# Jamie Renée Smith

Jamie Renée Smith (born April 10, 1987) is an American actress best known for her respective roles as Tara Westover, Margaret Rhodes and Lauren Wando in the films MVP: Most Valuable Primate, Up, Up and Away, Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) and Dante's Peak (1997).

## Life and career

Smith began her acting career in the fall of 1993 at the age of six when, at her first audition, she landed a guest-starring role on an episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years ("Teacher's Pet") as Abby Lasky. In addition to her roles in Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering and Dante's Peak, Smith has appeared in other various television and films including Midnight Man, the ABC TV movie My Last Love (1999), the film MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000), the Disney Channel Original Movie Up, Up and Away, ER, Grounded for Life, Malcolm in the Middle, Shark, Bones, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and NCIS. She also had three-episode stints on The Nanny and Weeds. In 1998, at the age of 10, Smith was a series regular on the Fox sitcom Ask Harriet as Blair Code; the series was canceled after five episodes aired.

## Partial filmography

Film :
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Midnight Man | Molly Kang | Alternative tile: Blood for Blood |
| 1996 | Magic in the Mirror | Mary Margaret | |
| 1996 | Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play | Mary Margaret | |
| 1996 | Ringer [fr] | Natasha | |
| 1996 | Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering | Margaret Rhodes | Direct-to-video release |
| 1997 | Dante's Peak | Lauren Wando | |
| 1998 | The New Swiss Family Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson | |
| 2000 | MVP: Most Valuable Primate | Tara Westover | |
| 2007 | The Secret Life of Tom Bishop | Tom's Girlfriend | |
| Television ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The College Years | Abby Lasky | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |
| 1994 | Blood Run | Alicia | Television film |
| 1994 | Someone She Knows | Brandy Gardner | Television film |
| 1994 | Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography | Jennifer (Age 3) | Television film |
| 1997 | Dark Skies | Monica Gresham | Episodes: "Shades of Gray" "Burn, Baby, Burn" |
| 1997 | VR.5 | Rebecca | Episode: "Send Me an Angel" |
| 1997 | Toothless | Young Katherine | Television film |
| 1997–1998 | The Nanny | Young Fran Fine | Episodes: "Fran's Roots" "The Wedding" "The Hanukkah Story" |
| 1998 | Rhapsody in Bloom | Ellen Bloom | Television film |
| 1998 | Ask Harriet | Blair Code | Series regular |
| 1999 | My Last Love | Carson Morton | Television film |
| 1999 | Cupid | | Episode: "The Children's Hour" |
| 1999 | Any Day Now | | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Up, Up, and Away | Amy Rosen | Television film |
| 2001 | ER | Emily Perrault | Episode: "Survival of the Fittest" |
| 2003 | Grounded for Life | Lorna | Episode: "Baby Come Back" |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Paula | Episode: "Malcolm Visits College" |
| 2008 | Shark | Abby Coleman | Episode: "One Hit Wonder" |
| 2008 | Bones | Karen | Episode: "The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond" |
| 2009 | NCIS | Rhiannon | Episode: "Caged" |
| 2010 | Weeds | Kimmie | Episodes: "Bliss" "Boomerang" "A Shoe for a Shoe" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Cindy | Episode: "Jane" |
| 2012 | A Taste of Romance | Beth | Television film |
| 2020 | Hidden Canyons | Violet Thornton | Unknown episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film or series |
| 1998 | Young Artist Award | Won | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under | Dante's Peak |
| 2000 | Young Artist Award | Won | Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Leading Young Actress | My Last Love |
| 2001 | Young Artist Award | Nominated | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress | MVP: Most Valuable Primate |
| 2002 | Young Artist Award | Won | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | ER |