Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith is an acclaimed American actress, playwright, and professor known for her pioneering documentary-style solo performances and roles in film and television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anna Deavere Smith canonical | 5 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
actress
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human ⓘ performance artist ⓘ playwright ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ National Humanities Medal ⓘ PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction ⓘ
surface form:
PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-09-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Arcadia University
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Beaver College ⓘ San Francisco State University ⓘ |
| employer |
New York University
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NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary theatre
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solo performance ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary theatre
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drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Anna ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
documentary film tradition
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verbatim theatre practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documentary-style solo performances
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multi-character one-woman shows ⓘ verbatim theatre technique ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Anna Deavere Smith self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea | listening as performance research ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Gloria Akalitus in Nurse Jackie
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National Security Advisor Nancy McNally in The West Wing ⓘ roles in Philadelphia ⓘ roles in Rachel Getting Married ⓘ roles in The American President ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fires in the Mirror
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Let Me Down Easy ⓘ Twilight: Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
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| occupation |
actress
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author ⓘ educator ⓘ playwright ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artist-in-residence
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professor ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.