Brooke Smith is an American actress, known for her roles as Dr. Erica Hahn on the ABC medical drama series ''

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'', as Sheriff Jane Greene on the A&E horror series '' Bates Motel'', and as Catherine Martin in the 1991 film '' The Silence of the Lambs,'' along with roles in several movies and guest starring and recurring appearances in many television shows including '' Big Sky'' and ''Them''.

Early life

Smith was born in New York City. Her father, Eugene "Gene" Smith, worked as a publisher, and her mother,

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(née Wollenweber), had worked with

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and other actors and directors.

Career

Smith has appeared in numerous films, including ''

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'' (1988), '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), ''

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'' (1993), '' Mr. Wonderful'' (1993), '' Vanya on 42nd Street'' (1994), '' Last Summer in the Hamptons'' (1995), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1999), '' Series 7: The Contenders'' (2001), ''

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'' (2002), '' Melinda and Melinda'' (2004), '' Iron Jawed Angels'' (2004), ''Shooting Vegetarians'' (2005), '' In Her Shoes'' (2005), '' The Namesake'' (2006), and '' Interstellar'' (2014). She appeared as a guest star on the sixth season of ''

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'' as Dr. Kate Switzer, as one of

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's art teachers on '' Six Feet Under'', and on '' Weeds'' as the ex-wife of Peter Scottson, the late husband of main character

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. Smith originated the role of Andrea in the pilot of the ABC drama series ''

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'', but was replaced by

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after becoming a series regular on ''

''. On November 3, 2008, Smith told ''

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'' that her character was being written out of ''Grey's Anatomy'', stating that she was "really, really shocked," and suggested that network executives' discomfort with her character's

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relationship might be the reason for her ousting. However,

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, the show's creator, said that Smith was dismissed from the series because the writers did not find that the "magic and chemistry" that Smith's character had with Sara Ramirez's character,

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, would sustain in the long run. Smith has also had roles on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Hunger''. In 2012, Smith also appeared in the '' American Horror Story: Asylum'' episode " The Coat Hanger". In 2015, she appeared as Frances Simpson on the Showtime drama series '' Ray Donovan''. In 2016, Smith appeared in the recurring role of Sheriff Jane Greene in the fifth and final season of A&E's '' Bates Motel'', a prequel series to director

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's 1960 horror classic '' Psycho''. In 2019, Smith portrayed Dara, a counselor assigned to a young rape victim, in Episode 7 of '' Unbelievable''. It was released on September 13 on

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. In 2020, she began a recurring role on the ABC series '' Big Sky.''

Advocacy

On August 27, 2008, Smith spoke at an "Open the Debates" rally in

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, opposing the

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exclusion of

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candidates from the nationally televised presidential debates, and in support of Independent Presidential candidate

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Personal life

Smith married Russian cinematographer Steve Lubensky on January 6, 1999. Their daughter, Fanny Grace Lubensky, was born in New York City. In May 2008, the couple adopted a baby girl, Lucy Dinknesh Lubensky, from

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. The family lives in New York's

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, and in

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. She was once roommates with singer

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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