Jean Elizabeth Smart (born September 13, 1951) is an American film, television and stage actress. She starred from 1986 to 1991 as Charlene Frazier Stillfield in the CBS sitcom Designing Women, before going on to win two Emmy Awards for her role as Lana Gardener in the NBC sitcom Frasier (2000–01), and a third Emmy for playing Regina Newley in ABC's Samantha Who?