Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Actor 15 · 1982 – 2023 · 🎬 12 📺 3 · 🇺🇸 United States

Anna Deavere Smith 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).

All · 15 🎬 Movies · 12 📺 TV · 3

Drama Comedy Romance Action Thriller

Highlights

Ghosted

Ghosted

2023

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna

2022

Here Today

Here Today

2021

Frequent Collaborators

Shonda Rhimes

3 shared

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

3 shared

Jeff Wadlow

2 shared

Liz Brixius

2 shared

Jonathan Kaufer

2 shared

Aaron Sorkin

2 shared

All decades 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

🎬 Movies

Ghosted

Ghosted

actor

2023

Here Today

Here Today

actor

2021

Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses

actor

2021

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

actor

2020

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

actor

2018

Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married

actor

2008

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

actor

2007

Cry_Wolf

Cry_Wolf

actor

2005

The Human Stain

The Human Stain

actor

2003

The American President

The American President

actor

1995

Dave

Dave

actor

1993

Soup for One

Soup for One

actor

1982

📺 TV Shows

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna

actor

2022

For the People

For the People

actor

2018

Nurse Jackie

Nurse Jackie

actor

2009

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