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Brooke Smith mini-bio: Brooke Smith grew up in Rockland County, New York, with showbusiness being somewhat in her blood. Her mother, Lois, is a famous publicist and handled clients such as Robert Redford, Sean Penn, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Her father, Gene, a publisher. After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, her breakthrough role was playing Catherine Martin, the infamous girl in the well in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
Brooke married Steve Lubensky, a Russian cinematographer, in January 1999. Their first daughter, Fanny, was born in 2003. In May 2008, Brooke and Steve adopted their second daughter, Lucy Dinknesh, from Ethiopia.
In addition to stage work, her other interests include filmmaking, journalism and travel. She has directed a short film and a feature-length documentary, as well as published interviews with actors Steve Buscemi, Ed Harris and Fred Ward. She has traveled extensively, especially to Africa.
Though based primarily out of New York City for the majority of her career, Brooke and her family currently reside in Los Angeles.
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