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Uta Hagen
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German-born American actress and drama teacher (1919–2004)
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Uta Hagen was an American stage, film, and television actor and teacher. Born Thyra Hagen in Göttingen, Germany, she held United States citizenship and spoke German and English. Her professional career began in 1937, and she was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection and served as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Hagen received several honors, including the National Medal of Arts, the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, the Drama League Award, and the title of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was married to José Ferrer and Herbert Berghof. Her notable students included Roy London, Steve McQueen, Geraldine Page, and Jason Robards. She died of a stroke in New York City on January 14, 2004, from natural causes.
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Film & TV
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
- King of the Hill — Maureen (voice)1997
- Intimate Portrait — Self1993
- The Sunset Gang — Sophie (segment "The Home")1991
- Reversal of Fortune — Maria1990
- Seasonal Differences — Omi1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thyra
- Family name
- Hagen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Göttingen
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Herbert Berghof
- Father
- Oskar Hagen
- Sibling
- Holger Hagen
- Occupation
- actor
- Position held
- professor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Uta Hagen The Other 1972 photo.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1919-06-12
- date of death
- 2004-01-01
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Uta Hagen
- name in native language
- Uta Hagen
- student
- Katie Finneran
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- birth name
- Uta Thyra Hagen
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