Gender
Female
Born
Sep 18, 1950
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Performer Writer
Comments
Other plays include "Fires in the Mirror" and "House Arrest." She teaches at both NYU's Law School and its Tisch School of the Arts.
  • CREDITS
    Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Apr 17, 1994 - Jun 19, 1994)
    • Performer: Anna Deavere Smith [Performer]
    • Written by Anna Deavere Smith
    • Conceived by Anna Deavere Smith
    PlaySoloOriginal
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Actress in a Play

    1994 | Nominee  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
    Performer: Anna Deavere Smith
     

    Best Play

    1994 | Nominee  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
    Written by Anna Deavere Smith

    Pulitzer Prize

     

    for Drama

    1993 | Nominee
    Anna Deavere Smith (for "Fires in the Mirror")

    Drama Desk Award

     

    Outstanding Solo Performance

    2017 | Nominee
    Anna Deavere Smith (for "Notes From the Field")
     

    Outstanding Solo Performance

    2010 | Nominee
    Anna Deavere Smith (for "Let Me Down Easy")

    Outstanding Solo Performance

    1994 | Winner  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
    Performer: Anna Deavere Smith

    Outstanding One-Person Show

    1993 | Winner
    Anna Deavere Smith (for "Fires in the Mirror")

    Theatre World

    Award

    1994 | Recipient  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
    Performer: Anna Deavere Smith
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Apr 17, 1994 - Jun 19, 1994)
  • Performer: Anna Deavere Smith [Performer]
  • Written by Anna Deavere Smith
  • Conceived by Anna Deavere Smith
PlaySoloOriginal

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Play

1994 | Nominee  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Performer: Anna Deavere Smith
 

Best Play

1994 | Nominee  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Written by Anna Deavere Smith

Pulitzer Prize

 

for Drama

1993 | Nominee
Anna Deavere Smith (for "Fires in the Mirror")

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Solo Performance

2017 | Nominee
Anna Deavere Smith (for "Notes From the Field")
 

Outstanding Solo Performance

2010 | Nominee
Anna Deavere Smith (for "Let Me Down Easy")

Outstanding Solo Performance

1994 | Winner  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Performer: Anna Deavere Smith

Outstanding One-Person Show

1993 | Winner
Anna Deavere Smith (for "Fires in the Mirror")

Theatre World

Award

1994 | Recipient  | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Performer: Anna Deavere Smith

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