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    Anna Deavere Smith

    American actress, playwright and professor

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  1. 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 ...

  2. Anna Deavere Smith, American playwright, actress, author, journalist, and educator, who was best known for her one-woman plays that examined the social issues behind current events. She also appeared in various film and TV roles. Learn more about Smith’s life and career.

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  4. Deavere Smith is perhaps best known for her examination of race relations, having written and performed Fires in the Mirror, a raw view of those affected by the Crown Heights riots of 1991, and Twilight: Los Angeles, which tackled the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Along the way, she's earned two Obies, a MacArthur "genius" grant, and several Tony ...

  5. 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 of ...

  6. Anna Deavere Smith. Actress: The Human Stain. 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), The American President (1995) and Rachel Getting Married (2008).

  7. 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 ...

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