J. Smith-Cameron

NEW YORK-JAN 4: Smith-Cameron and husband Kenneth Lonergan attend the National Board of Review Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on January 4, 2017. Debbie Wong/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Jean Isabel Smith

Place of Birth: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Date of Birth: September 7, 1957

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, possibly other

J. Smith-Cameron is an American actress. Her roles include television’s True Blood, Rectify, Divorce, Search Party, Succession, and Fleishman Is in Trouble, and the films 84 Charing Cross Road, Mighty Aphrodite, Sabrina (1995), In & Out, The Rage: Carrie 2, You Can Count on Me, Margaret (2011), Christine (2016), and Nancy (2018).

J. Smith-Cameron is the daughter of Mary and achitect Richard Sharp Smith. She was raised in Greenville, South Carolina. She was credited as “J. Smith,” but later added her grandmother’s name Cameron to avoid confusion with another actor. She is married to playwright, writer, and director Kenneth Lonergan, with whom she has a daughter.

J. Smith-Cameron’s paternal grandfather was architect Richard Sharp Smith (the son of Jonas/Jones Charles Smith and Salata/Saleta Watterson). Richard was born in Harden, Yorkshire, England, and moved to the U.S. in 1882. He was the supervising architect for George W. Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. He oversaw the receipt of all materials, and the estate’s construction. J. Smith-Cameron’s great-grandfather Jonas was the son of Jonas Smith and Fanella Hawe. Salata was the daughter of Stephen Watmuff.

J. Smith-Cameron’s paternal grandmother was Isabella/Isabel Cameron (the daughter of David Peters Cameron and Jeanie Blackie). Isabella was born in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was a member of the household staff at Biltmore. David was the son of James Cameron and Mary Peters.

J. Smith-Cameron’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Rome.

Source: Genealogy of J. Smith-Cameron’s father – https://www.wikitree.com