Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch, an American comedy actress and TV host is best known for her stint as hostess of Dinner and a Movie. She has also been an active advocate for human rights and environmental issues. Annabelle Gurwitch is a critically popular actress and New York Times Bestselling Author of the memoir Wherever You Find Them, They Are Have a feeling you made an effort to Say Tomato I'm Saying Shut Up and Get Fired! It also appeared in an episode of a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch hosted Dinner & a Movie on TBS for many years. Television viewers will remember her appearances in programs such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown and the sustainability program WA$TED which was shown in the US on The Planet Green Network. She is a regular guest for PBS Newhour Real Time with Bill Maher and on NPR as well as writing op-eds for New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and satires for The New Yorker and McSweeeneys. As an actress, her performances onstage have earned her a place among the critics' Top Ten Performers in The New York Times as and The Los Angeles Times. Annabelle provides a humorous and wise account of growing older in an environment that's very youth-oriented. Annabelle has performed her highly acclaimed work at international theater festivals and at the annual 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP gatherings and groups of women across the nation. Annabelle is a speaker on the value and absurdity of family members, both the ones we're born into and the tribes we chose to belong. Annabelle's talks for all audiences will include the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix The Skirball Center for the Arts, and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch is a speaker on the power of memoir to reclaim the past, find its meaning and guide our path into the future. The many talks and talks she's presented are in performing arts centres as well as literary festivals such as those held by George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women. Watch the PBS News Hour IMHO about the reading of books, or watching binge-watching. You can guess which side she's on.