Anna Deavere Smith
Author of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
About the Author
Anna Deavere Smith is an acclaimed actress, playwright, author, and teacher. Smith rose to prominence with her verbatim theater pieces Fires in the Mirror and Twilight: Los Angeles 1992. She is also known for her performances in the films The American President, Philadelphia, and Rachel Getting show more Married, and her recurring roles on TV's black-ish, The West Wing, and Nurse Jackie. Smith is the recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, two Tony nominations, and she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. She received the 2012 National Humanities Award from President Obama. show less
Works by Anna Deavere Smith
Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists… (2006) 176 copies, 2 reviews
House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and around the White House, Past and Present (2002) 7 copies
The Bondwoman's Narrative 2 copies
Smith, Anna Deavere Archive 1 copy
Associated Works
With Their Eyes: September 11th: The View from a High School at Ground Zero (2002) — Foreword, some editions — 155 copies, 3 reviews
Extreme Exposure: An Anthology of Solo Performance Texts from the Twentieth Century (1999) — Contributor — 85 copies
Black Genius: African American Solutions to African American Problems (1999) — Contributor — 66 copies
A Way Out of No Way: Writing about Growing Up Black in America (1996) — Contributor — 33 copies, 2 reviews
Race, Gender, and Power in America: The Legacy of the Hill-Thomas Hearings (1995) — Contributor — 22 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1950-09-18
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Occupations
- playwright
actor - Awards and honors
- National Humanities Medal (2012)
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Statistics
- Works
- 18
- Also by
- 13
- Members
- 1,060
- Popularity
- #24,290
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 35