Biography
Drawn from personal interviews, the play explored the racial tensions that resulted from two events in a small Brooklyn community: a Black child was killed by a car driven by a Hassid; a Jewish scholar was stabbed to death reportedly in retaliation. Smith delineated portrayals of 19 individuals whose lives were touched in some way by the events. What emerged was a powerful meditation that posed questions about how people (and by extension the …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Headlined her solo show "Let Me Down Easy" at off-Broadway's Second Stage | |
2009 | Cast as hospital administrator Mrs. Akalitus in Showtime's dark comedy, "Nurse Jackie" | |
2008 | Co-starred in Jonathan Demme's "Rachel Getting Married" | |
2007 | Played Deputy National Security Advisor in Peter Berg's "The Kingdom" | |
2005 | Co-starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, "Rent" | |
2003 | Cast in "The Human Stain," opposite Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman | |
2001 | Had a recurring role on the NBC White House drama, "The West Wing"; created by Aaron Sorkin | |
2000 | Had a recurring role as District Attorney Kate Brunner on "The Practice" (ABC) | |
2000 | Starred in film version of "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992"; presented in a special screening at the Sundance Film Festival | |
1999 | Reworked the stage play of "House Arrest" for the Los Angeles stage | |
1997 | First produced stage play with a cast of actors, "House Arrest: First Edition" | |
1995 | Played the president's press secretary in Rob Reiner's "The American President"; scripted by Aaron Sorkin | |
1993 | Once again was the solo performer of multiple characters in "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992"; first opened in LA and later moved to NY; nominated for two Tony Awards for Best Actress and Best Play | |
1993 | Appeared in Jonathan Demme's film about AIDS and homosexuality, "Philadelphia" | |
1992 | Breakthrough role as the solo performer playing multiple and diverse characters in "Fires in the Mirror"; also wrote play | |
| Was a professor in the drama department at Stanford University | ||
1986 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
1983 | First play produced, "On the Road" | |
1983 | Made TV debut on the ABC daytime soap, "All My Children" | |
| Taught acting at New York University | ||
1982 | Feature film debut, "Soup for One" | |
1978 | Was an assistant professor of theater at Carnegie-Mellon University | |
1974 | Made her stage debut in "Horatio" | |