Anna Deavere Smith

Actress, Playwright

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Earlier this month, Julia Esaw cast her vote for @KamalaHarris in Michigan. And last Tuesday, she turned 104! Happy birthday, Julia – you’re an inspiration to us all. https://t.co/vCnS67S1ik

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

Tribeca's voting 6 am

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

Voting in Tribeca

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

I rarely come on this platform but I must in honor of the extraordinary Quincy Jones. "Q" - RIP. What an artist. Once in a century are we so blessed. My condolences to his beautiful family. Carry on Mr Jones! Your spirit carries on!

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

Rip James Earl Jones. The classiest of the classics

[Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi]

President Joe Biden is a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legacy of vision, values and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history.

With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of America and giving people the opportunity to reach their fulfillment.

God blessed America with Joe Biden’s greatness and goodness.

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

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[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

Check out my interview for Mavericks with Ari Melber from last night https://t.co/VdzPRWUdiN

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

I am honored and thrilled to be included in the tradition of the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts at the National Gallery. They go back to the 1950s!

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

This just in: @AnnaDeavereS will give the 73rd Mellon Lectures next spring.

Popularly known for roles in "The West Wing" and "Nurse Jackie," she is recognized for exploring conversations about race, class, and inequality through theater. 🔎 Learn more 👇🏽

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[David Simon @AoDespair]

Back in NY for picket duty tomorrow and I'd love to walk a line at the production of any WGA member who threatens, regardless of their justifications, to sue an effective strike captain off his post amid our strike, thereby impairing our effort. Not that I know anyone like that.

[David Simon @AoDespair]

Other responsibilities required me to step from the picket line in the last hour, but a sturdy and committed laborite was found to maintain the necessary profanities. This is solidarity. #WGAStrong.

[Billie Jean King @BillieJeanKing]

60 years ago today, on June 20, 1963, Carole Caldwell, Darlene Hard, and I won the inaugural @BJKCup for the United States.

It means so much to me that I have been part of the history of the #BJKCup since its beginning.

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

@BillieJeanKing @ChilinaKennedy We had amazing source material and constant inspiration from @ BillieJeanKing and @ilanakloss.

[Cécile McLorin Salvant @cecilesalvant]

.@TheNewSchool Dr Salvant? Just kidding, that’s my dad!

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

Lena Horne once said “Every woman needs to have a little bit of Tina Turner in her”. How blessed we were. Tina Turner RIP.

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

This man!!!! This man!!!!! I am so glad I got a chan move to interview him!! What a contribution he made to us. RIP.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Harry Belafonte, the barrier-breaking singer, actor and activist who became a major force in the civil rights movement, has died at 96. https://t.co/LTpfanpUDq

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

I was thrilled to get a chance to broadcast the work of Michela Marino Lerman when the @nytimes asked me to participate in their Legends & Heirs feature for the @tmagazine issue.

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[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

I am absolutely thrilled that I've just been appointed to President Biden's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.  And ready to roll up up my sleeves. @PCAHgov https://t.co/Po2BzWtDwJ

[ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence 🟧 @enoughplays]

📣Attention TEEN writers! Your voice matters in the fight against gun violence. USE IT!

Submit a 10-min play, and you could be chosen to have your voice heard nationwide, receive a $500 stipend from @ChangeTheRef, and be published by @playscripts!

🔗https://t.co/20kguWI7T9

[Anna Deavere Smith @AnnaDeavereS]

I am beginning to celebrate Black History Month with this memory: Me and John Lewis, who I interviewed and then portrayed in my play and film LET ME DOWN EASY.