ANNABELLE GURWITCH is an actress, activist, and New York Times Bestselling author of six books and two-time finalist for the Thurber Prize.

Her essays have appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and Hadassah Magazine amongst other publications. Her six books include the New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize finalist I See You Made an Effort.

Annabelle co-hosted the fan favorite Dinner & a Movie on TBS, was a regular commentator for NPR. She is serving in leadership as a patient advocate with the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). She is a Jewish mother, a terrible gardener, even worse ukulele player, a lung cancer survivor,and an unrepentant cat lady who lives in Los Angeles.

Her forthcoming memoir The End of My Life is Killing Me, the unexpected joys of a cancer slacker will be published by Zibby Media, March 17, 2026.