Friday, September 26, 2008

Anna Deveare Smith


Anna Deavere Smith is an actress, playwright, and author. She is a University Professor at New York University where she is appointed in the Tisch School of the Arts, with an affiliation at the New York University School of Law. She is currently working on a new project that will address global health care.

Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Anna (née Young), an elementary school principal, and Deavere Young Smith, a coffee merchant.[1] Smith is an alumna of Beaver College (now Arcadia University), graduating in 1971. She received her M.F.A. in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California.-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Deavere_Smith


Artist Website

Artist Publications

Anna Deavere-Smith at TED-Video

Actor Anna Deavere Smith on art in a time of war-2/2

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