Jean Smart is anything but a hack. At Emmys 2025, the Hacks star won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, beating out Nobody Wants This' Kristen Bell, The Bear's Ayo Edebiri, ...

At the 31st Critics Choice Awards, Jean Smart won Best Actress in a Comedy for 'Hacks.' Her acceptance speech humorously reflected on the artist-critic relationship, quoting famous critics and ...

Call Me Izzy "is a darkly comedic story about one woman in rural Louisiana who has a secret that is both her greatest gift and her only way out," a plot synopsis reads Despite initial nerves, Smart ...

This past weekend, CBS Sunday Morning dedicated a segment to Emmy Award-winning actress Jean Smart and her new one-woman Broadway show, Call Me Izzy. "I've never done a one-woman show, so yes, it's ...

When playing Deborah Vance on Hacks, Jean Smart is often just as shocked by her character’s actions as the viewers are. “We don’t get the scripts far ahead of time, so I like to be surprised,” Smart ...

Hacks remains one of the best shows on the 2025 TV schedule, thanks in large part to the talent of its leads, Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. Through four seasons now we’ve watched Deborah Vance and ...

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