Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith | |
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.jpg) Smith in 1999 | |
| Born | 18 September 1950
(aged 76) |
| Education | Arcadia University (BA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress, playwright, professor |
| Website | Official website Projects website |
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), Gloria Akalitus in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–15), and Tina Krissman on the ABC show For the People (2018–19).
Smith is the founding director of the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue at New York University.[1][2]
Anna Deavere Smith Media
Stephen Gaghan and Smith at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
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References
- ↑ Schechner, Richard. There's a lot of work to do to turn this thing around: An Interview with Anna Deavere Smith (in en). TDR/The Drama Review 62 (3) (Fall 2018). New York University - Massachusetts Institute of Technology. p. 35–50. doi:10.1162/dram_a_00771.
- ↑ About the IACD. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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