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Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere SmithBorn: 18-Sep-1950
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black [1]
Occupation: Actor, Playwright, Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Nancy McNally on The West Wing


[1] "It was at Beaver, said Smith, that she changed from a 'nice Negro girl' into a black woman." Philadelphia Inquirer, 28 April 1993.

Father: Deaver
Mother: Anna (schoolteacher)
Sister: Rosalind Allen

    University: Beaver College, PA (1971)
    Teacher: Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
    Professor: Stanford University

    Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies
    MacArthur Fellowship 18-Jun-1996

    TELEVISION
    Nurse Jackie Gloria Akalitus (2009-)
    All My Children Hazel (1983)
    The West Wing Nancy McNally (2001-04)
    Presidio Med Dr. Letty Jordan (2002-03)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Can You Ever Forgive Me? (1-Sep-2018)
    Rachel Getting Married (3-Sep-2008) · Carol
    The Kingdom (22-Aug-2007)
    Life Support (26-Jan-2007)
    Rent (23-Nov-2005) · Mrs. Jefferson
    Cry_Wolf (16-Sep-2005)
    The Manchurian Candidate (22-Jul-2004)
    The Human Stain (29-Aug-2003)
    The American President (17-Nov-1995) · Robin McCall
    Philadelphia (23-Dec-1993) · Anthea Burton
    Dave (7-May-1993)
    Soup for One (30-Apr-1982)


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