Smith, Anna Deavere
Currently alive, at 57 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actresses
1950 - Born on the 8th of September in Baltimore, Maryland.
1983 - All My Children - Hazel.
- Fires In The Mirror - Citizens of Crown Heights.
1991-1992 - She may best be known as the author of Fires in the Mirror, which dealt with the Crown Heights Riot, and Twilight: Los Angeles, which dealt with the Los Angeles riots, both of which featured Smith as the sole performer.
1993 - Dave - Mrs. Travis.
1995 - The American President - Robin McCal.
1996 - Smith was one of the recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the "genius grant.".
2000 - Smith is the author of Talk to me: Listening between the lines published.
- The Practice - District Attorney Kate Brunner.
2002 - Presidio Med TV Series - Dr. Letty Jordan.
2004 - The West Wing - National Security Advisor Nancy McNally.
2005 - Rent - Mrs. Jefferson.
2006 - She also won a Fletcher Foundation Fellowship for her contribution to civil rights issues.
Related Books
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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith (Paperback - Oct 29, 2003)  Usually ships in 1 to 4 weeks |
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Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith (Paperback - Sep 1, 1993) Derived from interviews with a wide range of people who experienced or observed New York's 1991 Crown Heights racial riots,Fires In The Mirroris as distinguished a work of commentary on... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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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 by Anna Deavere Smith (Paperback - Jan 24, 2006) 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...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays by Anna Deavere Smith (Paperback - Apr 13, 2004) From the award-winning actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, two teeming, pungent cross-sections of the American experience.In the provocative and at times bitterly funny playHouse Arrest,Smith...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and Around the White House, Past and Present by Anna Deavere Smith (Paperback - Oct 29, 2003) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Letters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere Smith (Audio CD - Feb 1, 2006) From "the most exciting individual in American theater: (Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith's inspiring yet brass tacks advice to all aspiring... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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