Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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V, formerly Eve Ensler (/ˈɛnslər/; born May 25, 1953), is an American playwright, author, performer, feminist, and activist. V is best known for her play The Vagina Monologues.[1][2][3] In 2006 Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called The Vagina Monologues "probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade."[4]
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Born | Eve Ensler (1953-05-25) May 25, 1953 (age 70) New York City, U.S. |
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Richard McDermott
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Website | eveensler |
In 2011, V was awarded the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 65th Tony Awards, which recognizes an individual from the theater community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of humanitarian, social service, or charitable organizations. V was given this award for her creation of the non-profit V-Day movement which raises money and educates the public about violence against women and efforts to stop it.
She writes for The Guardian and has been featured in films including V-Day's Until the Violence Stops, the PBS documentary What I Want My Words to Do to You, and the Netflix documentary City of Joy, among others. She regularly appears in print, radio, podcast, and television interviews including on CNN,[5] Democracy Now,[6] TODAY,[7] Real Time with Bill Maher and Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry.