Uta Hagen
German-born American actress and drama teacher (1919–2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Tovarich
- Saint Joan
- Respect for acting
- A challenge for the actor
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Film & TV
Acting · Göttingen, Germany
Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German and 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…
Known for
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Uta Hagen's Acting Class — Self2004
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand — Self / Desdemona in 'Othello' (voice)1999
- Oz — Mama Rebadow1997