Jean Smarthas been a hallmark of American movies and TV for years.
She was cast inDesigning Women, asitcomthat ran from 1986 to 1993.
Smart’s movie roles have been as versatile as she is as a professional.
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Even though this is a smaller role, Smart makes Patricia stand out in the middle of the chaos.
In reality, he sanitizes the financial records of criminals and criminal organizations.
This role gives Smart a chance to show off how she can make even an unlikable character effortlessly cool.
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Sweet Home Alabamagives Smart a chance to show how well she embodies charming characters.
This is also an example of Smart using her character to highlight the social commentary attached to a story.
Through Loreli, viewers are invited to consider the negativity and shallow nature of beauty pageants.
Smart brings a gravitas to this role that could otherwise have been a caricature.
Smart is able to highlight her character’s complex nature without ever making excuses for her actions.
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As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.
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A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
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