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Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German-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."
Uta Hagen Biography. Born Uta Thyra Hagen, June 12, 1919, in Gottingen, Germany; died after complications from a stroke, January 14, 2004, in New York, NY. Actress.
Uta Hagen was a German-born American actor and teacher who thrilled theatre audiences with her talent and versatility and also became a widely respected acting teacher and writer. She counted three Tony Awards among her numerous honours, one of them for her creation of the role of the acid-tongued.
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Uta Hagen. Actress: The Boys from Brazil. Noted stage actress who has also done limited work in TV and film. Born in Germany and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Her Broadway debut was in "The Seagull" in 1938.
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- January 14, 2004
Uta Hagen. Actress: The Boys from Brazil. Noted stage actress who has also done limited work in TV and film. Born in Germany and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Her Broadway debut was in "The Seagull" in 1938.
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UTA HAGEN – THE ACTRESS. Ms. Hagen won two Best Actress Tony Awards, two Drama Critic Awards, and an Obie. She was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981. In 1999 she was awarded a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 2002 the National Medal of Honour for the Arts.
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Jun 12, 2020 · Uta Thyra Hagen (June 12th, 1919 – January 14, 2004) had one of the longest and most impressive acting careers in American theater. Her work was expansive and dynamic, shaping a generation of emerging actors in the mid-to-late 20th century.
