Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Known for
Acting
Born
September 18, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Pendulum poster

Pendulum

Movie · as Cora

2023
Ghosted poster

Ghosted

Movie · as Claudia Yates

2023
Extrapolations poster

Extrapolations

TV · as Arden Miller · 1 ep

2022
Inventing Anna poster

Inventing Anna

TV · as Maud Lewis · 9 eps

2021
Here Today poster

Here Today

Movie · as Dr. Vidor

2021
Flora & Ulysses poster

Flora & Ulysses

Movie · as Dr. Meescham

2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote poster

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Movie · as Nancy McNally

2018
Notes from the Field poster

Notes from the Field

Movie

2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me? poster

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Movie · as Elaine

2018
For the People poster

For the People

TV · as Tina Krissman · 20 eps

2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

TV · as Older Kendra · 1 ep

2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson poster

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
black-ish poster

black-ish

TV · as Alicia · 9 eps

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as Betty Bruce (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary

TV · as Mary Campbell · 1 ep

2012
Finding Your Roots poster

Finding Your Roots

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Masterclass poster

Masterclass

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie

TV · as Gloria Akalitus · 78 eps

2008
Rachel Getting Married poster

Rachel Getting Married

Movie · as Carol

2007
The Kingdom poster

The Kingdom

Movie · as Maricella Canavesio

2007
Life Support poster

Life Support

Movie · as Lucille

2005
Rent poster

Rent

Movie · as Mrs. Jefferson

2005
Cry_Wolf poster

Cry_Wolf

Movie · as Headmaster Tinsley

2004
The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate

Movie · as Political Pundit

2003
The Human Stain poster

The Human Stain

Movie · as Mrs. Silk

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2002
Presidio Med poster

Presidio Med

TV · as Letty Jordan · 16 eps

2000
Twilight: Los Angeles poster

Twilight: Los Angeles

Movie

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Nancy McNally · 19 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Lucille Fenton · 1 ep

1997
Hawaii's Last Queen poster

Hawaii's Last Queen

Movie · as Self - Narrator

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Kate Brunner · 4 eps

1995
The American President poster

The American President

Movie · as Robin McCall

1993
Dave poster

Dave

Movie · as Mrs. Travis

1993
Philadelphia poster

Philadelphia

Movie · as Anthea Burton

1993
Fires in the Mirror poster

Fires in the Mirror

Movie · as Rev. Al Sharpton / Angela Davis / Various

1988
American Experience poster

American Experience

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1987
Unfinished Business poster

Unfinished Business

Movie · as Anna

1983
Touched poster

Touched

Movie · as Switchboard Operator

1982
Soup for One poster

Soup for One

Movie · as Deborah

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Various Characters · 1 ep