Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith's biography

Anna Deavere Smith is 72 years old stage actor born at Baltimore. Anna was born on Monday 18th of September 1950. She is often nicknamed as Anna Young. According to year of birth 1950 Anna belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 18th of September means she is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.

She is native english speaker. Her ancestry is american. She is citizen of United States of America. Her primary profession is to be stage actor. You can know Anna also as film actor, television actor, writer, playwright, actor, screenwriter, university teacher. She is recently known as academic.

Anna Deavere Smith's schools

We found 2 schools Anna attended. Complete list of schools: Arcadia University, Western High School.

Anna Deavere Smith's career

Anna´s main focus is to be stage actor. Anna is famous thanks to The West Wing. Anna is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Awards and competitions

Anna Deavere Smith's Awards

• Was nominated for two 1994 Tony Awards: as Best Actress (Play) and Author of Best Play nominee, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."
• Her play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City was nominated for a 1994 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play.
• She was nominated for a 1994 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Actress for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City.
• Her play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1994 NAACP Image Award for Best Play.
• Her play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City was awarded 1993-1994 OBIE Award for Best Play.
• She was awarded for a 1993-1994 New York Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance for "Twlight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City.
• She was awarded the 1994 NAACP Image Award for Best Playwright for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
• She was awarded the 1994 NAACP Image Award for Best Actress for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
• She was awarded the 1993 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Creation Performance for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
• She was awarded the 1993-1994 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City for "Unique Contribution to Theatrical Form.".

Anna Deavere Smith's Nominations

• Anna was nominated for Pulitzer Prize for Drama for work Fires in the Mirror in 1993
• Anna was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for work The West Wing in 2003
• Anna was nominated for Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for work The Human Stain in 2003
• She was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for work The West Wing in 2004
• Anna was nominated for Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast for work Rachel Getting Married in 2008
• She was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for work Nurse Jackie in 2011
• She was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for work Nurse Jackie in 2013
• She was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for work Nurse Jackie in 2013
• She was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for work Nurse Jackie in 2014

What else you don't know about Anna Deavere Smith ?

Her middle name is Deavere.

What Anna Deavere Smith has done for a first time

• Serves on the Board of Trusteesfof Grace Cathedral (Episcopal) in San Francisco, and was the Cathedral's first "Artist in Residence," in 2012 at which time she premiered her work, On Grace, to sold out performances.

Anna Deavere Smith's 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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Anna Deavere Smith's body shape

Lets describe how Anna Deavere Smith looks. We will focus on Anna´s body shape. Body build is average.