Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch, an American comedic actress and television host is best known for her time as hostess in Dinner and a Movie. She is also a vocal advocate on the environment and human rights. Annabelle Gurwitch was a critically-acclaimed actor, as well as a New York Times Bestseller Author. She wrote the memoirs You said Tomato But I Said Shut Up! This was also the Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch was the longest-running host on TBS's Dinner & a Movie and TV viewers will remember her unforgettable appearances on shows such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown and as hosts of the sustainable series WA$TED which airs on The Planet Green Network. Gurwitch is a regular host on PBS Newhour Real Time With Bill Maher, NPR and write satires and op-eds for The New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter as well as the satires and opinion pieces for The New Yorker. The New York Times has acknowledged her as a stage actress and included it on its annual list of reviewers' top Ten Actors. Annabelle offers her humorous and insightful account of the challenges of aging in our modern-day youth-focused culture. The material she has been performing is acclaimed and was performed at many theatre festivals, AARP conventions, 92nd St Y Prevention Magazines as well as evenings for ladies with female groups across the United States. Annabelle talks about the importance as well as the absurdity of our families, including those which we were raised in as well as those that we have joined. Annabelle's talk for any audience include: the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix The Skirball Center for the Arts, the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch speaks about the importance in using memoirs to discover meaning from our pasts and help us navigate our way into the future. Lectures, talks and performances include George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women literary festivals and performance arts centers. On PBS News Hour, she gives her opinion on binge-watching versus reading. It is possible to see which side of that argument she chooses to take.