Awards & Winners

Anna Deavere Smith

Date of Birth 18-September-1950
Place of Birth Baltimore
(Maryland, Baltimore County, United States of America, Area code 410, Area code 443, Area code 667, Area codes 410, 443, and 667)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Ann O'Day Maples, Anna Deaver Smith, Anna Deavere Smith
Profession Actor, Playwright, Teacher, Screenwriter
Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist-in-residence at the Center for American Progress. Smith is widely known for her roles as National Security Advisor Nancy McNally in The West Wing, and as hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie. She is a recipient of The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the richest prizes in the American arts, with a remuneration of $300,000.

Awards by Anna Deavere Smith

Check all the awards nominated and won by Anna Deavere Smith.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nurse Jackie

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nurse Jackie
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nurse Jackie

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nurse Jackie

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Let Me Down Easy
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Let Me Down Easy

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance Rachel Getting Married
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Rachel Getting Married

2004


Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film
Honored for : The Human Stain

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film The Human Stain
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The West Wing

2003


Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Honored for : The Human Stain

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress The Human Stain
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The West Wing

1998


Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Honored for : Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992

1994


Outer Critics Circle Special Award
Obie Award for Best Play
Honored for : Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Honored for : Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

1993


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Honored for : Fires in the Mirror
(Outstanding Solo Performance)

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for Drama Fires in the Mirror
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Fires in the Mirror
Outstanding Solo Performance

1992


Obie Award for Special Citations
Honored for : Fires in the Mirror