Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch was an American actress, comedian and TV host. She is most well-known for her work as hostess in Dinner and a Movie (TBS) and environmentalist associated with secular humanism and environmental issues. Annabelle Gurwitch was a critically-acclaimed actor, as well as a New York Times Bestseller Author. She penned her memoirs You Said Tomato But I Said Shut Up! Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch, a former presenter on TBS Dinner & a Movie will be remembered by viewers on television for memorable performances that she made on Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown. Additionally, she hosted the sustainability series WA$TED at The Planet Green Network. She appears regularly on PBS Newhour Real Time Bill Maher as well as on NPR. In addition, she contributes op eds to The New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter. The work she does as an actor on stage has secured her a spot on the critics annual Best Ten Best Performances of the Year for each of The New York and Los Angeles Times. Annabelle gives a funny and wise account of getting older in the current youth-focused society. Annabelle has performed her highly acclaimed work in theater festivals worldwide, at the 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP events and in women's groups throughout the United States. Annabelle speaks about the significance as well as the absurdity of our families, both the ones that we were born into and the ones we join. The talks she gives to audiences of all ages include the following venues: Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix GOOGLE Talks The Skirball Center for the Arts and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch makes use of memoirs as a means to reclaim the significance of the past, and to set our sights on the future. Talks are offered at the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women Literary Festivals, as well as performing art centers. On the PBS News Hour, she offers her perspective on binge-watching versus reading. The viewer can discern which side of that argument she chooses to take.