Anita Finlay | |
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Occupation | actress, author |
Anita Finlay is an American film and television actress who played the recurring role of "Dr. Nora Thompson" on The Young and the Restless for seven years. Born, raised and trained as an actress in New York, Finlay's television credits include guest appearances on Grey's Anatomy, Perception, Castle, Brothers and Sisters, 24, Gilmore Girls, Judging Amy,The Guardian, Melrose Place, Matlock, L.A. Law and Hannah Montana. Finlay starred in a number of feature films and made-for-television movies including "Alternate Endings", "The Last Place on Earth", "Two Voices", "Prison of Secrets" and Visions of Murder. In addition, Finlay has done scores of commercial campaigns and worked in the theatre as a solo artist, writing and performing "The Devil Takes a Wife" to acclaim in Los Angeles theaters. She has also performed in regional theatres throughout the United States and had long running spokesperson contracts for a number of Fortune 500 companies.
Finlay is the author of Dirty Words on Clean Skin: Sexism and Sabotage, a Hillary Supporter's Rude Awakening published in March 2012. Dirty Words on Clean Skin was a #1 bestseller on Amazon’s Women in Politics books for 16 weeks and is part of the Clinton Presidential Library.
In March 2015, Anita Finlay became the co-host of Dare We Say, a nationally syndicated web-talk series. Finlay is also a commentator for The Jerry Doyle Show, America's Radio News Network, and Newsmax/Midpoint with Ed Berliner and a principal contributor at EPIC TIMES. Her articles have been featured on Real Clear Politics, MemeOrandum, MediaBistro/DC Fishbowl, xoJane, and Knoxville Journal. She was chosen as a 2014 BlogHer Voice of the Year, where her work is repeatedly Editors' Choice.