Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch was an American actor, comedian, and television host. She is most well-known for her character as hostess on Dinner and a Movie (TBS) and environmentalist associated with secular humanism and environmental concerns. Annabelle Gurwitch was a critically-acclaimed actress, and New York Times Bestseller Author. She wrote the memoirs You said Tomato but I said Shut Up! It also appeared in a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch, a former host on TBS Dinner & a Movie is a favorite among viewers of television for memorable performances in Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown. Also she was the host of the show on sustainability, WA$TED, at The Planet Green Network. She is a regular guest as a guest on PBS Newhour Real Time Bill Maher and on NPR. She also writes editorials for The New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter. She has been recognized by reviewers for her work on the stage in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Annabelle's wisdom, and hilarious perspective on aging in our youth-obsessed culture is widely shared. The actress has performed the acclaimed show at theatre festivals all over all over the world, including as well as at the 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP Conventions as well as ladies night for women's clubs across the country. Annabelle speaks about the way in which families are both important and insane. The talk will focus on families and tribes you were born in and choose. The talks she gives to audiences of all ages include the following venues: Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix GOOGLE Talks at the Skirball Center for the Arts and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch talks about the power memoir can help us reclaim our past, reclaim its significance and provide direction in our future. Lectures include those at the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women Literary Festivals, as well as the performing arts centers. If you'd like to learn what she thinks, go to PBS News Hour. She will give an IMHO view on watching movies versus reading.