- Was nominated for Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Our Country's Good."
- She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
- Mother, with Kenneth Lonergan, of daughter Nellie Lonergan.
- She began being credited as "J. Smith" in college out of concern that her first name, Jeannie, was too girlish. She added a family name, Cameron, when the Actors' Equity Association told her there was already a J. Smith, and there was a rule that two actors could not have the same professional name.
- She attended Florida State University for one year and was enrolled in its School of Theatre. She also studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.
- Has one brother, Rick Smith, and one sister, Joe Ann Smith (b. 1948), a retired teacher and former actress.
- Daughter of architect Richard Sharp Smith Jr. (1914-2000) and librarian Mary R. Smith (1922-2017).
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