Actor profile

Anna Deavere Smith

18th September 1950 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Acting

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.

22 Movies 18 TV Shows 1 In Production 41 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ghosted poster

Ghosted 18th April 2023 as Claudia Yates

Here Today poster

Here Today 7th May 2021 as Dr. Vidor

Flora & Ulysses poster

Flora & Ulysses 19th February 2021 as Dr. Meescham

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote poster

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote 15th October 2020 as Nancy McNally

Can You Ever Forgive Me? poster

Can You Ever Forgive Me? 19th October 2018 as Elaine

Notes from the Field poster

Notes from the Field 24th February 2018

Rachel Getting Married poster

Rachel Getting Married 3rd October 2008 as Carol

The Kingdom poster

The Kingdom 22nd August 2007 as Maricella Canavesio

Life Support poster

Life Support 10th March 2007 as Lucille

Rent poster

Rent 17th November 2005 as Mrs. Jefferson

Cry_Wolf poster

Cry_Wolf 16th September 2005 as Headmaster Tinsley

The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate 30th July 2004 as Political Pundit

The Human Stain poster

The Human Stain 29th October 2003 as Mrs. Silk

Twilight: Los Angeles poster

Twilight: Los Angeles 29th September 2000

Hawaii's Last Queen poster

Hawaii's Last Queen 27th January 1997 as Self - Narrator

The American President poster

The American President 17th November 1995 as Robin McCall

Philadelphia poster

Philadelphia 22nd December 1993 as Anthea Burton

Dave poster

Dave 7th May 1993 as Mrs. Travis

Fires in the Mirror poster

Fires in the Mirror 28th April 1993 as Rev. Al Sharpton / Angela Davis / Various

Unfinished Business poster

Unfinished Business 18th September 1987 as Anna

Touched poster

Touched 1st October 1983 as Switchboard Operator

Soup for One poster

Soup for One 30th April 1982 as Deborah

Extrapolations poster

Extrapolations 16th March 2023 as Arden Miller

Inventing Anna poster

Inventing Anna 11th February 2022 as Maud Lewis

For the People poster

For the People 13th March 2018 as Tina Krissman

DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

DC's Legends of Tomorrow 21st January 2016 as Older Kendra

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson poster

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson 20th April 2015 as Self

black-ish poster

black-ish 24th September 2014 as Alicia

Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary 21st September 2014 as Mary Campbell

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Betty Bruce (voice)

Finding Your Roots poster

Finding Your Roots 24th March 2012 as Self

Masterclass poster

Masterclass 18th April 2010 as Self

Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie 8th June 2009 as Gloria Akalitus

Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher 21st February 2003 as Self

Presidio Med poster

Presidio Med 24th September 2002 as Dr. Letty Jordan

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Nancy McNally

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Lucille Fenton

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as D.A. Kate Brunner

American Experience poster

American Experience 4th October 1988 as Narrator (voice)

American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse 12th January 1982 as Various Characters

Pendulum poster

Coming soon

Pendulum 1st January 2027 as Cora