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Uta Hagen

Uta Hagen

Acting
11 Jun 1919
14 Jan 2004
Göttingen, Germany

Biography

Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) 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." 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. She later became a highly influential acting t...

Also Known As

Uta Thyra Hagen

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