Brooke Smith (born May 22, 1967) is an American actress known for her roles as Dr. Erica Hahn on the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy, Sheriff Jane Greene on the A&E horror series Bates Motel, and Catherine Martin in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), along with roles in several movies and guest starring and recurring appearances in many television shows including Big Sky and Them.
Known For

Neighborhood Alert
Debbie
2024

Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer
Tammy Lee
2020

Bombshell
Irena Brigante
2019

Blood Clots
Diane
2018

Dude
Lorraine Daniels
2018

To the Bone
Olive
2017
The Call of Charlie
Diane
2016

Day Out of Days
Annabel
2015

Interstellar
Nurse
2014

Labor Day
Evelyn
2013
The Aspern Papers
Tita Bordereau
2010

A Little Help
Kathy Helms
2010

Fair Game
Diana
2010

To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "World cinema")
2007

The Namesake
Sally
2006

In Her Shoes
Amy
2005

Shooting Vegetarians
Chicken Man / Judge
2005

Melinda and Melinda
Cassie
2004

Iron Jawed Angels
Mabel Vernon
2004

Bad Company
Officer Swanson
2002

The Man Who Wasn't There
Sobbing Prisoner
2001

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
2001

Series 7: The Contenders
Dawn
2001
Eventual Wife
Susan
2000

Random Hearts
Sarah
1999
Remembering Sex
Jennifer Sharp
1998

The Broken Giant
Rosemary Smith
1998

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
1997

Kansas City
Babe Flynn
1996

Trees Lounge
Tina
1996

Last Summer in the Hamptons
Lois Garfield
1995

Vanya on 42nd Street
Sonya
1994

Mr. Wonderful
Jan
1993

The Pickle
1st A.D.
1993

The Night We Never Met
Catha
1993

The Silence of the Lambs
Catherine Martin
1991

See You in the Morning
Additional Voice
1989

The Moderns
Abigail
1988
The Weight of a Dog

The Hunting Party
(1 episode)
2025

Grotesquerie
Gale Hanover · (5 episodes)
2024

Class of '09
Drew · (8 episodes)
2023

The Recruit
Marcy Potter · (3 episodes)
2022

Them
Helen Koistra · (3 episodes)
2021

Big Sky
Merilee Legarski · (8 episodes)
2020

FBI: Most Wanted
Flora Matthews · (1 episode)
2020

Unbelievable
Dara Kaplan · (1 episode)
2019

The Act
Myra Toppan · (1 episode)
2019

The Crossing
Diana · (1 episode)
2018

The Good Doctor
Sybil Meeks · (1 episode)
2017

The Good Fight
Zelda Raye · (1 episode)
2017

Her Secret Sessions
Diane
2016

Chicago Med
Amber Young · (1 episode)
2015

Supergirl
Jacqueline Nimball · (1 episode)
2015

Bosch
Captain Ellen Lewis · (5 episodes)
2015

Ray Donovan
Frances Simpson · (14 episodes)
2013

Bates Motel
Sheriff Jane Greene · (6 episodes)
2013

American Horror Story
Dr. Gardner · (1 episode)
2011

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary
Catherine Martin
2007

Heist
(2 episodes)
2006

Weeds
Valerie Scottson · (4 episodes)
2005

Grey's Anatomy
Erica Hahn · (25 episodes)
2005

The Bachelor
(1 episode)
2002

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Tessa Rankin · (1 episode)
2001

Crossing Jordan
Dr. Kate Switzer · (13 episodes)
2001

Six Feet Under
Carolyn Pope · (2 episodes)
2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Delia Wilson · (3 episodes)
1999

The Hunger
Lee Cooper · (1 episode)
1997

The Hunger
Madeleine · (1 episode)
1997

Homicide: Life on the Street
Josephine Pitt / Young Madeline Pitt · (1 episode)
1993

The Larry Sanders Show
(1 episode)
1992

Law & Order
Ms. Kurland · (1 episode)
1990

Law & Order
Margot Bell · (2 episodes)
1990

Law & Order
Allison Dumont · (1 episode)
1990

The Equalizer
Risa · (1 episode)
1985

Tempest
(1 episode)