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Date of Birth:

18 September 1950, Baltimore, Maryland, USA more

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Trivia:

Was nominated for two 1994 Tony Awards: as Best Actress (Play) and Author... more

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Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations more

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(20 articles)

This Week on Stage: 'The Understudy,' 'Idiot Savant,' and 'Nightingale'
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 7 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
This week on stage: 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' and 'Finian's Rainbow'
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 30 October 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12

6:30 PM

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The American President

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Writer, Producer, Self

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Nurse Jackie" (2009)	Gloria Akalitus (10 episodes, 2009)	2009	-	-
	10 TV episodes: Health Care and Cinema (2009) Gloria Akalitus Pill-O-Matix (2009) Gloria Akalitus Nose Bleed (2009) Gloria Akalitus Pupil (2009) Gloria Akalitus Steak Knife (2009) Gloria Akalitus 5 episodes not shown.
2.	Rachel Getting Married (2008)	Carol	2008	-	6.9 (16,396)

3.	The Kingdom (2007)	Maricella Canavesio	2007	$84.3M	7.2 (42,608)
	AKAs: Operation: Kingdom (Germany)
4.	Life Support (2007) (TV)	Lucille	2007	-	6.6 (637)

5.	"The West Wing" (1999)	Nancy McNally (22 episodes, 2000-2006)	2006	-	9.0 (8,567)
	22 TV episodes: Transition (2006) Nancy McNally Requiem (2006) Nancy McNally Liftoff (2004) Nancy McNally Talking Points (2004) Nancy McNally The Warfare of Genghis Khan (2004) Nancy McNally 17 episodes not shown.
6.	Rent (2005)	Mrs. Jefferson	2005	-	6.9 (21,470)

7.	Cry_Wolf (2005)	Headmaster Tinsley	2005	-	5.8 (11,111)

8.	"Numb3rs" (2005)	Don's Boss (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.4 (5,679)
	AKAs: Num3ers (USA: promotional title) 1 TV episode: Unaired Pilot (2005) Don's Boss
9.	The Manchurian Candidate (2004)	Political Pundit	2004	-	6.7 (33,582)

10.	The Human Stain (2003)	Mrs. Silk	2003	-	6.3 (12,591)
	AKAs: Der menschliche Makel (Germany) La couleur du mensonge (France)
11.	Expert Witness (2003) (TV)		2003	-	5.9 (7)

12.	"Presidio Med" (2002)	Dr. Letty Jordan (2 episodes, 2002)	2002	-	5.6 (28)
	2 TV episodes: Second Chance (2002) Dr. Letty Jordan This Baby's Gonna Fly (2002) Dr. Letty Jordan
13.	"100 Centre Street" (2001)	Ms. Davis (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	7.8 (57)
	1 TV episode: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (2001) Ms. Davis
14.	"The Practice" (1997)	D.A. Kate Brunner (4 episodes, 2000)	2000	-	7.7 (1,710)
	4 TV episodes: The Deal (2000) D.A. Kate Brunner We Hold These Truths... (2000) D.A. Kate Brunner Germ Warfare (2000) D.A. Kate Brunner Summary Judgments (2000) D.A. Kate Brunner
15.	"The American Experience" (1988)	Narrator (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	8.5 (193)
	1 TV episode: Hawaii's Last Queen (1997) Narrator
16.	The American President (1995)	Robin McCall	1995	$113M	6.8 (21,537)

17.	Philadelphia (1993)	Anthea Burton	1993	$201M	7.6 (47,993)

18.	Dave (1993)	Mrs. Travis	1993	-	6.8 (19,447)

19.	Fires in the Mirror (1993) (TV)	Rev. Al Sharpton / 2 characters not shown	1993	-	7.4 (43)

20.	Unfinished Business (1987)	Anna	1987	-	-

21.	"All My Children" (1970)	Hazel, Glamorama shampoo girl (unknown episodes, 1983)	1983	-	-
	AKAs: All My Children: The Summer of Seduction (USA: promotional title)
22.	Soup for One (1982)	Deborah	1982	-	5.5 (69)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Twilight: Los Angeles (2000)	(play "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992") (screenplay)	2000	-	8.7 (39)

2.	Fires in the Mirror (1993) (TV)	(play "Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities") (teleplay)	1993	-	7.4 (43)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Twilight: Los Angeles (2000)	(producer)	2000	-	8.7 (39)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)	Herself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	8.2 (1,807)
	AKAs: Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title) 1 TV episode: Episode #7.19 (2009) Herself
2.	New York 360º Presents: The 2007 Matrix Awards (2007) (TV)	Herself	2007	-	-

3.	The Mystery of Love (2006) (TV)	Host	2006	-	-

4.	"Now with Bill Moyers" (2002)	Herself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	7.2 (24)
	AKAs: Now (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Anna Deavere Smith on Art and Politics (2006) Herself
5.	Legends Ball (2006) (TV)	Herself	2006	-	5.4 (76)

6.	Twilight: Los Angeles (2000)	Performer	2000	-	8.7 (39)

7.	The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV)	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play	1994	-	6.3 (6)

Additional Details

Other Works:

(August 2002): Artistic advisor for "Nickel and Dimed" play adapted by Joan Holden from the book by Barbara Ehrenreich (Intiman Theater, Seattle, Washington, USA). more

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 1 Article more

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Drama | Comedy | Romance | Thriller more

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