In 1931, Lee Strasberg co-founded the
Group Theatre, hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective," alongside fellow directors
Harold Clurman and
Cheryl Crawford. In 1951, he became director of the
Actors Studio in New York City, considered "the nation's most prestigious acting school," and, in 1966, he was involved in the foundation of the Actors Studio West in Los Angeles. After almost five decades of teaching private classes and shepherding generations of actors toward success at the Actors Studio, Strasberg established his own school in 1969, open to all those interested in learning The Method. Years later, a gift from his wife Anna Strasberg established the permanent homes of the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institutes in both New York and Los Angeles.
Anna Strasberg Anna Strasberg (April 16, 1939 – January 6, 2024), also known as
Anna Mizrahi, was a Venezuelan-born American actress and artistic director of the institute. In 1968, she married
Lee Strasberg. Thanks to the will of
Marilyn Monroe, of whom her predecessor
Paula Strasberg was an acting coach together with her husband Lee, she inherited after Lee's death and took take care of the Marilyn Monroe Theater and the Marilyn Monroe Museum (at first it was a room of the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, which he personally curated). She had among her students
Michel Altieri. Strasberg acted in some cinema and television films in the 1960s, and again in the 1980s. She died in New York on January 6, 2024, at the age of 84.
Film roles •
Extraña invasión 1965 •
Riot on Sunset Strip 1967 •
Winter of the Witch 1969 •
Aurora (1984 film) 1984 •
The Fortunate Pilgrim (miniseries) 1988 ==Notable alumni==