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My Résumé: Jean Smart

Jean Smart reviews her resume -- From the ditzy Charlene on ''Designing Women'' to the first lady on ''24''

DESIGNING WOMEN 1986-91
(Charlene Stillfield)
''Linda Bloodworth-Thomason — no one wrote a sitcom where characters had page-long monologues. And she did it all by herself; she was a staff of one.''

OVERKILL 1992
(Aileen Wuornos)
''Oh, I was pea green [when Monster came out]! I wasn't even allowed to put my arm around the woman who played my lover in the TV movie — let alone kiss her.''

HIGH SOCIETY 1995-96
(Ellie Walker)
''The writers [of this CBS sitcom] said, 'It's not Ab Fab, we're not doing Ab Fab.' So I never watched Ab Fab. Later they said, 'Of course we were doing Ab Fab! Are you crazy?'''

FRASIER 2000-01
(Lana Gardner)
''I think after I did Frasier, certainly, people saw that I could go [wacky] places quickly.''

KIM POSSIBLE 2002-06
(Kim's mom)
''I'm hoping to have a huge future in voice-overs. For years, people have said, 'I recognized your voice before I recognized your face!'''

GARDEN STATE 2004
(Carol)
''I affectionately refer to Carol as 'Skank Mom.'''

24 2006
(Martha Logan)
''I had a speech [cut from] the finale: 'When I met [President Logan], he was the most idealistic person. I don't know when that changed.'''

Originally posted Jul 28, 2006 Published in issue #889 Aug 04, 2006 Order article reprints
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