Anna DeavereSmith (born September 18, 1950) 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…
Anna DeavereSmith, American playwright, actress, author, journalist, and educator, who was best known for her one-woman plays that examined the social issues behind current events.
Anna DeavereSmith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress. Anna Deave
Smith picked a speech from Richard II in which Queen Margaret bitterly laments the devastation wrought by Richard, “That foul defacer of God’s handiwork, / That excellent grand tyrant of the earth.”