Anna Deavere Smith

Credits

Cast Credits

Extrapolations (2023)

Guest starring as Arden Miller

• Episode 1x08: 2070: Ecocide (Apr 21, 2023)

Inventing Anna (2022)

Starring as Maud (7 episodes)

• Episode 1x09: Dangerously Close (Feb 11, 2022)
• Episode 1x07: Cash on Delivery (Feb 11, 2022)
• Episode 1x05: Check Out Time (Feb 11, 2022)
• Episode 1x04: A Wolf in Chic Clothing (Feb 11, 2022)
• Episode 1x03: Two Birds, One Throne (Feb 11, 2022)
• Episode 1x02: The Devil Wore Anna (Feb 11, 2022)
• Episode 1x01: Life of a VIP (Feb 11, 2022)
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For the People (2018)

Starring as Tina Krissman (20 episodes)

• Episode 2x10: A Choice Between Two Things (May 16, 2019)
• Episode 2x09: Who Are We Now? (May 9, 2019)
• Episode 2x08: Moral Suasion (May 2, 2019)
• Episode 2x07: The Boxer (Apr 18, 2019)
• Episode 2x06: You Belong Here (Apr 11, 2019)
• Episode 2x05: One Big Happy Family (Apr 4, 2019)
• Episode 2x04: The Vast, Immovable Object (Mar 28, 2019)
• Episode 2x03: Minimum Continuing Legal Education (Mar 21, 2019)
• Episode 2x02: This is America (Mar 14, 2019)
• Episode 2x01: First Inning (Mar 7, 2019)
• Episode 1x10: This is What I Wanted to Say (May 22, 2018)
• Episode 1x09: Extraordinary Circumstances (May 15, 2018)
• Episode 1x08: Flippity-Flop (May 8, 2018)
• Episode 1x07: Have You Met Leonard Knox? (May 1, 2018)
• Episode 1x06: Everybody's a Superhero (Apr 17, 2018)
• Episode 1x05: World's Greatest Judge (Apr 10, 2018)
• Episode 1x04: The Library Fountain (Apr 3, 2018)
• Episode 1x03: 18 Miles Outside of Roanoke (Mar 27, 2018)
• Episode 1x02: Rahowa (Mar 20, 2018)
• Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 13, 2018)
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The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)

Guest starring as Anna Deavere Smith

• Episode 2024-03-04: Episode 43 (Mar 4, 2024)

Berlin Station (2016)

Guest starring as Polygraph Examiner

• Episode 1x08: False Negative (Dec 4, 2016)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

Guest starring as Katherine Manser / Kendra's Past Self

• Episode 1x11: The Magnificent Eight (Apr 14, 2016)

StarTalk (2015)

Guest starring as Anna Deavere Smith

• Episode 5x09: Actor Anna Deavere Smith (Apr 18, 2019)

black-ish (2014)

Guest starring as Alicia (7 episodes)

• Episode 8x11: The (Almost) Last Dance (Apr 5, 2022)
• Episode 5x05: Good Grief (Nov 20, 2018)
• Episode 4x22: Collateral Damage (May 8, 2018)
• Episode 4x17: North Star (Mar 27, 2018)
• Episode 4x06: First and Last (Nov 7, 2017)
• Episode 2x19: The Leftovers (Apr 6, 2016)
• Episode 1x21: The Peer-ent Trap (Apr 29, 2015)
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Madam Secretary (2014)

Guest starring as Attorney General Mary Perlowski

• Episode 1x16: Tamerlane (Mar 15, 2015)

Nurse Jackie (2009)

Starring as Gloria Akalitus (41 episodes)

• Episode 7x12: I Say a Little Prayer (Jun 28, 2015)
• Episode 6x12: Flight (Jun 29, 2014)
• Episode 5x06: Walk of Shame (May 19, 2013)
• Episode 5x05: Good Thing (May 12, 2013)
• Episode 5x03: Smile (Apr 28, 2013)
• Episode 5x02: Luck of the Drawing (Apr 21, 2013)
• Episode 5x01: Happy F**king Birthday (Apr 14, 2013)
• Episode 4x10: Handle Your Scandal (Jun 17, 2012)
• Episode 4x09: Are Those Feathers? (Jun 10, 2012)
• Episode 4x08: Chaud & Froid (Jun 3, 2012)
• Episode 4x07: Day Of The Iguana (May 20, 2012)
• Episode 4x06: No-Kimono-Zone (May 13, 2012)
• Episode 4x05: One-Armed Jacks (May 6, 2012)
• Episode 4x04: Slow Growing Monsters (Apr 29, 2012)
• Episode 4x03: The Wall (Apr 22, 2012)
• Episode 4x02: Disneyland Sucks (Apr 15, 2012)
• Episode 4x01: Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black (Apr 8, 2012)
• Episode 3x12: …Deaf Blind Tumor Pee-Test (Jun 20, 2011)
• Episode 3x11: Batting Practice (Jun 13, 2011)
• Episode 3x10: Fuck The Lemurs (Jun 6, 2011)
• Episode 3x09: Have You Met Ms. Jones? (May 23, 2011)
• Episode 3x08: The Astonishing (May 16, 2011)
• Episode 3x07: Orchids and Salami (May 9, 2011)
• Episode 3x06: When The Saints Go (May 2, 2011)
• Episode 3x05: Rat Falls (Apr 25, 2011)
• Episode 3x04: Mitten (Apr 18, 2011)
• Episode 3x03: Play Me (Apr 11, 2011)
• Episode 3x02: Enough Rope (Apr 4, 2011)
• Episode 3x01: Game On (Mar 28, 2011)
• Episode 2x12: Years of Service (Jun 7, 2010)
• Episode 2x11: What The Day Brings (May 31, 2010)
• Episode 2x10: Sleeping Dogs (May 24, 2010)
• Episode 2x09: P. O. Box (May 17, 2010)
• Episode 2x08: Monkey Bits (May 10, 2010)
• Episode 2x07: Silly String (May 3, 2010)
• Episode 2x06: Bleeding (Apr 26, 2010)
• Episode 2x05: Caregiver (Apr 19, 2010)
• Episode 2x04: Apple Bong (Apr 12, 2010)
• Episode 2x03: Candyland (Apr 5, 2010)
• Episode 2x02: Twitter (Mar 29, 2010)
• Episode 2x01: Comfort Food (Mar 22, 2010)
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Guest starring as Dr. Akalitis (10 episodes)

• Episode 1x12: Health Care And Cinema (Aug 24, 2009)
• Episode 1x11: Pill-O-Matix (Aug 17, 2009)
• Episode 1x09: Nose Bleed (Aug 3, 2009)
• Episode 1x08: Pupil (Jul 27, 2009)
• Episode 1x07: Steak Knife (Jul 20, 2009)
• Episode 1x06: Tiny Bubbles (Jul 13, 2009)
• Episode 1x05: Daffodil (Jul 6, 2009)
• Episode 1x03: Chicken Soup (Jun 22, 2009)
• Episode 1x02: Sweet 'n All (Jun 15, 2009)
• Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 8, 2009)
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Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

Guest starring as Anna Deavere Smith (2 episodes)

• Episode 12x17: Jose Antonio Vargas; David Frum, Michael Smerconish and Anna Deavere Smith; Sarah Silverman (May 23, 2014)
• Episode 11x13: April 26, 2013 (Apr 26, 2013)

The West Wing (1999)

Guest starring as Nancy McNally (19 episodes)

• Episode 7x19: Transition (Apr 23, 2006)
• Episode 7x18: Requiem (Apr 16, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
• Episode 6x04: Liftoff (Nov 10, 2004)
• Episode 5x19: Talking Points (Apr 21, 2004)
• Episode 5x13: The Warfare of Genghis Khan (Feb 11, 2004)
• Episode 5x01: 7A WF 83429 (Sep 24, 2003)
• Episode 4x23: Twenty Five (May 14, 2003)
• Episode 4x22: Commencement (May 7, 2003)
• Episode 4x02: 20 Hours in America (2) (Sep 25, 2002)
• Episode 3x14: Hartsfield's Landing (Feb 27, 2002)
• Episode 3x08: The Women of Qumar (Nov 28, 2001)
• Episode 3x06: Gone Quiet (Nov 14, 2001)
• Episode 3x04: On the Day Before (Oct 31, 2001)
• Episode 3x02: Manchester: Part 2 (Oct 17, 2001)
• Episode 3x01: Manchester: Part 1 (Oct 10, 2001)
• Episode 2x22: Two Cathedrals (May 16, 2001)
• Episode 2x21: 18th and Potomac (May 9, 2001)
• Episode 2x16: Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail (Feb 28, 2001)
• Episode 2x01: In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1 (Oct 4, 2000)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Guest starring as Warden Lucille Fenton

• Episode 17x14: Nationwide Manhunt (Feb 10, 2016)

The Practice (1997)

Guest starring as D.A. Kate Brunner (4 episodes)

• Episode 5x09: The Deal (Dec 10, 2000)
• Episode 5x05: We Hold These Truths... (Nov 5, 2000)
• Episode 5x02: Germ Warfare (Oct 15, 2000)
• Episode 5x01: Summary Judgments (Oct 8, 2000)
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