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Uta Hagen

German-born American actress and drama teacher (1919-2004) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 84

Uta Thyra Hagen 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."

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A life in dates

2004Died14 January 2004Uta Hagen's Acting ClassFilm, 20042003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandFilm1997King of the HillSeries, Maureen (voice)OzSeries, 1997Mama Rebadow1996Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressAward1993Intimate PortraitSeries1991The Sunset GangFilm, Sophie (segment "The Home")1990Reversal of FortuneFilm, Maria1987Seasonal DifferencesFilm, Omi1985The Twilight ZoneSeries, (segment "The Library")1984A Doctor's StoryFilm, Mrs. Hilda Reiner1982American PlayhouseSeries, Sophie (segment 'The Home')1978The Boys from BrazilFilm, Frieda Maloney1977Lou GrantSeries1972ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries, OmiThe OtherFilm, 1972Ada1966CBS PlayhouseSeries, Annamae WhiteleyNET PlayhouseSeries, 19661963Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1951Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1919Born12 June 1919

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Known for

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  • Reversal of Fortune 1990
  • The Boys from Brazil 1978
  • The Other 1972

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 10

19 credits on file

Television 9

Media & music

Awards

Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress1996
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1963
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1951
National Medal of Arts
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Donaldson Awards
Drama League Award

About this person

Because Hagen was on the Hollywood blacklist, in part because of her association with Paul Robeson, her film opportunities dwindled and she focused her career on New York theatre.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2004 · aged 84

In the same film or series as Uta

Linda LavinAlso in The Sunset Gang (1991)Julie HagertyAlso in Reversal of Fortune (1990)Scott GrimesAlso in A Doctor's Story (1984)Gabrielle CarterisAlso in Seasonal Differences (1987)Ira LevinAlso in The Boys from Brazil (1978)Tom TryonAlso in The Other (1972)