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Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Smith
American actress, playwright and professor.
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MYmovies Actor (Former Scheme)
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Sex or Gender
Female
Occupation
Stage Actor
Film Actor
Television Actor
Writer
Playwright
Actor
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Academic
Image
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Baltimore
Date of Birth
9/18/1950
1950
Award Received
15 items
National Humanities Medal
(2012)
Theatre World Award
(1994)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
(1993)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
(1994)
MacArthur Fellows Program
(1996)
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
(2003)
Jefferson Lecture
(2015)
George Polk Award
(2016)
Phyllis Franklin Award
(2016)
Guggenheim Fellowship
(2016)
Honorary Doctor of Yale University
(5/19/2014)
Honorary Degree From Spelman College
(2012)
Global Citizen Awards
(2019)
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress
(1993)
Star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
Country of Citizenship
Given Name
Family Name
Nominated For
14 items
Residence
Educated At
Employer
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
Member Of
Described by Source
Ethnic Group
Native Language
Writing Language
United States
Anna
Smith
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
(1994)
Statement Is Subject Of
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48th Tony Awards
Point in Time
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1994
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
(1993)
For Work
:
Fires in the Mirror
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:
1993
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
(1993)
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:
1993
Tony Award for Best Play
(1994)
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:
1994
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
(1994)
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:
1994
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
(2003)
For Work
:
The West Wing
Point in Time
:
2003
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
(2003)
For Work
:
The Human Stain
Point in Time
:
2003
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
(2004)
For Work
:
The West Wing
Point in Time
:
2004
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
(2008)
For Work
:
Rachel Getting Married
Point in Time
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2008
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
(2010)
Point in Time
:
2010
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
(2011)
For Work
:
Nurse Jackie
Point in Time
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2011
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
(2013)
For Work
:
Nurse Jackie
Point in Time
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2013
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
(2013)
For Work
:
Nurse Jackie
Point in Time
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2013
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
(2014)
For Work
:
Nurse Jackie
Point in Time
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2014
Baltimore
Arcadia University
Western High School
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
English
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Women Playwrights of Diversity
African American Dramatists
Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers
Notable Black American Women
Volume
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3
African Americans
English
English
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Item/Value with Less Precision And/Or Accuracy
Point in Time
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2012
Point in Time
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1994
Point in Time
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1993
Point in Time
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1994
Point in Time
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1996
For Work
:
The Human Stain
Point in Time
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2003
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2015
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2016
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2016
Point in Time
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2016
Point in Time
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5/19/2014
Point in Time
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2012
Point in Time
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2019
Point in Time
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1993
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