Anna Deavere Smith

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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DC's Legends of Tomorrow

(2016) Older Kendra

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The West Wing

(1999) Nancy McNally

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The Practice

(1997) D.A. Kate Brunner

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American Experience

(1988) Narrator (voice)

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Finding Your Roots

(2012) Self

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Extrapolations

(2023) Arden Miller

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Inventing Anna

(2022) Maud Lewis

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For The People

(2018) Tina Krissman

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Claudia Yates	Ghosted 2023-04-18 Movie
	Arden Miller	Extrapolations 2023-03-16 TV Show
2022	Maud Lewis	Inventing Anna 2022-02-11 TV Show
2021	Dr. Vidor	Here Today 2021-05-07 Movie
	Dr. Meescham	Flora & Ulysses 2021-02-19 Movie
2020	Nancy McNally	A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote 2020-10-15 Movie
2018	Elaine	Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018-10-19 Movie
	Tina Krissman	For The People 2018-03-13 TV Show
	N/A	Notes from the Field 2018-02-24 Movie
2016	Older Kendra	DC's Legends of Tomorrow 2016-01-21 TV Show
2015	Self	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson 2015-04-20 TV Show
2014	Alicia	black-ish 2014-09-24 TV Show
	Betty Bruce (voice)	BoJack Horseman 2014-08-22 TV Show
2012	Self	Finding Your Roots 2012-03-24 TV Show
2010	Self	Masterclass 2010-04-18 TV Show
2009	Gloria Akalitus	Nurse Jackie 2009-06-08 TV Show
2008	Carol	Rachel Getting Married 2008-10-03 Movie
2007	Maricella Canavesio	The Kingdom 2007-08-22 Movie
	Lucille	Life Support 2007-03-10 Movie
2005	Mrs. Jefferson	Rent 2005-11-17 Movie
	Headmaster Tinsley	Cry_Wolf 2005-09-16 Movie
2004	Political Pundit	The Manchurian Candidate 2004-07-30 Movie
2003	Mrs. Silk	The Human Stain 2003-10-29 Movie
	Self	Real Time with Bill Maher 2003-02-21 TV Show
2002	Dr. Letty Jordan	Presidio Med 2002-09-24 TV Show
2000	N/A	Twilight: Los Angeles 2000-09-29 Movie
1999	Nancy McNally	The West Wing 1999-09-22 TV Show
1997	D.A. Kate Brunner	The Practice 1997-03-04 TV Show
	Self - Narrator	Hawaii's Last Queen 1997-01-27 Movie
1995	Robin McCall	The American President 1995-11-17 Movie
1993	Anthea Burton	Philadelphia 1993-12-22 Movie
	Mrs. Travis	Dave 1993-05-07 Movie
	Rev. Al Sharpton / Angela Davis / Various	Fires in the Mirror 1993-04-28 Movie
1988	Narrator (voice)	American Experience 1988-10-04 TV Show
1987	Anna	Unfinished Business 1987-09-18 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Executive Producer	Notes from the Field 2018-02-24 Movie
2000	Producer	Twilight: Los Angeles 2000-09-29 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Writer	Notes from the Field 2018-02-24 Movie
2000	Screenplay	Twilight: Los Angeles 2000-09-29 Movie
1993	Writer	Fires in the Mirror 1993-04-28 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv