# Anna Deavere Smith: Four American characters

Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show "On the Road: A Search for American Character."

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2007
- Runtime: 23 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education, History, Sports
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/AnnaDeavereSmith_2005)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/AnnaDeavereSmith_2005?play=1)