# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sanford-meisner
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:26:56.132Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sanford-meisner"
name: "Sanford Meisner"
slug: "sanford-meisner"
description: "Sanford Meisner was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group Theatre, his approach differed markedly in that he completely abandoned the use of affective memory, a distinct characteristic of method acting. Meisner maintained an emphasis on \"the reality of doing\", which was the foundation of his approach."
tagline: "American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/Sandy_Meisner.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1905-08-31"
deathDate: "1997-02-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0577073"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump