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.

Filmography

• 2027Pendulum — Cora
• Extrapolations — Arden Miller
• 2023Ghosted — Claudia Yates
• Inventing Anna — Maud Lewis
• 2021Flora & Ulysses — Dr. Meescham
• 2021Here Today — Dr. Vidor
• 2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote — Nancy McNally
• 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me? — Elaine
• For the People — Tina Krissman
• 2018Notes from the Field — Writer, Executive Producer
• DC's Legends of Tomorrow — Older Kendra
• BoJack Horseman — Betty Bruce (voice)
• Madam Secretary — Mary Campbell
• black-ish — Alicia
• Nurse Jackie — Gloria Akalitus
• 2008Rachel Getting Married — Carol
• 2007Life Support — Lucille
• 2007The Kingdom — Maricella Canavesio
• 2005Cry_Wolf — Headmaster Tinsley
• 2005Rent — Mrs. Jefferson
• 2004The Manchurian Candidate — Political Pundit
• 2003The Human Stain — Mrs. Silk
• Presidio Med — Letty Jordan
• 2000Twilight: Los Angeles — Screenplay, Producer
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Lucille Fenton
• The West Wing — Nancy McNally
• The Practice — Kate Brunner
• 1995The American President — Robin McCall
• 1993Dave — Mrs. Travis
• 1993Fires in the Mirror — Rev. Al Sharpton / Angela Davis / Various, Writer
• 1993Philadelphia — Anthea Burton
• American Experience — Narrator (voice)
• 1987Unfinished Business — Anna
• 1983Touched — Switchboard Operator
• American Playhouse — Various Characters, Writer
• 1982Soup for One — Deborah

Appearances as themselves (5)

• StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson — Self
• Finding Your Roots — Self
• Masterclass — Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• 1997Hawaii's Last Queen — Self - Narrator