1. Annabelle Gurwitch is an American author, actress and television host most recognizable from her stint as a hostess on Dinner and a Movie on TBS, and an activist associated with environmental issues and secular humanism.
16 Facts About Annabelle Gurwitch
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Annabelle Gurwitch was recognized as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily.
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Annabelle Gurwitch began working as an actress Off-Broadway in New York City, including productions with Theater for a Young Audience at Henry Street Settlement, The Public Theater, the 20th Anniversary production of Uncommon Women and Others at Lucille Lortel.
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Annabelle Gurwitch developed her solo show based on I See You Made an Effort, in workshops at the All for One Solo Fest, NY and Skylight Theater, Los Angeles, in 2017.
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Annabelle Gurwitch co-wrote two episodes of the 1980s children's animated series ThunderCats.
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Annabelle Gurwitch served as co-host for six years, departing in 2002.
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Annabelle Gurwitch has appeared on TV series including The Equalizer, Miami Vice, Dexter, The Cleaner, Medium, State of Mind, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Seinfeld and Boston Legal.
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In 2002 Annabelle Gurwitch appeared as the host of Meow TV, along with her cat Stinky, a show distributed on CD inside bags of Meow Mix.
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The year Annabelle Gurwitch was a finalist for the Thurber Prize marked the first time the three finalists were all female.
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Annabelle Gurwitch adapted this book as a solo show, first produced at the Skylight Theater and then toured nationally in 2017.
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Annabelle Gurwitch once worked for Woody Allen, but was fired during an encounter in which he said that she looked "retarded" among other insults.
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Annabelle Gurwitch was a regular commentator for NPR's All Things Considered.
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Annabelle Gurwitch frequently makes appearances on NPR including on The Moth, Ask Me Another and Marketplace.
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Annabelle Gurwitch is a contributing writer for NPR's Day to Day, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Nation, and she has written for Child, Publishers Weekly, Marie Claire, More, Men's Health, Glamour, Cooking Light, Premiere, Penthouse and Los Angeles.
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Annabelle Gurwitch's essays have appeared in two anthologies: Note to Self: 30 Women on Hardship, Humiliation, Heartbreak, and Overcoming It All and Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled.
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Annabelle Gurwitch has written and given talks on how her southern Jewish roots have influenced her family life.