Stella Adler (February 10, 1901 – December 21, 1992) was an American actress and an acclaimed acting teacher, who founded the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York City (1949), where she taught acting for over four decades. Her Grandson Tommy Oppenheim now runs the schools in both States, operating from his office within the New York Studio at 31 West 27th St (bet. Broadway & Sixth Ave.). She began acting at the age of four as a part of the "Inde...
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Stella Adler (February 10, 1901 – December 21, 1992) was an American actress and an acclaimed acting teacher, who founded the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York City (1949), where she taught acting for over four decades. Her Grandson Tommy Oppenheim now runs the schools in both States, operating from his office within the New York Studio at 31 West 27th St (bet. Broadway & Sixth Ave.). She began acting at the age of four as a part of the "Independent Yiddish Art Company" of her parents, and concluded it 55 years later, in 1961. During that time, and for years after, Stella Adler taught acting as well.
Born in New York City's Lower East Side , Adler was a member of the Jewish-American Adler acting dynasty, the youngest daughter of Sara and Jacob P. Adler , the sister of Luther and Jay Adler, and half-sister of Charles Adler, in fact all her five siblings were actors. Jacob and Sara Adler were two of the finest actors of the American Yiddish theatre. They were a significant part of...
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