List of American Academy of Dramatic Arts people

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Notable alumni

A

• Walter Abel, 1918 ^[1]
• Jay Acovone, 1978 ^[1]
• Marla Adams, 1958 ^[1]
• Derek Ahonen
• Suzanne Alexander ^[2]
• Rae Allen, 1947 ^[1]
• Don Amendolia, 1966 ^[1]
• Tige Andrews, 1946 ^[1]
• Kwaw Ansah, 1965 ^[1]
• Carmen Argenziano, 1964 ^[1]
• Katie Aselton, 2004 ^[1]
• Armand Assante, 1969 ^[1]
• Tom Atkins, 1967 ^[1]
• Hank Azaria, 1980 ^[1]

B

• Lauren Bacall, 1942 ^[3]
• Jim Backus, 1933 ^[3]
• Eion Bailey, 1996 ^[1]
• Conrad Bain, 1948 ^[1]
• Brenda Bakke
• Anne Bancroft, 1950
• Diana Barrymore
• Chris Bauer
• Frances Bavier, 1925 ^[1]
• Douglas Carter Beane, 1980 ^[1]
• Graham Beckel, 1972 ^[1]
• Doris Belack, 1945 ^[1]
• Gaston Bell
• Gil Bellows, 1987 ^[1]
• Robby Benson
• Peter Bergman, 1975 ^[1]
• Samuel Bernstein
• Lyle Bettger, 1937
• William Blinn, 1957 ^[1]
• Linwood Boomer, 1977 ^[1]
• Lee Bowman, 1936 ^[1]
• Jocelyn Brando, 1942 ^[1]
• Michael Brandon, 1967 ^[1]
• Laura Branigan, 1972 ^[1]
• Eileen Brennan, 1956 ^[1]
• Lisa Brescia, 1991 ^[1]
• Beth Broderick, 1977 ^[1]
• Adrien Brody, specialized training 1993 ^[1]
• Rose Marie Brown ^[4]
• Joyce Bulifant, 1958 ^[1]
• Michael J. Burg

C

• J.D. Cannon, 1942 ^[1]
• Dale Carnegie, 1912 ^[1]
• Max Casella, 1987 ^[1]
• John Cassavetes, 1950 ^[1]
• Nick Cassavetes, 1980 ^[1]
• Kim Cattrall, 1974 ^[1]
• Jessica Chastain, 1998 ^[1]
• George Coe, 1956 ^[1]
• Enrico Colantoni, 1985 ^[1]
• Nicholas Colasanto, 1952 ^[1]
• Jennifer Coolidge, 1982 ^[1]
• Amanda Crew
• Hume Cronyn, 1934 ^[1]
• Max Crumm
• Bob Cummings ^[3]
• Helen Curry

D

• Marc Daniels
• Martin Davidson
• Brad Davis ^[3]
• Jeremy Davies, 1990 ^[1]
• Johanna Day, 1984 ^[1]
• Cecil B. DeMille, 1900 ^[1]
• William Devane, 1961 ^[1]
• Danny DeVito, 1966 ^[1]
• Colleen Dewhurst, 1947 ^[1]
• Diana Douglas, 1941 ^[1]
• Illeana Douglas, 1983 ^[1]
• Kirk Douglas, 1941 ^[1]
• Cara Duff-MacCormick
• Julia Duffy, 1972 ^[1]
• Nora Dunblane, 1899 ^[5]
• Charles Durning, 1948 ^[1]
• Alexis Dziena

E

• Clare Eames, 1918 ^[1]
• Christine Ebersole, 1975 ^[1]
• Eric Edwards, 1967
• Vince Edwards, 1950 ^[1]
• Ethyl Eichelberger
• David Eigenberg, 1986 ^[1]
• René Enríquez, 1960 ^[1]

F

• James Farentino, 1958 ^[1]
• Gail Fisher, 1958 ^[1]
• Cristina Fontanelli ^[6]
• Nina Foch, 1942 ^[1]
• Harriet Ford
• Nicole Forester, 1993 ^[1]
• Jorja Fox, 1990 ^[1]
• Elizabeth Franz, 1962 ^[1]
• Deborra-Lee Furness

G

• Troy Garity, 1995 ^[1]
• Sally Gifford
• Gwen Gillen ^[7]
• Larry Gilliard Jr.
• Joanna Going, 1985 ^[1]
• Joan Goodfellow, 1972 ^[8]
• Ruth Gordon, 1914 ^[1]
• Robert Gossett, 1976 ^[1]
• Bruce Greenwood, 1981 ^[1]
• Luke Grimes, 2004 ^[1]
• Burt Grinstead
• Gugu Gumede, 2012

H

• Leisha Hailey
• Ron Hale, 1967 ^[1]
• Emily Wakeman Hartley ^[9]
• David Hartman, 1961 ^[1]
• Susan Haskell, 1991 ^[1]
• Anne Hathaway, specialized training 1993 ^[1]
• Dennis Haysbert, 1977 ^[1]
• Florence Henderson, 1953 ^[1]
• Martin Hewitt
• Judd Hirsch, 1962 ^[1]
• Alice Hirson, 1948 ^[1]
• Sterling Holloway, 1923 ^[1]
• David Huddleston, 1958 ^[1]

I

• Lela Ivey^{[ citation needed ]}

J

• Kate Jackson, 1970 ^[1]
• John James, 1977 ^[1]
• Melissa James Gibson, 1984 ^[1]
• Herbert Jefferson Jr., 1969
• Allen Jenkins, 1922 ^[1]
• Jennifer Jones, 1939 ^[1]

K

• Florence Kahn
• Garson Kanin, 1933 ^[1]
• John Karlen, 1958 ^[1]
• Grace Kelly, 1949 ^[1]
• Elizabeth Kemp
• Sally Kirkland, 1961 ^[1]
• Elias Koteas, 1983 ^[1]
• Stepfanie Kramer, 1977 ^[1]

L

• Casey LaBow, 2007 ^[1]
• Caroline Lagerfelt, 1969 ^[1]
• Ron Leibman, 1958 ^[1]
• Sam Levene, 1927 ^[1]
• Matthew Lillard, 1990 ^[1]
• Howard Lindsay, 1908 ^[1]
• Cleavon Little, 1967 ^[1]
• John Lone, 1978 ^[1]
• Marion Lorne, 1904 ^[1]
• Lucille Lortel, 1921 ^[1]
• James Luisi, 1958 ^[1]
• Anna Lundberg, 2018

M

• Taylor Mac
• Harriet E. MacGibbon
• Rosie Malek-Yonan
• Randolph Mantooth
• Mrinalini Sarabhai
• Marie-Noelle Marquis
• Robin Mathews, 1994 ^[1]
• Melanie Mayron, 1972 ^[1]
• Stephen McHattie, 1968 ^[1]
• George Meeker, 1922 ^[1]
• Leonard Melfi
• Ioannis Melissanidis
• Dina Merrill, 1944 ^[1]
• Justine Miceli, 1982 ^[1]
• Judson Mills, 1991 ^[1]
• Katherine Moennig, 1998 ^[1]
• Frank Morgan, 1914 ^[1]
• Michael Mosley
• Elizabeth Montgomery, 1953 ^[1]
• Agnes Moorehead, 1929 ^[1]
• Frank Morgan, 1914 ^[1]
• Anita Morris, 1962 ^[1]
• Carrie-Anne Moss, 1988 ^[1]
• Don Murray, 1948 ^[1]
• Louis Mustillo, 1983 ^[1]

N

• Mary Nash
• Novella Nelson, 1961 ^[1]
• Eric Nenninger, 1999 ^[1]
• Hayley Marie Norman

O

• Pat O'Brien ^[1]
• Michael O'Keefe, specialized training 1974 ^[1]
• Keito Okamoto, 2020^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jim O'Rear
• Timothy Omundson
• Glenn Ordway
• Kelly Overton, 1999 ^[1]
• Catherine Dale Owen

P

• Angel Parker, 1999 ^[1]
• Sarah Paulson, specialized training 1992 ^[1]
• Jimmy Pardo
• Donna Pescow, 1975 ^[1]
• Alex Pettyfer, specialized training 2004 ^[1]
• Michael Pitt, specialized training 1998 ^[1]
• Rick Polizzi, 1983 ^[1]
• Billy Pollina
• Tom Poston, 1947 ^[1]
• William Powell, 1913 ^[1]
• Dory Previn, 1943 ^[1]

R

• Robert Redford, 1959 ^[1]
• Nicolas Winding Refn
• Joe Regalbuto, 1970 ^[1]
• Don Rickles, 1948 ^[1]
• Thelma Ritter, 1922 ^[1]
• Jason Robards, 1948 ^[1]
• Jason Robards Sr., 1911 ^[1]
• Eric Roberts ^[3]
• John Roberts, 1991 ^[1]
• Edward G. Robinson, 1913 ^[1]
• Zuleikha Robinson, 1997 ^[1]
• Hayden Rorke, 1932 ^[1]
• Charlotte Rothwell
• Gena Rowlands, 1952 ^[1]
• Paul Rudd, 1991 ^[1]
• Rosalind Russell, 1929 ^[1]

S

• Melanie Safka
• Gary Sandy, 1968 ^[1]
• John Savage, 1969 ^[1]
• John Saxon ^[3]
• Diana Scarwid, 1975 ^[1]
• Kathryn Leigh Scott, 1966
• Joseph Schildkraut, 1913 ^[1]
• William G. Schilling, 1969 ^[1]
• Annabella Sciorra, 1980 ^[1]
• Adam Scott, 1993 ^[1]
• Kim Shaw
• Brooke Smith
• Jaclyn Smith, 1966
• Keith Randolph Smith, 1986 ^[1]
• French Stewart, 1985 ^[1]
• Timothy D. Stickney, 1985 ^[1]
• Slavko Sobin
• Ezra Stone, 1935 ^[1]
• Kevin Sussman
• Loretta Swit, 1959 ^[1]
• Eric Szmanda, 1996 ^[1]

T

• Renée Taylor, 1951 ^[1]
• Ron Taylor, 1975 ^[1]
• Ernest Thomas, 1974 ^[1]
• Gene Tierney
• Gary Tomlin, 1971 ^[1]
• Constance Towers, 1952 ^[1]
• Spencer Tracy, 1923 ^[1]
• Claire Trevor, 1929 ^[1]
• Manu Tupou

V

• Scott Valentine, 1980 ^[1]

W

• Robert Walker, 1939 ^[1]
• M. Emmet Walsh, 1961 ^[1]
• Lucille Watson, 1902 ^[1]
• Peter Weller, 1972 ^[1]
• Karimah Westbrook
• Shannon Whirry
• Warren William, 1915 ^[1]
• Winter Williams, 1984
• August Wittgenstein

Z

• Helena Zachos
• Constance Zimmer, 1990 ^[1]

Notable faculty

• David Dean Bottrell
• Karen Hensel
• Sandy Martin
• Ian Ogilvy
• Scott Reiniger
• Timothy D. Stickney
• Sara Mildred Strauss

Notes and references

1. "Notable Alumni" Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine AADA website
2. Clemens, Samuel. "The Triumph and Tragedy of Suzanne Alexander", Sequoia Press. December 2021
3. Alleman, Richard (1988), The Movie Lover's Guide to New York, New York: Harper & Row, ISBN   0060960809 p.165
4. Ward, Matthew (2015-01-26). "Former Miss Virginia from Suffolk Dies". Suffolk News-Herald . Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
5. Annual Catalogue, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Empire Theatre Archived 2023-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (1904): 73, 75.
6. "Christina Fontanelli sings 'Christmas in Italy' program." Archived 2019-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Union City Reporter , November 28, 2010, Page 20
7. Collins, Bob (2017-02-01). "Gwen Gillen was much more than the Mary Tyler Moore statue". Minnesota Public Radio . Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
8. Themal, Harry F. (née Harry Fred Themal; born 1931). "Raters Prune 'Orange' – True to Hypocritical Oath." The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware). (September 25, 1972): p. 32 (accessible via Newspapers.com at www.newspapers.com/image/163904125 ; subscription required).
9. Harry Prescott Hanaford, Dixie Hines, eds., Who's who in Music and Drama Archived 2023-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (H. P. Hanaford 1914): 311.