Feature Films

Hero Wanted - Melanie McQueen - 2008
A man who tracks down and kills a criminal who left him for dead during a botched bank robbery only to have the slain criminal's associates seek vengeance of their own. Jean takes a turn here as the grief-stricken mother of a wounded bank teller who holds Liam in high regard for his heroic acts.

Lucky You - Michelle Lewis - 2007
A Las Vegas poker player tries to beat the odds and his own demons in order to win a world championship. Jean is one of the only Hollywood actors to have a major role at the poker table in a role inspired by one of poker's most successful female professionals, Jennifer Harman.

I Heart Huckabees - Mrs. Hooten, 2004
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means. Jean makes an appearance as a Christian mom rudely confronted with the hypocrisy of her belief system.

Balto III: Wings of Change - Stella, 2004 - Animated
The success of airplane mail delivery leaves Balto and the other sled dogs feeling neglected, but when a delivery plane crashes on a mountain side, the sled dogs get the opportunity to show their worth.

Garden State - Carol, 2004
In this romantic comedy, a 2004 Sundance Film Festival entry, a guy returns to his hometown for the first time in 10 years to attend the funeral of his clinically depressed mother.

Bringing Down the House - Kate Sanderson, 2003
A brassy escaped convict (Queen Latifah) teaches an uptight attorney (Steve Martin) to loosen up after she persuades him to clear her name in exchange for helping him win back his ex-wife (Jean Smart).

Sweet Home Alabama - Stella Kay, 2002
A fashion designer (Reese Witherspoon) returns to her backwater hometown to divorce her husband so that she can marry her wealthy fiance. Jean plays her mother-in-law, a honkey-tonk bar manager named Stella.

Forever Fabulous - Loreli Daly, 2000
Jean stars as a banned and aging Miss Texas Gal 1968 whose beauty queen daughter dreams of being makeup artist to the stars. She receives an offer to coach a pageant back in Texas, and she and her companions come to terms with their own limitations during a road trip back home.

Disney's The Kid - Deirdre Lefever, 2000
A no-nonsense image consultant (Bruce Willis) is forced to re-examine his life when he comes face-to-face with his 8-year-old self. Jean plays Deirdre, a straight-forward, sweet-talking Southern newscaster.

Snow Day - Laura Brandston, 2000
Nickelodeon Movies presents this family comedy concerning a day in the life of the Brandstons, a bumbling Syracuse family whose town falls victim to a sudden snowstorm. Jean plays the part of Laura, a mother and high-powered career woman, who's about to make one of the biggest deals of her life -- and a Snow Day definitely doesn't fit into her schedule.

Guinevere - Deborah Sloane, 1999
A 20-year-old woman falls under the spell of a much older photographer who promises to unlock her creativity. Jean won critical acclaim for her scene-stealing performance as Guinevere's mother.

The Odd Couple II - Holly, 1998
After years of going their separate ways, uncompromising slob Oscar and fussy neatnick Felix are suddenly thrown together again, en route to the wedding of Oscar's son to Felix's daughter. One of their misadventures involves a dalliance with two women that Oscar picks up in a restaurant, the lovely Thelma and Holly, described by the trepidacious Felix as "a couple of middle-aged bikers" -- played by Jean Smart and Christine Baranski.

Edie & Pen - Wendy the Waitress, 1996
A pair of newly single women frequent the taverns in Reno -- where they came to get a quick legal split -- and strike up a conversation with Harry, who's drowning his sorrows because his wife has just left him. As these emotionally bruised romantics slug more sauce, they confess past deeds and tell half-truths about themselves. Jean appears as Wendy, the waitress.

The Brady Bunch Movie - Dena Dittmeyer, 1995
Based on the TV show, we see the cult classic '70's innocence of the Brady family as they live in the '90's. Jean takes a hysterical turn as Mrs. Ditmeyer, the lush living next door, who lusts after every Brady with a penis.

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey - Kate, 1993
A cat and two dogs get separated from their owners and proceed to trek across the countryside from one precious adventure to another.

Mistress - Patricia Riley, 1992
A talented guy with a great script and no career, just needs that crucial break to get his film produced. Enter the sleazy producer who introduces him to several investors who all want in on the movie.... with one catch, each one wants his mistress to be the star.

Project X - Dr. Criswell, 1987
Project X is a top-secret government undertaking involving trained chimpanzees. A grounded pilot assigned to teach the chimps how to operate a flight simulator discovers that his charges are to be subjected to high levels of radiation to test potential human endurance.

Fire with Fire - Sister Maria, 1986
A juvenile delinquent falls in love with a beautiful Catholic girl's school student in this fact-based adolescent melodrama set in an Oregon forest.

Flashpoint - Doris, 1984
Two Texas policemen uncover evidence of a conspiracy behind the assassination of President Kennedy. Jean plays one of two local telephone operators who become romatically involved with the border patrolmen -- who discover a skeleton, a crashed jeep and 800,000 buried in the desert. While the duo debates whether or not to keep the loot, suspicious government agents move in on them.

Protocol - Ella, 1984
Goldie Hawn plays a cocktail waitress propelled into the world of international diplomacy. Along the way she changes from a brainless bimbo into a person with self-determination who knows where she is going.