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Brooke Smith

  • Birthplace: New York, New York
  • Birthday: May 22, 1967

A tall (5'10"), striking brunette, Brooke Smith garnered attention as the tenacious captive of a serial killer in Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) and as Sonya in Louis Malle's "Vanya on 42nd Street" (1994).

The daughter of a writer and a publicist (her mother Lois Smith has handled such clients as Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer), Smith has worked almost exclusively from her NYC base and has frequently been seen on stage. She earned strong reviews for her work as a vic…more

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Cast on the Showtime series, Weeds, as the ex-wife of Peter

  • 2007

    Cast opposite Kal Penn in director Mira Nair s The Namesake, an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri best selling novel

  • 2007

    Had a recurring role as Dr. Kate Switzer on Crossing Jordan

  • 2006

    Guest-starred as Dr. Erica Hahn in five episodes of Grey s Anatomy s (ABC) third season; replaced Dr. Preston Burke as the hospital s head of cardiothoracics in the fourth season

  • 2006

    Joined the cast of Neil LaBute s off-Broadway play Some Girl(s), co-starring Eric McCormack

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