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Anna Deavere Smith

American actress, playwright and professor
Person Human Q286777

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[35]
Date of birth
September 18, 1950, 1950[8]
Place of birth
Baltimore
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, television actor, playwright, actor, screenwriter, university teacher, academic, performance artist, author[11][12][13][14][15]
Employer
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon University[16][17]
Educated at
Arcadia University, Western High School[18][19]
Award received
National Humanities Medal, Theatre World Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, MacArthur Fellows Program, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Jefferson Lecture, George Polk Award, Phyllis Franklin Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, honorary doctor of Yale University, honorary degree from Spelman College, Global Citizen Awards, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, star on Playwrights' Sidewalk[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[52]
Described by source
Women playwrights of diversity, African American Dramatists, Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers, Notable Black American Women[39][40][41][42]
Family name
Smith[37]
Given name
Anna[38]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[34]
Native language
English[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora, NYU Faculty Name Identifiers (PCC URIs in MARC Pilot and PCC Wikidata Pilot Project)
Residence
Baltimore[36]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 74
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AbART person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CINE21 person ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CineMagia person ID
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DUC ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Douban movie celebrity ID
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Douban personage ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Fandango person ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Freebase ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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Gyldendals Teaterleksikon ID
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HAND ID
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Hoopla artist ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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Ivi person ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kinobaza person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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LittleSis people ID
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MYmovies actor ID (former scheme)
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MYmovies person ID
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MacArthur Fellows Program ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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PORT person ID
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Penguin Random House author ID
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Plex person key
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Podchaser creator ID
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Prabook ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scope.dk person ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TED speaker ID
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TMDB person ID
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The Numbers person ID (archived)
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TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Theatricalia person ID
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Unz Review author ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
104679

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← Cast member 13
Philadelphia, The Manchurian Candidate, Dave, The American President, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Rachel Getting Married, The Kingdom, The Human Stain +5 more
Award received 12
Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Theatre World Award, National Humanities Medal, George Polk Award, Global Citizen Awards, Jefferson Lecture, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress +4 more
Occupation 9
actor, writer, playwright, screenwriter, film actor, university teacher, stage actor, television actor +1 more
Nominated for 6
Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Tony Award for Best Play, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Employer 2
Carnegie Mellon University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
← Winner 2
Jefferson Lecture, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Arcadia University
Family name 1
Smith
Given name 1
Anna
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Baltimore
Residence 1
Baltimore
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← Board member 1
Aspen Institute
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Summary

Anna Deavere Smith was born on September 18, 1950[1], in Baltimore[2]. She has worked as a stage actor[3], film actor[4], television actor[5], playwright[6], and actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Anna Deavere Smith born?

Anna Deavere Smith was born in Baltimore[2].

What did Anna Deavere Smith do for work?

Anna Deavere Smith worked as a stage actor[3], film actor[4], television actor[5], playwright[6], and actor[7].

Where did Anna Deavere Smith go to school?

Anna Deavere Smith was educated at Arcadia University[18] and Western High School[19].

What awards did Anna Deavere Smith receive?

Honors received include National Humanities Medal[20], Theatre World Award[21], and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show[22].

Related Entities

Arcadia University Aspen Institute Can You Ever Forgive Me? Dave Philadelphia The American President The Manchurian Candidate United States

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