Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address 2025 Lightning Bug Lightning Bug 2025 On the End On the End 2025 The Uninvited ★ 5.7 The Uninvited 2025 Elsbeth ★ 6.7 Elsbeth 2024 Mack & Rita ★ 5.5 Mack & Rita 2022 This Fool ★ 7.4 This Fool 2022 The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun ★ 7.0 The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun 2021 Gossip Girl ★ 7.3 Gossip Girl 2021 Law & Order: Organized Crime ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Organized Crime 2021 Uncle Frank ★ 7.3 Uncle Frank 2020 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America ★ 10.0 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America 2020 Tesla ★ 5.8 Tesla 2020 On Becoming a God in Central Florida ★ 6.5 On Becoming a God in Central Florida 2019 Impulse ★ 7.6 Impulse 2018 9JKL ★ 6.2 9JKL 2017 Lady Bird ★ 7.3 Lady Bird 2017 Marjorie Prime ★ 6.1 Marjorie Prime 2017 The Comedian ★ 5.7 The Comedian 2016 The Nice Guys ★ 7.1 The Nice Guys 2016 Sneaky Pete ★ 7.5 Sneaky Pete 2015 Grace and Frankie ★ 7.7 Grace and Frankie 2015 Younger ★ 6.9 Younger 2015 Run All Night ★ 6.4 Run All Night 2015 The Affair ★ 6.7 The Affair 2014 Showing Up ★ 9.2 Showing Up 2014 The Man Who Came Out Only at Night The Man Who Came Out Only at Night 2013 Mom ★ 7.3 Mom 2013 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 Ray Donovan ★ 7.5 Ray Donovan 2013 The Americans ★ 7.9 The Americans 2013 Ruth & Erica ★ 8.0 Ruth & Erica 2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green ★ 7.0 The Odd Life of Timothy Green 2012 Roadie ★ 5.7 Roadie 2012 Please Give ★ 6.2 Please Give 2010 A Dog Year ★ 6.1 A Dog Year 2009 True Blood ★ 7.6 True Blood 2008 Diminished Capacity ★ 5.6 Diminished Capacity 2008 Turn the River ★ 5.3 Turn the River 2008 Army Wives ★ 7.5 Army Wives 2007 Griffin & Phoenix ★ 7.1 Griffin & Phoenix 2006 Hollywoodland ★ 6.1 Hollywoodland 2006 Little Fugitive ★ 6.5 Little Fugitive 2006 Sweet Land ★ 6.3 Sweet Land 2005 James Dean: Sense Memories James Dean: Sense Memories 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 P.S. ★ 5.6 P.S. 2004 Desperate Housewives ★ 7.9 Desperate Housewives 2004 LAX ★ 7.3 LAX 2004 Iron Jawed Angels ★ 6.8 Iron Jawed Angels 2004 The Best Thief in the World ★ 4.6 The Best Thief in the World 2004 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 Red Betsy ★ 9.0 Red Betsy 2003 Minority Report ★ 7.4 Minority Report 2002 The Laramie Project ★ 6.3 The Laramie Project 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Powder Keg ★ 6.9 Powder Keg 2001 The Hire ★ 7.6 The Hire 2001 The Pledge ★ 6.6 The Pledge 2001 Tumbleweeds ★ 6.4 Tumbleweeds 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 A Will of their Own ★ 7.5 A Will of their Own 1998 The Eternal ★ 4.8 The Eternal 1998 Hudson River Blues ★ 8.0 Hudson River Blues 1997 Just Shoot Me! ★ 6.6 Just Shoot Me! 1997 The Practice ★ 7.7 The Practice 1997 Larger Than Life ★ 5.5 Larger Than Life 1996 Twister ★ 6.6 Twister 1996 Dead Man Walking ★ 7.3 Dead Man Walking 1995 How to Make an American Quilt ★ 6.4 How to Make an American Quilt 1995 Truman ★ 7.7 Truman 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 Holy Matrimony ★ 5.3 Holy Matrimony 1994 Frasier ★ 7.7 Frasier 1993 Falling Down ★ 7.4 Falling Down 1993 Skylark ★ 7.0 Skylark 1993 Deadly Matrimony ★ 5.6 Deadly Matrimony 1992 The Donner Party ★ 7.0 The Donner Party 1992 Keep the Change ★ 7.0 Keep the Change 1992