J. Smith-Cameron Quick Info
Height 5 ft 6 in
Weight 57 kg
Date of Birth September 7, 1957
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Spouse Kenneth Lonergan

J. Smith-Cameron is an American actor and theatre artist who is known for playing Gerri Kellman in the HBO drama series Succession, Janet Talbot in the drama series Rectify, Mary Ferguson in the satirical dark comedy thriller series Search Party, Ramona Luchesse in the NBC comedy-drama series The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Elaine Campbell in the comedy-drama series Divorce, and Melinda Mickens in the fantasy horror drama series True Blood. She has also been cast in several other shows and movies including Guiding LightThe EqualizerLaw & OrderHomicide: Life on the StreetCanterbury’s LawArresting Gena, American ExperienceLaw & Order: Criminal IntentH.E.L.P.Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMozart in the JungleThe Good WifeMadam SecretaryThe Big C84 Charing Cross RoadMighty AphroditeYou Can Count On MeA Very Serious PersonNancyThe First Wives ClubSabrinaHarriet the SpyMan on a LedgeGal Young UnLet It Be MeIn & Out, and No Pay, Nudity.

Born Name

Jean Isabel Smith

Other Names

J. Smith, J. Smith-Cameron, Jeannie

J. Smith-Cameron as seen while taking a mirror selfie in November 2019
J. Smith-Cameron as seen while taking a mirror selfie in November 2019 (J. Smith-Cameron / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Nationality

American

American

Education

J. Smith-Cameron got enrolled at Florida State University and attended its School of Theatre for a year.

Also, she has been trained at HB Studio in New York City.

Occupation

Actor, Theatre Artist

Family

  • Father – Richard Sharpe Smith (Architect)
  • Siblings – Jo Ann Smith (Older Sister) (Teacher)

Build

Slim

J. Smith-Cameron (Right) and Zoë Winters in a selfie in Chicago, Illinois in November 2021
J. Smith-Cameron (Right) and Zoë Winters in a selfie in Chicago, Illinois in November 2021 (Zoë Winters / Instagram)

Height

5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm

Weight

57 kg or 125.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

J. Smith-Cameron has dated –

  1. Kenneth Lonergan (2000-Present) – She got married to playwright, screenwriter, and film director Kenneth Lonergan in 2000 and they have a daughter named Nellie Lonergan.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Has frequently appeared in her husband Kenneth Lonergan’s films

J. Smith-Cameron in 2015
J. Smith-Cameron in 2015 (Peabody Awards / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

J. Smith-Cameron Facts

  1. She grew up in Greenville, South Carolina.
  2. In 1994, she was cast in the Paul Rudnick play The Naked Truth Off-Broadway at the WPA Theatre and this got her nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
  3. J. Smith-Cameron brought to life the character of Janet Talbot, Daniel’s mother who remarried after his father died, in the televsion tragedy legal drama show Rectify from 2013 to 2016.
  4. She played Peg Chubbuck, mother of Christine Chubbuck, in the 2016 biographical drama film Christine, based on the life of television news reporter Christine Chubbuck who became the first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcast.
  5. Between 2017 and 2020, J. Smith-Cameron appeared in the recirring role of Mary Ferguson in a few episodes of the satirical dark comedy thriller television series Search Party.
  6. In 2018, she started playing Gerri Kellman, the general counsel to Waystar RoyCo who is also godmother to Shiv and a mentor to Roman, in the black comedy-drama series Succession. She co-starred in the show alongside Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin, Matthew Macfadyen, Parker Sawyers, Sarah Snook, Dagmara Domińczyk, and others.
  7. Alongside Andrea Riseborough, Ann Dowd, John Leguizamo, and Steve Buscemi, J. Smith-Cameron co-starred as Ellen Lynch, Leo’s wife, in the 2018 mystery drama film Nancy.

Featured Image by J. Smith-Cameron / Instagram

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