Quote by: Anna Deavere Smith

When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American actresses - it was right after 'Roots,' and for society, not me, it was great. Nice richly dark-skinned people was the fashion, and I was not.


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  • NameAnna Deavere Smith
  • DescriptionAmerican actress, playwright and professor
  • BornSeptember 18, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Author
  • AwardsMacArthur Fellows Program; National Humanities Medal