---
name: "Brooke Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brooke-smith"
fi1m_id: "brooke-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0807548"
tmdb_id: 31649
wikidata_id: "Q235725"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 May 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-03T00:40:44.273512+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brooke Smith

## Identity

Brooke Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brooke-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brooke-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0807548
- **TMDB ID:** 31649
- **Wikidata ID:** Q235725
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Smith_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235725, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807548/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31649

Actor. Born 22 May 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 May 1967, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1991–2019
- **Also known as:** بروک اسمیت
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 91 (2), 2000s 75 (3), 2010s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 75 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 4, Comedy 2, Adventure 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,100m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Smith_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235725, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807548/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31649

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Silence of the Lambs*](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md) (91)
- **Netflix:** [*Unbelievable*](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Brooke Smith is an American actress. Born on 22 May 1967 in New York City, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her first major film role was as Catherine Martin in *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991).

Smith has appeared in films including *Vanya on 42nd Street* (1994), *Interstellar* (2014) and *Bombshell* (2019). On television she played Dr Erica Hahn in *Grey's Anatomy* (2005–2008), Sheriff Jane Greene in *Bates Motel* (2017) and recurring roles in series such as *The Act* (2019) and *Them* (2021). She is also a photographer and author.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Bombshell* (2019), Fi1m 63, as Irena Brigante — [page](https://film.one/film/bombshell.md)
- *Unbelievable* (2019), Fi1m 85, as Dara Kaplan — [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *Interstellar* (2014), Fi1m 79, as Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, as Erica Hahn — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, as Valerie Scottson — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Fi1m 81, as Sobbing Prisoner — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, as Tonya Bailey — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Fi1m 91, as Catherine Martin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Danny Is My Boyfriend* (2025), as Lucy's mom
- *The Hunting Party* (2025), series, as Carol Miller
- *The Weight of a Dog* (2024), Actor
- *Grotesquerie* (2024), series, as Gale Hanover
- *Neighborhood Alert* (2024), as Debbie
- *Class of '09* (2023), series, as Drew
- *The Recruit* (2022), series, as Marcy Potter
- *SkyMed* (2022), series, as Jess
- *Them* (2021), series, as Helen Koistra
- *Big Sky* (2020), series, as Merilee Legarski
- *Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer* (2020), as Tammy Lee
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), series, as Flora Matthews
- *Bombshell* (2019), as Irena Brigante — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/bombshell.md)
- *Unbelievable* (2019), series, as Dara Kaplan — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *The Act* (2019), series, as Myra Toppan
- *Blood Clots* (2018), as Diane
- *Dude* (2018), as Lorraine Daniels
- *The Crossing* (2018), series, as Diana
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Sybil Meeks
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Zelda Raye
- *To the Bone* (2017), as Olive
- *The Call of Charlie* (2016), as Diane
- *Her Secret Sessions* (2016), as Diane
- *Chicago Med* (2015), series, as Amber Young
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, as Jacqueline Nimball
- *Day Out of Days* (2015), as Annabel
- *Bosch* (2015), series, as Captain Ellen Lewis
- *Interstellar* (2014), as Nurse — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *Labor Day* (2013), as Evelyn
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Frances Simpson
- *Bates Motel* (2013), series, as Jane Greene
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), series, as Captain Williams, Captain Jean Williams
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Dr. Gardner
- *The Aspern Papers* (2010), as Tita Bordereau
- *A Little Help* (2010), as Kathy Helms
- *Fair Game* (2010), as Diana
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), as (segment "World cinema")
- *The Namesake* (2006), as Sally
- *Heist* (2006), series, as Sarah
- *In Her Shoes* (2005), as Amy
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as Valerie Scottson — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Erica Hahn — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Shooting Vegetarians* (2005), as Chicken Man / Judge
- *Melinda and Melinda* (2004), as Cassie
- *Iron Jawed Angels* (2004), as Mabel Vernon
- *Bad Company* (2002), as Officer Swanson
- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), as Sobbing Prisoner — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Tessa Rankin
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Kate Switzer
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, as Carolyn Pope — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Series 7* (2001), as Dawn
- *Eventual Wife* (2000), as Susan
- *Random Hearts* (1999), as Sarah
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Delia Wilson
- *Remembering Sex* (1998), as Jennifer Sharp
- *The Broken Giant* (1997), as Rosemary Smith
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as Lee Cooper, Madeleine
- *Kansas City* (1996), as Babe Flynn
- *Trees Lounge* (1996), as Tina
- *Last Summer in the Hamptons* (1995), as Lois Garfield
- *Vanya on 42nd Street* (1994), as Sonya
- *The Perfect Woman* (1993), Actor
- *Mr. Wonderful* (1993), as Jan
- *The Night We Never Met* (1993), as Catha
- *The Pickle* (1993), as 1st A.D.
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Josephine Pitt / Young Madeline Pitt — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Tonya Bailey — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), as Catherine Martin — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Ms. Kurland, Margot Bell, Allison Dumont — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *See You in the Morning* (1989), as Additional Voice
- *The Moderns* (1988), as Abigail
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Risa

## Gallery

- ![Brooke Smith](https://film.one/media/person/78331/gallery-1e4a4538012a.png) Brooke Smith — San Francisco Public Library, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Brooke_Smith_%28born_1967%29_in_the_video_%27Dialogue_%E2%80%93_Brooke_Smith_and_Laura_Albert%2C_Sunday_Matinee%27.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Brooke Smith](https://film.one/media/person/78331/gallery-66bc1678b014.jpg) Brooke Smith — Image via TMDB
- ![Brooke Smith](https://film.one/media/person/78331/gallery-07356031bcf8.jpg) Brooke Smith — Image via TMDB

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