Annabelle Gurwitch is a New York Times Bestselling author, actress, and television host. Her most recent book is Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate to (Penguin Random House), in which Gurwitch writes stories inspired by her hilariously dysfunctional childhood. Other books: I See You Made an Effort, (Penguin Random House) was a Thurber Prize for American Humor Writing Finalist and a New York Times Bestseller; You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up (Random House), and Fired! (Simon and Schuster), premiered as a Showtime Comedy Special. Co-host of the popular Dinner & a Movie on TBS, she's written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, amongst other publications and was a regular commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. Gurwitch is adapting Wherever You Go, There They Are for Janollari Entertainment and NBC. She adapted I See You Made an Effort with Liz Tuccillo and producer Sarah Condon for F/X, and You Say Tomato, I Say Shut up with Jeff Kahn, for Lifetime.

Filmography

• 2022Ambulance — Therapist
• 2016It's Us — Marie
• 2011Atlas Shrugged: Part I — Reporter #2
• 2010A Buddy Story — Rita
• Cupid — Manday
• Wa$ted!
• 2007Fired! — Self, Writer
• 2007Moola — Louise
• Dexter — FBI Agent Ross
• The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
• 2006The Shaggy Dog — Justin Forrester's Attorney
• Medium — Rory Carmer
• Boston Legal — Attorney Vivian Marino
• 2003Daddy Day Care — Becca's Mom
• 2003ManFast — Jessica
• 2003Melvin Goes to Dinner — Sarah
• The Dream Team with Annabelle and Michael
• 2002The 4th Tenor — Gina
• 2001Teddy Bears' Picnic — Jennifer Gersh
• 2001The Medicine Show — Melissa
• Dot Comedy
• 2000Pollock — May Rosenberg
• Get Real — Lisa
• 1999Goosed — Dr. Ruth
• 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 — Dottie
• 1998Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss — Gallery Owner
• Charmed — Nina Halter
• L.A. Doctors — Ruth Kaminsky
• 1998They Come at Night — Emily
• 1997'Til There Was You — Woman in Bathroom
• 1997Cadillac — Rose
• 1997Changing Habits — Boutique Customer
• 1997Love-Struck — Rachel
• 1997Masterminds — Helen Randall Paxton
• 1997MouseHunt — Roxanne Atkins
• 1997One Night Stand — Marie
• 1996Encino Woman — Chris
• 1996Intimate Betrayal — Claire
• Suddenly Susan — Yvette
• 1996The Cable Guy — Steven's Sister-in-Law
• 1995Automatic — Gloria Takamatsu
• 1995Not Like Us — Vicki
• 1995Three Wishes — Leland's Mother
• Monty
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• Viper — Nash
• 1993Life with Mikey — Debbie
• 1993Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick — Annie (archive footage)
• 1993The Tower — Sally
• 2000 Malibu Road
• Red Shoe Diaries — Annie
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Dottie
• 1991Chance of a Lifetime — Sherri
• Eddie Dodd
• 1991Pizza Man — The Dame
• Sydney
• 1990Teach 109 — Nurse
• Alien Nation — Dr. Marissa Meyers
• Seinfeld — Katy
• Tales from the Crypt — Louise
• 1989Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
• 1988Bright Lights, Big City — Barbara
• China Beach
• Murphy Brown — Secretary #10
• 1988TV-Dad — Judy, Writer
• 1988Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? — Jesse
• 1987Kiss Daddy Goodnight — Sue
• 1985Delivery Boys — Woman with Big Hat (uncredited)
• The Equalizer — Suzanne
• ThunderCats — Writer
• Miami Vice — Teri
• Not Necessarily the News — Writer
• American Playhouse — Nurse (segment 'Teach 109')

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist