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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

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• FILM DEBUT--The Other, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
• The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Macbeth.
• Out of Dust.
• A Month in the Country.
• Writings;BOOKS
• Respect for Acting, 1973.
• Love of Cooking, 1976.
• Sources, 1983.