Brooke Smith Biography

Fast Facts

• Along with the rest of the cast of "Grey's Anatomy," she has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
• She has won and been nominated for various awards for her performance on the film "Vanya on 42nd Street․"
• Studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
• Quote: "(On her "Grey's Anatomy" experience) "The writing was so good and I had a lot to do․ I was working with really good actors․ I got to witness, in real life, a heart surgery! So, that was life altering․""
• Quote: "(On her major influences) "I remember seeing "A Moon for the Misbegotten" with Colleen Dewhurst and that made a really big impression on me and I remember wanting to be like her and I still want to be like Colleen Dewhurst!""
• In addition to her film and television career, she constantly performs in Broadway plays and various other theatrical performances
• Was required to gain 25 pounds for her role in "The Silence of the Lambs․"