Curiosidades

Is a tenured professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Recipient of MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. (18 de junho de 1996)

Nominated for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Fires in the Mirror".

Ann O'Day Maples Professor of the Arts at Stanford University.

Has had parts in Dave: Presidente por Um Dia (1993) and Meu Querido Presidente (1995), as well as a recurring role on West Wing: Nos Bastidores do Poder (1999). All three are primarily set in the White House.

She received an honorary degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Doctorate of Humane Letters. (maio de 2010)

Serves on the Board of Trusteesfof Grace Cathedral (Episcopal) in San Francisco, and was the Cathedral's first "Artist in Residence," in 2012 at which time she premiered her work, On Grace, to sold out performances.

Was nominated for two 1994 Tony Awards: as Best Actress (Play) and Author of Best Play nominee, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

She was awarded the 1994 NAACP Image Award for Best Actress for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

She was awarded the 1994 NAACP Image Award for Best Playwright for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Her most recent play, House Arrest, explores the US national identity as it revealed by the American presidency, past and present. This spring Ms. Smith will bring House Arrest as a one-woman show to the Public Theatre in New York. The New York premiere of House Arrest, directed by Jo Bonney, will open Tuesday, March 7 and play through April 19, 2000.

Her new play, "Let Me Down Easy" is set to debut at the Public Theater in New York City in 2006-2007. (abril de 2006)

(12-17 Nov 1996) Performing her play Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Boston, Colonial Theatre)

She was nominated for a 1994 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Actress for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City.

Her play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City was awarded 1993-1994 OBIE Award for Best Play.

She was awarded the 1993-1994 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City for "Unique Contribution to Theatrical Form.".

She was awarded for a 1993-1994 New York Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance for "Twlight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City.

She was awarded the 1993 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Creation Performance for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Her play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," on Broadway in New York City was nominated for a 1994 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play.

Her play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1994 NAACP Image Award for Best Play.