidnapped by Chip Wreck, a deceitful man fascinated with her. The fifth season continues Dory’s transformation into a cult leader, aided by a Big Tech Pharma business and a gang of social media influencer followers, as they search for a transcendent state of enlightenment.
Rectify
She appeared as Janet Talbot, Daniel’s mother, who remarried after his father died in the American television drama series Rectify. Daniel Holden was imprisoned as a teenager for raping and murdering his 16-year-old lover, Hanna. After nineteen years on death row, a review of DNA evidence from his trial contradicts the prosecution’s case, and an appeals court overturns the initial trial verdict.
Daniel is allowed to return to his hometown of Paulie, Georgia. The subsequent changes and occurrences in the life of Daniel, his extended family, and the townspeople are examined as character studies in a slowly emerging Southern Gothic novel.
Movies
♦ 1995 – Sabrina
♦ 1996 – Harriet the Spy
♦ 1996 – The First Wives Club
♦ 1996 – The Proprietor
♦ 1997 – Arresting Gena
♦ 1997 – In & Out
♦ 1999 – The Rage: Carrie 2
♦ 2000 – You Can Count on Me
♦ 2005 – Bittersweet Place
♦ 2006 – A Very Serious Person
♦ 2011 – Margaret
♦ 2012 – Man on a Ledge
♦ 2014 – Like Sunday, Like Rain
♦ 2016 – Christine
♦ 2016 – No Pay, Nudity
♦ 2018 – Nancy
♦ 2022 – Vengeance
♦ 2022 – The Year Between
♦ 2024 – Turtles All the Way Down
TV Shows
♦ 2007 – Six Degrees
♦ 2008 – Canterbury’s Law
♦ 2010 – The Big C
♦ 2010–2011 – True Blood
♦ 2011 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
♦ 2013–2016 – Rectify
♦ 2014 – Madam Secretary
♦ 2015 – The Good Wife
♦ 2016–2018 – Divorce
♦ 2017–2020 – Search Party
♦ 2018 – Mozart in the Jungle
♦ 2018–2023 – Succession
♦ 2022 – Fleishman Is in Trouble
♦ 2023 – Waco: The Aftermath
♦ 2023 – Teenage Euthanasia
♦ 2024 – In the Know
♦ 2024 – Hacks