On the heels of a string of acclaimed performances, including the HBO series' Hacks and Mare Of Easttown, 2021 has shaped up to be a career year for Jean Smart, which is not the norm for a 70-year-old actress in Hollywood.But the great reviews and seemingly endless chatter of a late career surge is still a bittersweet moment for the Washington State native, following the death of her husband,actor Richard Gilliland this past March.And now, some six months after his sudden and tragic passing, Smart is sharing about the heartbreaking loss ofGilliland, whom she credits, at least in part, for her recent success by putting his own career on hold to be the stay-at-home father for their daughter.
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