People
Uta Hagen
Biography:
Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German-American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, who called her "a profoundly truthful actress." Because Hagen was on the Hollywood blacklist, in part because of her association with Paul Robeson, her film opportunities dwindled and she focused her career on New York theatre.
She later became a highly influential acting teacher at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio and authored best-selling acting texts, Respect for Acting, with Haskel Frankel, and A Challenge for the Actor. Her most substantial contributions to theatre... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self | 2021-08-14 |
Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self | 2004-04-06 |
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self | 2003-04-03 |
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Self / Desdemona in 'Othello' (voice) | 1999-02-24 |
The Sunset Gang as Sophie (segment "The Home") | 1991-04-04 |
Reversal of Fortune as Maria | 1990-10-19 |
Seasonal Differences as Omi | 1987-12-02 |
A Doctor's Story as Mrs. Hilda Reiner | 1984-04-23 |
The Boys from Brazil as Frieda Maloney | 1978-10-05 |
The Other as Ada | 1972-05-24 |