Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actress, playwright, and professor best known for The West Wing, Nurse Jackie, and For the People.
Film Roles
- Soup For One as Deborah
- Touched as Switch Board Operator
- Dave as Mrs. Travis
- Philadelphia as Anthea Burton
- The American President as Robin McCall
- The Human Stain as Mrs. Silk
- The Manchurian Candidate as Political Pundit
- Cry_Wolf as Headmaster Tinsley
- RENT as Mrs. Jefferson
- The Kingdom as Maricella Canavesio
- Rachel Getting Married as Carol
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Elaine
- Here Today as Dr. Vidor
Television Roles
- All My Children as Hazel, Glamorama shampoo girl (1983)
- American Playhouse as Rev. Al Sharpton/Angela Davis/various (1 episode)
- The American Experience as Narrator (1 episode)
- The Practice as D.A. Kate Brunner (2000, 4 episodes)
- Presidio Med as Dr. Letty Jordan (2002, 4 episodes)
- NUMB3RS as Don's Boss (2005, Unaired Original Pilot)
- The West Wing as Nancy McNally (2000-2006, 20 episodes)
- Madam Secretary as Mary Campbell (1 episode)
- Nurse Jackie as Gloria Akalitus
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Warden Lucille Fenton (1 episode)
- Legends of Tomorrow as Older Kendra (1 episode)
- Bojack Horseman as Betty Bruce (1 episode)
- Berlin Station as Polygraph Examiner (1 episode)
- blackâ˘ish as Alice (9 episodes)
- For the People as Tina Krissman
