How To Contact Jean Smart…

Email Jean Smart care/of her agent, manager, or publicist.

Meet Jean Smart at her live events, movie/TV shows, meet-and-greets, or bidding on a charity auction.

To get Jean Smart’s autograph, send a fan letter with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Jean Smart
c/o Jason Weinberg
Untitled Entertainment Management
P.O. Box 5539
Beverly Hills, CA 90209-5539

Jean Smart’s talent agency is:

Nancy Josephson
c/o WME Group Agency
9601 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Jean Smart’s management is:

Jason Weinberg
c/o Untitled Entertainment Management
P.O. Box 5539
Beverly Hills, CA 90209-5539

Jean Smart’s publicist is:

Ame VanIden
c/o VanIden Public Relations
3188 Boxley Valley Rd.
Franklin, TN 37064

Jean Smart is connected to Annie Potts by the CBS sitcom “Designing Women,” where Smart played office manager Charlene Frazier, and Potts played head designer Mary Jo Shively.

Jean Smart is connected to Adam Sandler by playing a stand-up comedian on the HBO Max series “Hacks,” and as actors in Hollywood who work in both drama and comedy.

Jean Smart is connected to Brad Pitt by the film “Babylon” (2022), where she plays Elinor St. John, a journalist who has a tense relationship with his character, silent film star Jack Conrad.

Jean Smart is connected to Carol Burnett by “Hacks” season 4, where Burnett appears as herself. Burnett also played Smart’s mother on the television comedy “Hot in Cleveland.”

Jean Smart is connected to Christopher McDonald by the Emmy-winning HBO Max series “Hacks,” where he accepted her SAG Award on her behalf in 2023 when she was unable to attend.

Jean Smart is connected to Christina Hendricks by the HBO Max series “Hacks,” where she plays a “golf queen” executive who has an encounter with Hannah Einbinder’s character.

Jean Smart and Delta Burke are connected as co-stars on the television sitcom “Designing Women,” where they played Suzanne Sugarbaker and Charlene Frazier Stillfield.

Jean Smart is connected to Diego Calva by Damien Chazelle’s 2022 film “Babylon,” where he plays Manny Torres and she plays Elinor St. John.

Jean Smart is connected to Dixie Carter as original co-stars on the CBS sitcom “Designing Women” (1986–1993), where Carter played Julia Sugarbaker and Smart played Charlene Frazier.

Jean Smart is connected to Dolly Parton by the TV show “Designing Women,” where she guest-starred in a 1990 episode playing Smart’s character Charlene Frazier’s guardian angel.

Jean Smart is connected to Donald Trump by hosting Saturday Night Live (SNL), a show known for its political satire, including sketches about him, and she discussed finding humor in them.

Jean Smart is connected to Elton John as a co-host of the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 33rd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, working with him to raise funds to fight AIDS.

Jean Smart is connected to Flea (Michael Peter Balzary) by the film “Babylon” (2022), where she plays Elinor St. John and he plays a supporting character about early Hollywood.

Jean Smart is connected to Gerald McRaney by the TV show “Designing Women,” where he was married to Smart’s co-star Delta Burke both on screen and off.

Jean Smart is connected to Hal Holbrook as a close friend and “Designing Women” co-star Dixie Carter’s husband, with whom Smart was married to her husband in their rose garden.

Jean Smart is connected to Hannah Einbinder by the HBO Max series “Hacks,” where they play a mentor-mentee comedy duo with a complex, evolving relationship.

Harry Styles is a fan of Jean Smart’s show “Hacks” and uses the name of her character, Deborah Vance, as his alias when checking into hotels. He also sent her a vintage salt shaker as a gift.

Jean Smart is connected to Helen Hunt by the HBO Max series “Hacks,” where Hunt guest-starred as network executive Winnie Wendell. They also co-starred in the 1987 sci-fi film “Project X”.

Jean Smart is connected to Hugh Jackman by simultaneous appearances on Broadway in 2025, starring in separate productions during the same season as marquee actors.

Jean Smart is connected to Jan Hooks because Hooks joined “Designing Women” to play the sister of Smart’s character after she left the series.

Jean Smart is connected to Jimmy Kimmel by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” where she discussed “Babylon” with Brad Pitt, bad Christmas gifts, and being a Harry Styles superfan.

Jean Smart and Jelly Roll are connected by the season premiere of Saturday Night Live’s 50th season, where Smart hosted, and Jelly Roll performed as the musical guest.

Jean Smart is connected to John Krasinski by a vocal coach, which led to him sending her an autographed photo to keep in Smart’s dressing room before they met at his play’s opening night.

Jean Smart is connected to Julia Duffy by the TV show “Designing Women,” where Smart played Charlene Frazier-Stillfield. After Smart left the show, Duffy joined as Allison Sugarbaker.

Jean Smart is connected to Kaia Gerber by the HBO Max series “Hacks, “where Gerber appeared as a guest star alongside Smart as comedy legend Deborah Vance.

Jean Smart is connected to Kaitlin Olson by playing a complicated mother-daughter duo, Deborah Vance and DJ, on the Emmy-winning HBO Max comedy series “Hacks.”

Jean Smart is connected to Kate Winslet by playing her mother, Helen Fahey, in the HBO limited series “Mare of Easttown,” in a critically acclaimed drama about a small-town murder investigation.

Jean Smart is connected to Kelly Clarkson by the HBO Max comedy “Hacks,” whose character Deborah Vance occupies Clarkson’s old stage and office on the Universal Studios lot.

Jean Smart is connected to Kelsey Grammer by the TV show “Frasier,” where she played Lana Gardner (originally named Lorna Lynley), Frasier’s high school crush and occasional love interest.

Jean Smart is connected to Kiefer Sutherland by the TV series “24,” where she played First Lady Martha Logan during Season 5 while he starred as Jack Bauer.

Jean Smart is connected to Laurie Metcalf by the HBO Max series “Hacks,” where Metcalf guest stars as Alice, a quirky tour manager working with Smart’s character, Deborah Vance.

Jean Smart is connected to Margot Robbie by the 2022 film “Babylon,” about 1920s Hollywood during the transition from silent films to talkies.

Jean Smart is connected to Mark Indelicato by the HBO Max comedy series “Hacks,” where he plays her loyal personal assistant Damien.

Jean Smart and Martin Short are connected by their success in cross-generational comedy. Smart starred in Hacks and Short in Only Murders in the Building and Variety’s Actors on Actors.

Jean Smart is connected to Matt Rife by playing a stand-up comedian on the HBO Max series “Hacks,” and as actors in Hollywood who work in both drama and comedy.

Jean Smart is connected to Matthew Broderick by the 1987 sci-fi film “Project X,” in which they starred with Helen Hunt, playing characters involved in a military project with chimpanzees.

Jean Smart is connected to Megan Stalter by the Emmy-winning HBO Max series “Hacks,” where Stalter plays Kayla, the assistant to the talent agent of Smart’s character Deborah Vance.

Jean Smart is connected to Melanie Lynskey by appearing as guests on the same episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on April 9, 2025.

Jean Smart is connected to Meshach Taylor by the TV sitcom “Designing Women,” where she played Charlene Frazier and he played Anthony Bouvier, an ex-convict deliveryman turned partner.

Jean Smart is connected to Oprah Winfrey by diabetes awareness and research, participating in campaigns such as the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative’s diabetes PSA that featured Oprah.

Jean Smart is connected to Paul W. Downs by the HBO Max series “Hacks,” where she plays legendary comedian Deborah Vance, and he stars as Jimmy LuSaque, Deborah’s talent manager.

Jean Smart is connected to Richard Gilliland as her husband of over 30 years, whom she met on the set of “Designing Women” until his passing in 2021.

Jean Smart is connected to Samara Weaving by Damien Chazelle’s 2022 film “Babylon,” where they are part of the ensemble cast depicting Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies.

Jean Smart is connected to Scott Bakula by the original “Designing Women” series. They reprised their roles in a 2020 charity table read of the show’s 1986 pilot.

Jean Smart is connected to Stephen Colbert by “The Late Show,” where she discussed her dream “Hacks” guest stars: Harry Styles, Elton John, and Stephen Colbert.

Jean Smart is connected to Taylor Swift by praising her songwriting talent and acknowledging Swift’s impressive lyricism and storytelling skills in interviews and on social media.

Jean Smart is connected to Tobey Maguire by Damien Chazelle’s film “Babylon” (2022), which features a large ensemble cast about early Hollywood’s transition to talking films.

Jean Smart is connected to Tony Goldwyn by the HBO Max comedy “Hacks,” where he plays Bob Lipka, a network CEO who has a one-night stand with her character, Deborah Vance.

Jean Smart is connected to Whoopi Goldberg by playing a stand-up comedian on the HBO Max series “Hacks,” and as actors in Hollywood who work in both drama and comedy.

Jean Smart is an award-winning American actress known for her versatility across comedy and drama. She first gained fame in the 1980s sitcom “Designing Women” and went on to earn acclaim in shows like “Frasier,” “24,” and “Mare of Easttown.” Her performance in HBO’s “Hacks” as stand-up comedian Deborah Vance earned her multiple Emmy Awards. With a career spanning over four decades, Smart is widely respected for her depth, timing, and stage presence.