Brooke Smith Biography

Fast Facts

• Daughter of famous publicist Lois Smith
• Played bass in a band during high school
• Studied at the Actors' Studio
• Made her film debut in 1988's The Moderns
• Gained 25 pounds for her role as the kidnapped Catherine Martin in The Silence of the Lambs; had nightmares about the role beforehand, but found all the screaming she did during filming to be therapeutic
• Is also a successful journalist who has interviewed celebrities such as Ed Harris and Steve Buscemi
• Role as Dr
• Erica Hahn on Grey's Anatomy reunited her with some of her previous costars: Ellen Pompeo (a 1996 episode of Law & Order), Sandra Oh (they played lovers in Stop Kiss, a 1998 play) and Patrick Dempsey (2004's Iron Jawed Angels)