Catlin Adams

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Catlin Adams
Born
Nira Barab

(1950-10-11) October 11, 1950 (age 73)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Acting coach, director, actress, writer, producer
Years active1968–present

Catlin Adams (born Nira Barab; October 11, 1950) is an American actress, acting coach, and film director. [1] As an actress, she appeared in notable films like The Jerk and The Jazz Singer.

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Early life

Catlin Adams was born as Nira Barab on October 11, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. [2] At 14, Adams joined the Actors Studio and studied with her teacher and mentor, Lee Strasberg, until his death. Upon joining, Adams became the youngest actor to have entered the organization. She also worked with other master mentors, including Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, Lee Grant, Gary Austin, and Ellen Burstyn.

Career

Adams is a graduate of the American Film Institute. She made a TV film, "Wanted: A Perfect Guy", starring a young Ben Affleck, won two Emmys and a Directors Guild Award. Four years later, Adams directed the feature film Sticky Fingers , which she co-wrote and co-produced with Melanie Mayron. [3] [4]

She had one of her first roles in the 1968 film The Rat Patrol. Adams is a founding member of the improv comedy group, The Groundlings.

Filmography

As an actress

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 The Rat Patrol Girl1 episode
1968–1970 Adam-12 Karen/M'Liss2 episodes
1970 Up in the Cellar Tracey Chamber
1971 Nichols Mabel Zimmerman1 episode
1973 The Fuzz Brothers Trina
1974 McMillan & Wife Ruth Habbib1 episode
1975 The Fortune Girl Lover
1975 Katherine Jessica
1976 The Streets of San Francisco Cathy Dineen1 episode
1977 Panic in Echo Park Cynthia
1975–1977 Kojak Sheila/Adelle/Theresa Ryan4 episodes
1979 The Jerk Patty Bernstein
1980 The Jazz Singer Rivka Rabinovitch
1982–1983 Square Pegs Ms. Loomis5 episodes
1990 thirtysomething Pippa Fallow1 episode
1995 Freaky Friday Dana 'Dinky' Barb
1997 Toothless Carrie's Mum
1998 New York Undercover Judge Carol Underwood1 episode
2000 Providence Rebecca Rosen1 episode
2012 Underworld: Awakening Olivia

As a director

YearTitleNotes
1986 ABC Afterschool Specials Episode: "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"
1988 Sticky Fingers
1990 Stolen: One Husband
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 Episode: "Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag)"

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