Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith
Total Credits at Criticker: 16 (Actor), 2 (Writer)
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The American President
The world's most powerful man has met his match! Michael Douglas is the widower President wooing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in this romantic hit by Rob Reiner. (Warner Bros.)
The Human Stain
The story of Coleman Silk (Hopkins), a distinguished professor at a prestigious New England college whose professional life is shattered by allegations of racism and whose personal life is infected with cancer of a lie he has been living with for fifty years. (Miramax)
Twilight: Los Angeles
The film adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith's acclaimed play, Twilight: Los Angeles presents Smith's one-woman/multi-voiced portrait of the violent aftermath in Los Angeles triggered by the acquittal in 1992 of four police officers in the beating of Rodney King. (Offline Releasing)
Cry_Wolf
Eight unsuspecting high school seniors playing a game of lies come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar -- even when they're telling the truth. (Rogue Pictures)
Philadelphia
When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. (imdb)
Rachel Getting Married
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Life Support
Life Support (2007) - TV Movie
An HIV-positive woman has overcome a crack addiction and strives to be a role model for her community, for HIV-affected women and especially for her estranged daughter. Based on a true story.
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie (2009) - TV Series
A drug-addicted nurse struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a New York City hospital and an array of personal dramas.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
When bestselling celebrity biographer, Lee Israel, is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend, Jack. (imdb)
For the People
For the People (2018) - TV Series
Set in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Federal Court, aka "The Mother Court," the legal drama follows brand new lawyers working for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country - all as their personal lives intersect. (imdb)
Notes from the Field
Shining a light on a lost generation of American youth, Anna Deavere Smith brings to life the stories of 18 real-life people, among them current and former inmates, protesters, educators and politicians. (imdb)
Flora & Ulysses
The adventures of a young girl and a squirrel with superpowers.
Legends of Tomorrow
Here Today
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York street singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
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