About
Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017). In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and well as won Satellite Award. Smith also has had many roles on television, both daytime and prime time. She was regular cast member in the HBO horror drama True Blood, and well as received Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
The BlacklistSeries • 2013
Desperate HousewivesSeries • 2004
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
FrasierSeries • 1993
ERSeries • 1994
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
American ExperienceSeries • 1988
True BloodSeries • 2008
MomSeries • 2013
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
The AmericansSeries • 2013
ElsbethSeries • 2024
The PracticeSeries • 1997
Law & Order: Organized CrimeSeries • 2021
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
Army WivesSeries • 2007
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Grace and FrankieSeries • 2015
The EqualizerSeries • 1985