Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch, an American comedy actress and TV host is best known for her tenure as host on Dinner and a Movie. She is also active in promoting the environment and human rights. Annabelle Gurwitch was a critically-acclaimed actress, and New York Times Bestseller Author. She penned her memoirs You said Tomato but I said Shut Up! It was also a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch, a former host on TBS Dinner & a Movie is a favorite among viewers of television for her unforgettable performances on Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown. Additionally, she hosted the show on sustainability, WA$TED, at The Planet Green Network. She is a regular on PBS Newhour Real Time With Bill Maher, NPR and write satires and op-eds for the New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter in addition to Op-eds and satires to The New Yorker. The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times have ranked her among their annual Top Ten performances of the year for her stage work. Annabelle is a wise lady who shares her insights regarding aging, and also how to smile at the aging process in an age-defying society. Her acclaimed performance material has been performed at international theater festivals and at the annual 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP events and in women's groups throughout the United States. Annabelle speaks about the absurdity and importance of family, the families we're born into as well as the tribes that we choose to be a part of. To audiences of any age Annabelle has delivered talks in The Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix GoogleTalks' Skirball Center for the Arts The Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch talks about the power of memoir to reclaim the past, find its purpose and offer an orientation for the future. The lectures include those at the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women Literary Festivals as well as the performing arts centers. You can view her IMHO regarding reading versus the habit of binge-watching, and you can figure out which side she is to on PBS News Hour.