AirPort & Internet Ethernet-cable 'smart' TV

There are similar questions on this topic, but some old and some unclear. So...my question is:
If I plug in my modem into Airport Express, can I plug in Ethernet cable from 'smart TV" and it would work getting Netflicks, Pandora radio, etc.
(Using the WAN and LAN ports)
I'm considering purchasing the AirPort Express Base Station for this purpose.
Note; My 'smart TV' also has wifi, if that's the only way it will work, but I figure Ethernet cable would be faster and more reliable. (Right?)
These are the only two things I want to connect: Modem for computer (so I can get wifi) and Internet TV thru Ethernet cable.
My Internet speed is 50Mbps....so it seems like Airport Express would be all the speed I need. No?

TP-Link....I don't know. But I have learned that Apple products (software and hardware) tend to work well together, better than mixing brands (Although I use non-Apple keyboards...but that's a simple thing.).
Well, it's great this should work out. So I plug the DOCSIS 3.0 modem's Ethernet cable into the WAN port of the Airport Express....then plug in the 'smart' TV's Ethernet cable into the LAN port and it should work (i.e. I can get Netflicks directly to the HD TV).
The Airport Express LAN ports acts as a uh, a 'bridge.'
Whew...it sure takes a lot of thinking to do something you've never done before -- and it's all 'invisible services.' with technology racing ahead every moment and language and definitions changing from one web site to the next.
IMO.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13855
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4587
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