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Anna Deavere Smith

1950 - Today

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Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950) is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is known for her roles as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy McNally in The West Wing (2000–06), hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–15), and U.S. District Court Clerk Tina Krissman on the ABC show For the People (2018–19). Smith is a recipient of The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Deavere Smith is the 9,121st most popular actor (down from 8,017th in 2024), the 13,768th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,890th in 2019) and the 4,240th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 9,121 out of 13,578. Before her are Adam Garcia, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Valérie Bonneton, Don LaFontaine, Ashley Laurence, and David Chokachi. After her are Carrie Ng, Irene Worth, Min Hyo-rin, Romane Bohringer, Alec Su, and Jesse L. Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 697. Before her are Tony Wilson, Andrew Puzder, Rafael González, Mike Johanns, Larry Perkins, and Richard Schoen. After her are Lucjan Lis, Deniece Williams, Zinaida Amosova, Laura Ziskin, Filippos Petsalnikos, and Gary Graham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 13,772 out of 20,380. Before her are Don LaFontaine (1940), Ashley Laurence (1966), David Chokachi (1968), Walt Faulkner (1918), Catherine Asaro (1955), and Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963). After her are John Danforth (1936), Irene Worth (1916), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Fisher Ames (1758), Ernie Davis (1939), and Kim Shattuck (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 4,242. Before her are Angus Cloud (1998), David Castañeda (1989), Danielle Panabaker (1987), Don LaFontaine (1940), Ashley Laurence (1966), and David Chokachi (1968). After her are Irene Worth (1916), Jesse L. Martin (1969), Abigail Cowen (1998), Barbara Britton (1920), Joan Marsh (1914), and Craig Wasson (1954).

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