Susan Elizabeth Strasberg Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Susan Strasberg was born in New York City on May 22, 1938. From the time of her birth, she was destined to be an actress. Her father was Lee Strasberg, acting coach at the famed Actors Studio in New York. In 1953, Susan made her acting debut in the episode, Goodyear Playhouse: Catch a Falling Star (1953), of the Goodyear Playhouse (1951), when she...
Full Name
Susan Elizabeth Strasberg
Net Worth
$4 Million
Date Of Birth
May 22, 1938
Died
1999-01-21
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 0½" (1.54 m)
Occupation
Actress
Profession
Actress
Spouse
Christopher Jones (divorced)
Nicknames
Strasberg, Susan Elizabeth, Susan Elizabeth Strasberg, Susan Strasberg, Strasberg, Susan
Star Sign
Gemini
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There's no such thing as The Method. The term "method-acting" is so much nonsense. There are many methods, many techniques. My father merely used a method of teaching based on the ideas originally propounded by [Konstantin Stanislavski]--self-discipline, how to think out a role and use imagination. That's all.
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Fact
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Her father was a Jewish immigrant, who was born in Budzanów, Austrian Poland (now Budaniv, Ukraine). Her mother was born in New York, of Austrian Jewish descent.
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The May 6, 1970, issue of Variety, in the Italian Films Shooting column, lists the movie Violence presently filming in Morocco, director Damiano Damiani, actors Susan Strasberg, Farley Granger, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Terence Hill. Producers Nyima Films and Western Intl. of Los Angeles. Distributor Paris-Etoile. No evidence the film was completed or distributed.
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1993
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Diary of Anne Frank."
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Originated the role of Anne Frank in the original 1955 Broadway production of "The Diary of Anne Frank". Of the opening night cast members, only Joseph Schildkraut and Gusti Huber as Anne Frank's parents and Lou Jacobi as Mr. Van Daan also appeared in George Stevens' 1959 film.
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Had a passionate affair with co-star Richard Burton while appearing in the hit Broadway play "Time Remembered" by Jean Anouilh in 1957-1958. The affair was encouraged by her mother, acting coach Paula Strasberg, on the grounds that making love to a great actor would be good for her. Co-star Helen Hayes heartily disapproved of the affair. Strasberg and Burton never appeared in a film together though she did appear with Hayes on television in Play of the Week: The Cherry Orchard (1959) by Anton Chekhov.
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In her early teens, she made her stage debut in an off-Broadway production of "Maya." She auditioned for the part when actress Jo Van Fleet, a member of the cast and friend of her famous parents, mentioned that the director was still looking for an ingenue.
