Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch has been a hostess on television and films from the time of Dinner and a Movie, and is also an advocate for secular 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! It was also a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch was the long time host of the TBS show Dinner & a Movie and the public will be able to remember her unforgettable appearances on shows such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown as well as hosts of the sustainable series WA$TED which airs on The Planet Green Network. She has been a frequent guest in PBS Newhour Real Time With Bill Maher, NPR and write satires and op-eds for The New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and Op-eds and satires to The New Yorker. The work she does as an actor on stage has secured her place in the annual list of critics' Best Ten Performances of the Year in each of The New York and Los Angeles Times. Annabelle gives a funny and wise account of the challenges of aging in our modern-day youth-focused world. This material has been performed at theater festivals around the globe, including for instance, the The 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP conventions as well as Ladies Nights held by Women's Clubs across the nation. Annabelle speaks about the importance and insanity of families those we're born into as well as those we choose to join. Annabelle's talks for all audiences include: the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix The Skirball center for the Arts, the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch discusses the potential of memoir to reclaim our past, reclaim its significance and provide direction in our future. Literature festivals and performing arts centers are among them. George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women. It is possible to watch her opinions on reading books versus viewing binge movies, or determine which side she falls down on on the PBS News Hour.