Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch has been a hostess of film and television for the past ten years. She has hosted Dinner and a Movie, as well as an active advocate for secular and environmental issues. 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! It also appeared in a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch hosted Dinner & a Movie on TBS for a number of years. TV viewers may be able to recall her appearances on shows like Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown as well as WA$TED, a sustainability show that was telecast through The Planet Green Network. The shows she has appeared on regularly comprise PBS Newhour Real Time Bill Maher or NPR. Additionally, she writes op eds which can be found in New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and satires in The New Yorker & McSweeneys. In her role as an actor the stage, her performance has been recognized as among the critics of the 'Top Ten Performances for the year in The New York Times as and the Los Angeles Times. Annabelle shares wisdom and her humorous account of aging within our teen-centric society. Annabelle has presented her material for audiences all over the world such as The 92% St Y Prevention Magazine, the AARP, and women's nights. Annabelle speaks to the audience about family and the importance of families. The tribes in which our children grow up, and the ones into which we decide to be. She's addressed audiences all ages at events like the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix, GOOGLE talks, the Skirball Centre for the Arts, and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch talks about how memoir can help us redeem, rediscover and find significance in our past. The book also offers direction for our lives. Talks and lectures include George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women literary festivals and performing arts centers. It is possible to watch her opinions about reading books and viewing binge movies, or guess which side she comes to on PBS News Hour.