The actress is descended from Dorcas Hoar, who was arrested for witchcraft in 1692.
It’s hard out there for a witch.
Smart’s acclaimed dramedy seriesHacks, however, mined the actress' Wiccan roots for laughs.
Jean Smart on ‘Hacks’.Karen Ballard/Max
“I found out that my eight-times-great-grandmother on the maternal side was convicted of witchcraft in Salem in 1692.
I had no idea,“Smart recently told IMDb in an interview.
“Nobody in the family knew this, and it was a very moving experience to find out.”
Smartdiscovered her rootsin a 2018 episode of TLC’sWho Do You Think You Are?
That could be great.
We could incorporate that.'”
Thus Ava’s pitch was quickly abandoned.
Smart won back-to-back Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmys in 2021 and 2022.
