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Anna Deavere Smith is an author, actress, and a professor at New York University. She appears in the 2008 film Rachel Getting Married
In 1992, Smith preformed a successful one-woman show entitled Fires in the Mirror. Today, she regularly speaks at colleges and universities throughout America.
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Fast Facts
- Born: September 18, 1950
- Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
- 1971: Graduated from Beaver College
- Has Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco
- 1996: Received the MacArthur Fellowship
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Notable Roles
- Anthea Burton in Philadelphia Film|Philadelphia (1993)
- Robin McCall in The American President (1995)
- Kate Brunner in The Practice (2000)
- Nancy McNally in The West Wing (2000-2004)
- Mrs. Silk in The Human Stain (2003)
- Mrs. Jefferson in Rent (2005)
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Anna Deavere Smith in NY Times "Off Broadway Play 'Let Me Down Easy' Tackles Issues of Death" http://bit.ly/uj6LD
@RoyceCarlton | November 10, 2009 08:10 PM -
Gosh, the NY Times just loves Anna Deavere Smith and LET ME DOWN EASY! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/health/10easy.html
@koreyo19 | November 10, 2009 03:44 PM -
i wish i wish i wish i could see anna deavere smith's play: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/health/10easy.html
@nuttylichee | November 10, 2009 02:44 PM -
Anna Deavere Smith: “I try to embody America by embodying its words,” http://bit.ly/2BA8Ip
@Joan_Quigley | November 10, 2009 01:06 PM -
RT @2STNYC ForbesWoman interviewed Anna Deavere Smith about her motivation to create Let Me Down Easy! Check it out!... http://bit.ly/19NMwr
@koreyo19 | November 09, 2009 09:18 PM
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Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind - $13.95
From the most exciting individual in American theater” (Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith’s brass tacks advice to aspiring artists of all stripes. In vividly anecdotal letters to the young BZ, she addresses the full spectrum of i...
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Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind - $13.95
From the most exciting individual in American theater” (Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith’s brass tacks advice to aspiring artists of all stripes. In vividly anecdotal letters to the young BZ, she addresses the full spectrum of i...
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Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics - $14.00
Anna Deveare Smith's award-winning one-woman shows were borne of her uniquely brilliant ability to listen. In Talk to Me she applies her rare talent to the language of political power in America.Believing that character and lang...
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Questions and Answers About Anna Deavere Smith | View All | Ask a Question
View All Anna Deavere Smith Questions (127) | Ask a QuestionA Kevin Smith inspired question... What does it sound like when doves cry? (8 Answers)How can u just leave me standing? Alone in a world thats so cold? (a world thats so cold) Maybe Im just 2 demanding (maybe, maybe Im like my father) ... read moreIs Anna Benson Baseball's Hottest Wife? (5 Answers)She’s hot but then about half the women their float my boat so I cannot say she is the hottest, really it comes down to what you like, how you ... read moreDid Anna Faris really sex text a child? (1 Answer)Apparently so! According to Faris she mistakenly sent a text, meant for her friend, asking if the young child wanted to get drunk with her. The child allegedly responded that ... read moreanna nicole smith death photos, are they online anywhere? (1 Answer)Her death photos have not been released, but pictures of her passed out in her own vomit days or months before her death, have. You can find links to these ... read more
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