- Anna Deavere Smith was born on September 18, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Human Stain (2003), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and The American President (1995).
- ParentsAnna YoungDeavere Young Smith
- RelativesRosalind Allen(Sibling)
- Frequently cast by Jonathan Demme.
- Is a tenured professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
- Recipient of MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant.
- Nominated for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Fires in the Mirror".
- Ann O'Day Maples Professor of the Arts at Stanford University.
- Has had parts in Dave (1993) and The American President (1995), as well as a recurring role on The West Wing (1999). All three are primarily set in the White House.
- Do you want to be an artist so the whole world would look at you, or do you want to be an artist because you want to use your ability to attract attention, to have the world see itself through you differently?
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