ACTOR

Anna Deavere Smith

1950 - Today

Photo of Anna Deavere Smith

Icon of person Anna Deavere Smith

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 U.S. District Court Clerk Tina Krissman on the ABC show For the People (2018–19). Smith is a recipient of The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Deavere Smith is the 8,977th most popular actor (down from 8,017th in 2019), the 13,704th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,894th in 2019) and the 4,224th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Anna Deavere Smith by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 8,977 out of 13,578Before her are Danielle Panabaker, Adam Garcia, Valérie Bonneton, Don LaFontaine, Ashley Laurence, and David Chokachi. After her are Irene Worth, Min Hyo-rin, Romane Bohringer, Jesse L. Martin, Kunal Kapoor, and Abigail Cowen.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 697Before her are Tony Wilson, Andrew Puzder, Rafael González, Mike Johanns, Larry Perkins, and Richard Schoen. After her are Lucjan Lis, Deniece Williams, Zinaida Amosova, Laura Ziskin, Filippos Petsalnikos, and Gary Graham.

Others Born in 1950

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 13,708 out of 20,380Before her are Don LaFontaine (1940), Ashley Laurence (1966), David Chokachi (1968), Walt Faulkner (1918), Catherine Asaro (1955), and Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963). After her are John Danforth (1936), Irene Worth (1916), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Fisher Ames (1758), Ernie Davis (1939), and Jesse L. Martin (1969).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Anna Deavere Smith ranks 4,226Before her are Angus Cloud (1998), David Castañeda (1989), Danielle Panabaker (1987), Don LaFontaine (1940), Ashley Laurence (1966), and David Chokachi (1968). After her are Irene Worth (1916), Jesse L. Martin (1969), Abigail Cowen (1998), Barbara Britton (1920), Joan Marsh (1914), and Craig Wasson (1954).