Self is a real person portrayed by Anna Deavere Smith in the TV series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Our American Storytellers (season 2), they were 64 years old.
They appear in 1 episodes out of a total of 106 aired so far
Self is also portrayed by Claire Danes, Michael Douglas, David Duchovny, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephen King, Julianne Moore, Julia Roberts, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Affleck.
Episodes1
Our American Storytellers
episode S2.E3 october 2014Three iconic American storytellers, journalist Anderson Cooper, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, learn about their southern ancestors' role in the Civil War, and in Burns' case, the Revolutionary War.
