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Anna Deavere Smith

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  • Writer
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Anna Deavere Smith
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend, Jack.
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
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Anna Deavere Smith was born on 18 September 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Human Stain (2003), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and The American President (1995).
BornSeptember 18, 1950
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BornSeptember 18, 1950
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Known for

    Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain (2003)
    The Human Stain
    6.2
    • Mrs. Silk
    • 2003
    Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married (2008)
    Rachel Getting Married
    6.7
    • Carol
    • 2008
    Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President (1995)
    The American President
    6.8
    • Robin McCall
    • 1995
    Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)
    Philadelphia
    7.7
    • Anthea Burton
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Untitled Nurse Jackie Sequel
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series



    • Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, and Daveed Diggs in Extrapolations (2023)
      Extrapolations
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Arden Miller
      • 2023
    • Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted (2023)
      Ghosted
      5.8
      • Claudia Yates
      • 2023
    • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
      Black-ish
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Alicia
      • 2015–2022
    • Julia Garner in Inventing Anna (2022)
      Inventing Anna
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Maud
      • 2022
    • Radio Play Revival (2021)
      Radio Play Revival
      8.1
      Podcast Series
      • Miss Van Vluyck (voice)
      • 2022
    • Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in Here Today (2021)
      Here Today
      6.7
      • Dr. Vidor
      • 2021
    • John Kassir in Flora & Ulysses (2021)
      Flora & Ulysses
      6.2
      • Dr. Meescham
      • 2021
    • Rob Lowe and Martin Sheen in A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
      A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
      8.5
      TV Special
      • Nancy McNally
      • 2020
    • Britt Robertson and Regé-Jean Page in For The People (2018)
      For The People
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Tina Krissman
      • 2018–2019
    • Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
      Can You Ever Forgive Me?
      7.1
      • Elaine
      • 2018
    • Notes from the Field (2018)
      Notes from the Field
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • 2018
    • Berlin Station (2016)
      Berlin Station
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Polygraph Examiner
      • 2016
    • Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman (2014)
      BoJack Horseman
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Betty Bruce (voice)
      • 2016
    • Olivia Swann, Shayan Sobhian, Nick Zano, Amy Louise Pemberton, Matt Ryan, Adam Tsekhman, Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, and Lisseth Chavez in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
      DC's Legends of Tomorrow
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Older Kendra
      • 2016
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Warden Lucille Fenton
      • 2016

    Writer



    • Notes from the Field (2018)
      Notes from the Field
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • adapted from the play
      • 2018
    • Alex Kingston, Jossara Jinaro, Emily Kuroda, Annet Mahendru, and Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris in Seven (2017)
      Seven
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • My America (2012)
      My America
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Twilight: Los Angeles (2000)
      Twilight: Los Angeles
      8.1
      • play "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992"
      • screenplay
      • 2000
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • play "Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities"
      • teleplay
      • 1993

    Producer



    • Notes from the Field (2018)
      Notes from the Field
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Twilight: Los Angeles (2000)
      Twilight: Los Angeles
      8.1
      • producer
      • 2000

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    Rachel Getting Married: Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
    Rachel Getting Married: Theatrical Trailer
    The Human Stain
    Trailer 1:45
    The Human Stain
    Life Support
    Trailer 0:31
    Life Support
    Rachel Getting Married - Director and Composer interviewed
    Featurette 3:54
    Rachel Getting Married - Director and Composer interviewed

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Anna Smith Deveare
    • Born
      • September 18, 1950
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Parents
        Anna Young
    • Relatives
      • Rosalind Allen(Sibling)
    • Other works
      (8/02) Stag: Artistic advisor for "Nickel and Dimed", adapted by Joan Holden from the book by Barbara Ehrenreich. Intiman Theater, Seattle, Washington/
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 1 Interview
      • 3 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Is a tenured professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
    • Quotes
      Do you want to be an artist so the whole world would look at you, or do you want to be an artist because you want to use your ability to attract attention, to have the world see itself through you differently?

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