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Uta Hagen

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Uta Thyra Hagen (June 12, 1919January 14, 2004) was a German-born American actress and acting teacher.

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Early life

Born in Göttingen, Germany, her family emigrated to the United States in 1924, when her father got a position at Cornell University.Port of New York, passenger list of the S.S. Luetzow, September 4, 1924, sheet 41. She was raised in Madison, Wisconsin. She appeared in productions of the University of Wisconsin High School and in summer stock productions of the Wisconsin Players. She studied acting briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1936.Port of New York, passenger list of the S.S. Westernland, December 24, 1936, sheet 165. After spending one semester at the University of Wisconsin, where her father was the head of the department of art history, she left for New York City in 1937."Lady Invincible", Wisconsin Academy Review, vol. 46, issue 4, Fall 2000. Her first professional role was as Ophelia opposite Eva Le Gallienne in the title role of Hamlet in Dennis, Massachusetts, in 1937.
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