| Anna Deavere Smith  Born: 18-Sep-1950
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black [1]
Occupation: Actor, Playwright, Author Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Nancy McNally on The West Wing
[1] "It was at Beaver, said Smith, that she changed from a 'nice Negro girl' into a black woman." Philadelphia Inquirer, 28 April 1993.
Father: Deaver
Mother: Anna (schoolteacher)
Sister: Rosalind Allen
University: Beaver College, PA (1971)
Teacher: Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor: Stanford University
Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies
MacArthur Fellowship 18-Jun-1996
TELEVISION
Nurse Jackie Gloria Akalitus (2009-)
All My Children Hazel (1983)
The West Wing Nancy McNally (2001-04)
Presidio Med Dr. Letty Jordan (2002-03)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (1-Sep-2018)
Rachel Getting Married (3-Sep-2008) · Carol
The Kingdom (22-Aug-2007)
Life Support (26-Jan-2007)
Rent (23-Nov-2005) · Mrs. Jefferson
Cry_Wolf (16-Sep-2005)
The Manchurian Candidate (22-Jul-2004)
The Human Stain (29-Aug-2003)
The American President (17-Nov-1995) · Robin McCall
Philadelphia (23-Dec-1993) · Anthea Burton
Dave (7-May-1993)
Soup for One (30-Apr-1982)
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