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Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Known for: Acting

Born: September 18, 1950

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950) is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Deavere Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Twilight: Los Angeles
Twilight: Los Angeles
2000
Notes from the Field
Notes from the Field
2018
Hawaii's Last Queen
Hawaii's Last Queen
1997
Fires in the Mirror
Fires in the Mirror
1993
Life Support
Life Support
2007
The American President
The American President
1995
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
1987
Flora & Ulysses
Flora & Ulysses
2021
Soup for One
Soup for One
1982
Ghosted
Ghosted
2023
The Human Stain
The Human Stain
2003
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
Cry_Wolf
Cry_Wolf
2005
Touched
Touched
1983
Dave
Dave
1993
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
2007
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
Here Today
Here Today
2021
Presidio Med
Presidio Med
2002
The Practice
The Practice
1997
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
2012
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
2009
Extrapolations
Extrapolations
2023
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
1993
Masterclass
Masterclass
2010
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
For the People
For the People
2018
American Experience
American Experience
1988
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
black-ish
black-ish
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
2014
Inventing Anna
Inventing Anna
2022
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
2014
Rent
Rent
2005
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
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