Annabelle Gurwitch
American actress
Annabelle Gurwitch is an American author, actress and television host most recognizable from her stint as a hostess on Dinner and a Movie on TBS, and an activist associated with environmental issues and secular humanism. She was recognized as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily.
Early life
Gurwitch was born in Alabama to a Jewish family. She was raised in Mobile until the age of five before moving temporarily to Delaware and then to Florida where her father found work. She is a 1980 graduate of Miami Beach Senior High School.
Career
Theatre
Gurwitch began working as an actress Off-Broadway in New York City, including productions with Theater for a Young Audience at Henry Street Settlement, The Public Theater, the 20th Anniversary production of Uncommon Women and Others at Lucille Lortel.
Gurwitch's theater credits include the world premiere of Donald Margulies' A Coney Island Christmas at the Geffen Playhouse, the West Coast Premiere of Go Back to Where You Are by David Greenspan at the Odyssey, the West Coast premier of Women in Jeopardy at EST Santa Barbara, productions with LA Theaterworks including Sixteen Wounded with Omar Metwally, Our Lady of 121 Street opposite Laurence Fishburne, and Adam's Rib with Adam Arkin.
Her performance off-Broadway at the Joe Quintero Theater, in the title role of Murray Mednick's Joe and Betty, garnered her a place in The New York Times' "Top Ten Performances in Theatre of the Year 2002." She also appeared in the Los Angeles Times "Top Ten Performances of the Year in Theatre 2001."
She developed her solo show based on I See You Made an Effort in workshops at the All for One Solo Fest, NY and Skylight Theater, Los Angeles, in 2017. It was featured in the subscription offerings at The Scottsdale Center of Performing Arts and The Temple Theater, at The Des Moines Performing Arts Center, amongst other touring locations. Her live appearances include The Moth, Joe's Pub, House of Speakeasy, New York Comedy Festival, and the Thurber Spring Lecture Series.
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