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Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950) is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is known for her roles as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy McNally in The West Wing (2000–06), hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–15), and as U.S. District Court Clerk Tina Krissman on the ABC ...
Anna Deavere Smith was born on 18 September 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Human Stain (2003), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and The American President (1995).
May 2, 2024 · Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is an American playwright, actress, author, journalist, and educator, who is best known for her one-woman plays that examine the social issues behind current events.
Apr 24, 2024 · Anna Deavere Smith has spent over four decades as a stalwart of documentary theater, interviewing people across the country and replicating their exact speech and mannerisms onstage in a series...
Jan 16, 2024 · Anna Deavere Smith is an acclaimed actress, journalist, and playwright. She's a pioneer of what's known as 'verbatim theater,' which is performance based on conversations and interviews with real...
Actor, playwright, social critic. Anna Deavere Smith's ground-breaking solo shows blur the lines between theater and journalism, using text from real-life encounters to create gripping portraits.
Mar 13, 2018 · Anna Deavere Smith, a playwright and actress, stars in “Notes From the Field,” an HBO adaptation of one of her plays, and “For the People,” an ABC series. Credit...
Feb 9, 2021 · Anna Deavere Smith, an Atlantic contributing writer, is a playwright and an actor. In 1968, history found us at a small women’s college, forging our Black identity and empowering...
Feb 11, 2021 · The actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith has been thinking and writing on what it takes to bring about change. One thing that probably won't get you far - being well-behaved or nice. It's a...
Anna Deavere Smith, an actress, playwright, professor, and 2012 National Humanities Medal winner, will deliver the 2015 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities.
