What is Anna Deavere Smith?
{{Infobox person | image = Anna Deveare Smith in 1999 (49492156342).jpg | caption = Smith in 1999 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|9|18}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S. | death_date = | education = [[Arcadia University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[American Conservatory Theater]] {{small|([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])}} | occupation = Actress, playwright, professor | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081222172744/http://www.annadeaveresmithworks.org/ Official website]<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223307/http://annadeaveresmithprojects.net/ Projects website] | imagesize = }} '''Anna Deavere Smith''' (born September 18, 1950) is an American actress, [[playwright]], and [[professor]]. She is known for her roles as [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] Dr. Nancy McNally in ''[[The West Wing]]'' (2000–06), Gloria Akalitus in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'' (2009–15), and Tina Krissman on the ABC show ''[[For the People (2018 TV series)|For the People]]'' (2018–19). Smith is the founding director of the [[Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue]] at [[New York University]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Schechner|first=Richard|date=Fall 2018|title=There's a lot of work to do to turn this thing around: An Interview with Anna Deavere Smith|journal=TDR/The Drama Review|language=en|location=New York University - Massachusetts Institute of Technology|volume=62|issue=3|pages=35–50|doi=10.1162/dram_a_00771|s2cid=57572160|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.annadeaveresmith.org/iacd-at-nyu/ | title=About the IACD | access-date=2022-02-12 | archive-date=2019-06-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617181742/http://www.annadeaveresmith.org/iacd-at-nyu/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Anna Deavere}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American televis