{{short description|American actress (born 1987)}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Jamie Renée Smith | image = Jamie Renée Smith.jpg | image_size = | caption = Jamie Renée Smith in 2014 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|10}} | birth_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Jamie Renee Smith | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1993–present | known_for = Dante's Peak (1997) }}

'''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.''<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/8/Jamie-Renee-Smith.html Jamie Renee Smith Biography (1987-)], Film Reference</ref> 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== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 1995 | ''Midnight Man'' | Molly Kang | Alternative tile: ''Blood for Blood'' |- | rowspan=4|1996 | ''Magic in the Mirror'' | Mary Margaret | |- | ''Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play'' | Mary Margaret | |- | ''{{Interlanguage link|Ringer (film)|fr|3=Déclic charnel|lt=Ringer}}'' | Natasha | |- | ''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 | |- |- ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1993 | ''Saved by the Bell: The College Years'' | Abby Lasky | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |- | rowspan=3|1994 | ''Blood Run'' | Alicia | Television film |- | ''Someone She Knows'' | Brandy Gardner | Television film |- | ''Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography'' | Jennifer (Age 3) | Television film |- | rowspan=3|1997 | ''Dark Skies'' | Monica Gresham | Episodes: "Shades of Gray"<br />"Burn, Baby, Burn" |- | ''VR.5'' | Rebecca | Episode: "Send Me an Angel" |- | ''Toothless'' | Young Katherine | Television film |- | 1997–1998 | ''The Nanny'' | Young Fran Fine | Episodes: "Fran's Roots"<br />"The Wedding"<br />"The Hanukkah Story" |- | rowspan=2|1998 | ''Rhapsody in Bloom'' | Ellen Bloom | Television film |- | ''Ask Harriet'' | Blair Code | Series regular |- | rowspan=3|1999 | ''My Last Love'' | Carson Morton | Television film |- | ''Cupid'' | | Episode: "The Children's Hour" |- | ''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" |- | rowspan=2|2008 | ''Shark'' | Abby Coleman | Episode: "One Hit Wonder" |- | ''Bones'' | Karen | Episode: "The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond" |- | 2009 | ''NCIS'' | Rhiannon | Episode: "Caged" |- | 2010 | ''Weeds'' | Kimmie | Episodes: "Bliss"<br />"Boomerang"<br />"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== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Award ! Result ! Category ! Film or series |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;" |1998 |rowspan=4|Young Artist Award |{{Won}} |Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under |''Dante's Peak'' |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;" |2000 |{{Won}} |Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Leading Young Actress |''My Last Love'' |- |2001 |{{Nom}} |Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress |''MVP: Most Valuable Primate'' |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;" |2002 |{{Won}} |Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress |''ER'' |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0808603|name=Jamie Renée Smith}}

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