Uta Thyra Hagen

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Uta Thyra Hagen was a renowned German-American actress and influential acting teacher, best known for her work on the stage and her seminal books on acting technique.

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instanceOf acting teacher
actress
author
human
theatre director
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1930s
awardReceived Drama Desk Award
National Medal of Arts
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
birthName Uta Thyra Hagen
causeOfDeath stroke
child Leticia Ferrer
citizenship Germany
United States of America
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-06-12
dateOfDeath 2004-01-14
educatedAt Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
ethnicOrigin German-American
familyName Hagen
fieldOfWork acting pedagogy
theatre
founded HB Studio
genre acting technique
drama
givenName Uta
influenced Faye Dunaway
Jack Lemmon
Matthew Broderick
Sigourney Weaver
Whoopi Goldberg
influencedBy Konstantin Stanislavski
languageOfWorkOrName English
middleName Thyra
notableRole Desdemona in Othello
Hedda in Hedda Gabler
Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (stage)
Nina in The Seagull
notableStudent Al Pacino
Harvey Keitel
Jason Robards
Liza Minnelli
Robert De Niro
notableWork A Challenge for the Actor
Respect for Acting
occupation acting teacher
author
film actress
stage actress
television actress
placeOfBirth Göttingen
placeOfDeath New York City
residence New York City
spouse Herbert Berghof NERFINISHED
José Ferrer

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Uta Thyra Hagen birthName Uta Thyra Hagen