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Brooke Smith(I)

  • Actress
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000240
Brooke Smith
Trailer for Vanya on 42nd Street
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Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
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Brooke Smith grew up in New York in the shadow of show business owing to the fact that she is the daughter of powerful publicist Lois Smith. After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, her "first big thing" was playing Catherine Martin, the abducted young girl in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). She went on to play Sonya in Louis Malle's Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) and Dawn in Daniel Minahan's brutal sendup of reality television Series 7: The Contenders (2001). Whether she is humming a Tom Petty tune, as her character did in "Lambs," or screaming for a bean dip, as her pregnant character does in "Series 7," Smith is known for giving brooding, detailed performances. In addition to stage work, her other interests include filmmaking (she has directed a short film and a feature-length documentary), journalism (she has published interviews with actors Steve Buscemi, Ed Harris, and Fred Ward), and travel (she has traveled extensively, especially to Africa).
BornMay 22
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BornMay 22
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000240
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  • Awards
    • 8 nominations

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Brooke Smith in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Brooke Smith in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Brooke Smith, Kiefer O'Reilly, and Beatrice Kitsos in Project Blue Book (2019)
Brooke Smith, Kiefer O'Reilly, and Beatrice Kitsos in Project Blue Book (2019)
Aidan Gillen, Brooke Smith, and Michael Malarkey in Project Blue Book (2019)
Brooke Smith, Kiefer O'Reilly, and Beatrice Kitsos in Project Blue Book (2019)
Matthew McConaughey and Brooke Smith in Interstellar (2014)
Brooke Smith in Criminal Minds (2005)
Brooke Smith in Criminal Minds (2005)
Brooke Smith in Bates Motel (2013)
Brooke Smith in Bates Motel (2013)
Brooke Smith in Bates Motel (2013)

Known for

Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs
8.6
  • Catherine Martin
  • 1991
Promotional Poster
Bad Company
5.6
  • Officer Swanson
  • 2002
Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)
Labor Day
6.9
  • Evelyn
  • 2013
Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in Fair Game (2010)
Fair Game
6.8
  • Diana
  • 2010

Credits

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Actress

  • Class of '09
    • Drew
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Donnybrook (2021)
    Donnybrook
    • Esmeralda Nelson
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Them (2021)
    Them
    • Helen Koistra
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Dylan McDermott, Edwin Hodge, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Alexa Davalos, and Roxy Sternberg in FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
    FBI: Most Wanted
    • Flora Matthews
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Reba McEntire, Jensen Ackles, Katheryn Winnick, and Kylie Bunbury in Big Sky (2020)
    Big Sky
    • Merilee Legarski
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer (2020)
    Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer
    • Tammy Lee
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Prism
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie in Bombshell (2019)
    Bombshell
    • Irena Briganti
    • 2019
  • Kaitlyn Dever in Unbelievable (2019)
    Unbelievable
    • Dara Kaplan
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
    The Good Fight
    • Zelda Raye
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Patricia Arquette and Joey King in The Act (2019)
    The Act
    • Myra Toppan
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Aidan Gillen and Michael Malarkey in Project Blue Book (2019)
    Project Blue Book
    • Sara Downing
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Tee, Dominic Rains, Guy Lockard, Jessy Schram, and Nick Gehlfuss in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
    • Amber Young
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Freddie Highmore in The Good Doctor (2017)
    The Good Doctor
    • Sybil Meeks
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Blood Clots (2018)
    Blood Clots
    • Diane (segment "The Call of Charlie")
    • 2018
  • The Crossing (2018)
    The Crossing
    • Diana
    • Mary Smith
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Videos5

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:21
Official Trailer
In Her Shoes
Trailer 2:24
In Her Shoes
A Little Help
Trailer 2:17
A Little Help
Vanya on 42nd Street: The Criterion Collection Blu-Ray
Trailer 1:34
Vanya on 42nd Street: The Criterion Collection Blu-Ray
Series 7: The Contenders
Trailer 1:35
Series 7: The Contenders

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
  • Born
    • May 22
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Steven LubenskyJanuary 6, 1999 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Fanny Smith
  • Parents
      Lois Smith
  • Other works
    Smith has starred in several NYC Off-Broadway productions. One was playwright Alan Bowne's "Little Monsters", with John Cameron Mitchell (of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)) and Gil Bellows (of Ally McBeal (1997)).
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Gained 25 pounds for her role as "roomy" Catharine Martin in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
  • Quotes
    [About gaining notoriety from her work on Grey's Anatomy (2005).] I'm anxious about losing anonymity. I keep asking Chyler Leigh, "How's the supermarket?". (2007)

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