Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt | Fargo Year 2 on FX
Jean Smart
Floyd Gerhardt
"Floyd," portrayed by Jean Smart, is the matriarch of the Gerhardt crime family. She was the rock beside her man for 40 years and raised four sons and has five grandchildren. But when her husband has a stroke, Floyd decides it’s her time to take over the family business. The only problem is that her oldest son, Dodd, wants the throne for himself.
Career Highlights
Winner of three Emmy® Awards with an additional four nominations for her work on Harry’s Law, Frasier, The District, 24 and Samantha Who?, Jean Smart has also made her presence known on the big screen and garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her critically acclaimed performance in the Miramax feature film Guinevere. Her talents also shine on the stage, as she was nominated for a Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Play for her starring role on Broadway opposite Nathan Lane in The Man Who Came to Dinner.
Smart starred alongside Anna Kendrick, Ben Affleck, J.K. Simmons and John Lithgow in director Gavin O’Connor’s The Accountant for Warner Bros.
During her award-winning career, Smart has showcased her talents alongside numerous top Hollywood actors including Drew Barrymore and Robert Downey Jr. in Lucky You; Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama; Steve Martin in Bringing Down the House; Dustin Hoffman, Mark Wahlberg and Naomi Watts in I Heart Huckabees; Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State; Bruce Willis in The Kid; Robert De Niro and Martin Landau in Mistress; and Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple II. She has also worked with many high-profile filmmakers including Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential), David O. Russell (Three Kings), Adam Shankman (Hairspray) Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure), Andy Tennant (Hitch), Betty Thomas (Doctor Dolittle), Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl) and many others.
Other recent film work includes Great Hope Falls with Meryl Streep, Life as We Know It opposite Katherine Heigl, Barry Munday with Patrick Wilson and Judy Greer, Youth in Revolt with Michael Cera, and the dark comedy Miss Meadows opposite Katie Holmes and James Badge Dale.
Smart’s more recent television work includes roles on Sirens, Harry’s Law, Hawaii Five-O, $#*! My Dad Says, and the Hallmark Channel film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance.
