Annabelle Gurwitch is a New York Times Bestselling author, actress, and patient advocate known for her wit, warmth, and candor. She is a two-time Thurber Prize finalist and the author of six memoirs whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine and New Yorker Magazine.

In her most recent memoir, The End of My Life is Killing Me the unexpected joys of a cancer slacker, published in March 2026, a U.S. bestseller, Annabelle shares her coping strategies and how she cultivates joy even in her darkest hours with both hilarity and heartfelt insights.

Since her diagnosis with stage 4 lung cancer in 2020, Annabelle has been chronicling life in treatment in essays published in The Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today and Boston Globe. She mentors patients one-on-one and speaks at scientific conferences, cancer centers, and patient support groups. In 2023, she was awarded the Patient Advocate Award by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and in 2026, she was honored with the Gilda Award, named for iconic comedian Gilda Radner, by the Cancer Support Community of Los Angeles. She is currently serving a two-year term on the communications committee of the IASLC.