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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Uta Hagen Biography (1919-)
Born June 12, 1919, in Gottingen, Germany; daughter of Oskar Frank Leonard (adoctor) and Thyra Amalie (Leisner) Hagen; married Jose Ferrer (divorced); married Herbert Berghof. Addresses: HOME--New York, NY. OFFICE--c/o Herbert Berghof Studio, 120 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014.
- Nationality
- German
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- June 12, 1919
- Gottingen, Germany
Famous Works
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Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--Ophelia, Hamlet, Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Company,Dennis, MA, 1937.
- NEW YORK DEBUT--Nina, The Seagull, Shubert, 1938.
- LONDON DEBUT--Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Piccadilly, 1964.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Edith, The Happiest Days, Vanderbilt, NY, 1939.
- Alegre d'Alcala, Key Largo, Ethel Barrymore, NY, 1939.
- Desdemona, Othello, Cambridge, MA, and Princeton, NJ, 1942.
- Vickie Roberts, Vickie, Plymouth, NY, 1942.
- Desdemona, Othello, Shubert, NY, 1943, and City Center, NY, 1945.
- Olga Vorontsov, The Whole World Over, Biltmore, NY, 1947.
- Natasha, Dark Eyes, 1947.
- Margaret, Faust, Barbizon Plaza, NY, 1947.
- Mrs. Manningham, Angel Street, City Center, NY, 1948.
- Blanche, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ethel Barrymore, NY, 1948, 1949, and City Center, NY, 1950.
- Georgia Elgin, The Country Girl, Lyceum, NY, 1950.
- Joan, St. Joan, Cort, NY, 1951.
- Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna, Tovarich, City Center, NY, 1952.
- Hannah King, In Any Language, Cort, NY, 1952.
- Grace Wilson, The Magic and the Loss, Booth, NY, 1954.
- The Affairs of Anatol, Ann Arbor Drama Festival, MI, 1955.
- Agata, Island of Goats, Fulton, NY, 1955.
- Natalia Petrovna, A Month in the Country, Phoenix, 1956.
- She Te, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Phoenix, NY, 1956.
- Argia, The Queen and the Rebels, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1959.
- Angelique, Port Royal, Grace Church, NY, 1960.
- Leah, Men, Women, and Angels, Vancouver Festival, Canada, 1961.
- Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Billy Rose, NY, 1962.
- Madame Ranevskaya, The Cherry Orchard, Lyceum, NY, 1968.
- Charlotte von Stein, Charlotte, Belasco, NY, 1980.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Nina, The Seagull, U.S. cities, 1938.
- The Admiral Had a Wife, 1941.
- Desdemona, Othello, 1944-45.
- Blanche, A Streetcar Named Desire, 1948-49.
- Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna, Tovarich, 1952.
- The Lady's Not for Burning and The Deep Blue Sea, 1954.
- The Affairs of Anatol, 1955.
- women, The Affairs of Anatol, 1957.
- Charlotte von Stein, Charlotte, U.S. regional theaters and universities,1981-82.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- FILM DEBUT--The Other, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
- The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
- Macbeth.
- Out of Dust.
- A Month in the Country.
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Writings;BOOKS
- Respect for Acting, 1973.
- Love of Cooking, 1976.
- Sources, 1983.
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