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Anna Deavere Smith
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Born
September 18
,
1950
·
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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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)
,
The American President (1995)
and
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
.
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Parents
Anna Young
Deavere Young Smith
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Rosalind Allen
(Sibling)
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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.
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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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