ACTOR

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 as U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anna Deavere Smith has received more than 1,993,064 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Deavere Smith is the 8,020th most popular actor (down from 6,501st in 2019), the 11,895th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,695th in 2019) and the 3,733rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 8,020 out of 13,578Before her are Johann Urb, Alice Evans, D'Arcy Carden, Kimmy Robertson, B. Saroja Devi, and Dallas Roberts. After her are Nora Arnezeder, Michael Gaston, Elizabeth Allen, Jennette McCurdy, Andrew Bryniarski, and Arthur Lowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 639Before her are Phil Dent, Jurelang Zedkaia, Volker Fischer, Themba Dlamini, Asma Barlas, and Valentyna Kozyr. After her are John Boozman, Christiane Krause, Stanisław Szozda, Robert Elsie, Rahat Indori, and Chris Taylor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 11,895 out of 20,380Before her are Louis A. Johnson (1891), D'Arcy Carden (1980), Robert Horry (1970), Kimmy Robertson (1954), Bruce Harlan (1926), and Dallas Roberts (1970). After her are Robert Toombs (1810), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Michael Gaston (1962), Elizabeth Allen (1929), Jennette McCurdy (1992), and Diane Williams (1960).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 3,733Before her are Tania Raymonde (1988), Jonathan Breck (1965), Alice Evans (1971), D'Arcy Carden (1980), Kimmy Robertson (1954), and Dallas Roberts (1970). After her are Michael Gaston (1962), Elizabeth Allen (1929), Jennette McCurdy (1992), Andrew Bryniarski (1969), Arleen Sorkin (1956), and Mary MacLaren (1900).