List of American Academy of Dramatic Arts people explained

See main article: American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Notable alumni

A

• Walter Abel, 1918
• Jay Acovone, 1978
• Marla Adams, 1958
• Derek Ahonen
• Suzanne Alexander^[1]
• Rae Allen, 1947
• Don Amendolia, 1966
• Tige Andrews, 1946
• Kwaw Ansah, 1965
• Carmen Argenziano, 1964
• Katie Aselton, 2004
• Armand Assante, 1969
• Tom Atkins, 1967
• Hank Azaria, 1980

B

• Lauren Bacall, 1942^[2]
• Jim Backus, 1933
• Eion Bailey, 1996
• Conrad Bain, 1948
• Brenda Bakke
• Anne Bancroft, 1950
• Diana Barrymore
• Chris Bauer
• Frances Bavier, 1925
• Douglas Carter Beane, 1980
• Graham Beckel, 1972
• Doris Belack, 1945
• Gaston Bell
• Gil Bellows, 1987
• Robby Benson
• Peter Bergman, 1975
• Samuel Bernstein
• Lyle Bettger, 1937
• William Blinn, 1957
• Linwood Boomer, 1977
• Lee Bowman, 1936
• Jocelyn Brando, 1942
• Michael Brandon, 1967
• Laura Branigan, 1972
• Eileen Brennan, 1956
• Lisa Brescia, 1991
• Beth Broderick, 1977
• Adrien Brody, specialized training 1993
• Rose Marie Brown^[3]
• Joyce Bulifant, 1958
• Michael J. Burg

C

• J.D. Cannon, 1942
• Dale Carnegie, 1912
• Max Casella, 1987
• John Cassavetes, 1950
• Nick Cassavetes, 1980
• Kim Cattrall, 1974
• Jessica Chastain, 1998
• George Coe, 1956
• Enrico Colantoni, 1985
• Nicholas Colasanto, 1952
• Jennifer Coolidge, 1982
• Amanda Crew
• Hume Cronyn, 1934
• Max Crumm
• Bob Cummings
• Helen Curry

D

• Marc Daniels
• Martin Davidson
• Brad Davis
• Jeremy Davies, 1990
• Johanna Day, 1984
• Cecil B. DeMille, 1900
• William Devane, 1961
• Danny DeVito, 1966
• Colleen Dewhurst, 1947
• Diana Douglas, 1941
• Illeana Douglas, 1983
• Kirk Douglas, 1941
• Cara Duff-MacCormick
• Julia Duffy, 1972
• Nora Dunblane, 1899
• Charles Durning, 1948
• Alexis Dziena

E

• Clare Eames, 1918
• Christine Ebersole, 1975
• Eric Edwards, 1967
• Vince Edwards, 1950
• Ethyl Eichelberger
• David Eigenberg, 1986
• René Enríquez, 1960

F

• James Farentino, 1958
• Gail Fisher, 1958
• Cristina Fontanelli
• Nina Foch, 1942
• Harriet Ford
• Nicole Forester, 1993
• Jorja Fox, 1990
• Elizabeth Franz, 1962
• Deborra-Lee Furness

G

• Troy Garity, 1995
• Sally Gifford
• Gwen Gillen^[4]
• Larry Gilliard Jr.
• Joanna Going, 1985
• Joan Goodfellow, 1972
• Ruth Gordon, 1914
• Robert Gossett, 1976
• Bruce Greenwood, 1981
• Luke Grimes, 2004
• Burt Grinstead
• Gugu Gumede, 2012

H

• Leisha Hailey
• Ron Hale, 1967
• Emily Wakeman Hartley^[5]
• David Hartman, 1961
• Susan Haskell, 1991
• Anne Hathaway, specialized training 1993
• Dennis Haysbert, 1977
• Florence Henderson, 1953
• Martin Hewitt
• Judd Hirsch, 1962
• Alice Hirson, 1948
• Sterling Holloway, 1923
• David Huddleston, 1958

I

• Lela Ivey

J

• Kate Jackson, 1970
• John James, 1977
• Melissa James Gibson, 1984
• Herbert Jefferson Jr., 1969
• Allen Jenkins, 1922
• Jennifer Jones, 1939

K

• Florence Kahn
• Garson Kanin, 1933
• John Karlen, 1958
• Grace Kelly, 1949
• Elizabeth Kemp
• Sally Kirkland, 1961
• Elias Koteas, 1983
• Stepfanie Kramer, 1977

L

• Casey LaBow, 2007
• Caroline Lagerfelt, 1969
• Ron Leibman, 1958
• Sam Levene, 1927
• Matthew Lillard, 1990
• Howard Lindsay, 1908
• Cleavon Little, 1967
• John Lone, 1978
• Marion Lorne, 1904
• Lucille Lortel, 1921
• James Luisi, 1958

M

• Taylor Mac
• Harriet E. MacGibbon
• Rosie Malek-Yonan
• Randolph Mantooth
• Mrinalini Sarabhai
• Marie-Noelle Marquis
• Robin Mathews, 1994
• Melanie Mayron, 1972
• Stephen McHattie, 1968
• George Meeker, 1922
• Leonard Melfi
• Ioannis Melissanidis
• Dina Merrill, 1944
• Justine Miceli, 1982
• Judson Mills, 1991
• Katherine Moennig, 1998
• Frank Morgan, 1914
• Michael Mosley
• Elizabeth Montgomery, 1953
• Agnes Moorehead, 1929
• Frank Morgan, 1914
• Anita Morris, 1962
• Carrie-Anne Moss, 1988
• Don Murray, 1948
• Louis Mustillo, 1983

N

• Mary Nash
• Novella Nelson, 1961
• Eric Nenninger, 1999
• Hayley Marie Norman

O

• Pat O'Brien
• Michael O'Keefe, specialized training 1974
• Keito Okamoto, 2020
• Jim O'Rear
• Timothy Omundson
• Glenn Ordway
• Kelly Overton, 1999
• Catherine Dale Owen

P

• Angel Parker, 1999
• Sarah Paulson, specialized training 1992
• Jimmy Pardo
• Donna Pescow, 1975
• Alex Pettyfer, specialized training 2004
• Michael Pitt, specialized training 1998
• Rick Polizzi, 1983
• Billy Pollina
• Tom Poston, 1947
• William Powell, 1913
• Dory Previn, 1943

R

• Robert Redford, 1959
• Nicolas Winding Refn
• Joe Regalbuto, 1970
• Don Rickles, 1948
• Thelma Ritter, 1922
• Jason Robards, 1948
• Jason Robards Sr., 1911
• Eric Roberts
• John Roberts, 1991
• Edward G. Robinson, 1913
• Zuleikha Robinson, 1997
• Hayden Rorke, 1932
• Charlotte Rothwell
• Gena Rowlands, 1952
• Paul Rudd, 1991
• Rosalind Russell, 1929

S

• Melanie Safka
• Gary Sandy, 1968
• John Savage, 1969
• John Saxon
• Diana Scarwid, 1975
• Kathryn Leigh Scott, 1966
• Joseph Schildkraut, 1913
• William G. Schilling, 1969
• Annabella Sciorra, 1980
• Adam Scott, 1993
• Kim Shaw
• Brooke Smith
• Jaclyn Smith, 1966
• Keith Randolph Smith, 1986
• French Stewart, 1985
• Timothy D. Stickney, 1985
• Slavko Sobin
• Ezra Stone, 1935
• Kevin Sussman
• Loretta Swit, 1959
• Eric Szmanda, 1996

T

• Renée Taylor, 1951
• Ron Taylor, 1975
• Ernest Thomas, 1974
• Gene Tierney
• Gary Tomlin, 1971
• Constance Towers, 1952
• Spencer Tracy, 1923
• Claire Trevor, 1929
• Manu Tupou

V

• Scott Valentine, 1980

W

• Robert Walker, 1939
• M. Emmet Walsh, 1961
• Lucille Watson, 1902
• Peter Weller, 1972
• Karimah Westbrook
• Shannon Whirry
• Warren William, 1915
• August Wittgenstein

Z

• Helena Zachos
• Constance Zimmer, 1990

Notable faculty

• David Dean Bottrell
• Karen Hensel
• Sandy Martin
• Ian Ogilvy
• Scott Reiniger
• Timothy D. Stickney
• Sara Mildred Strauss

Notes and References

1. Clemens, Samuel. "The Triumph and Tragedy of Suzanne Alexander", Sequoia Press. December 2021
2. p.165
3. News: Matthew . Ward . Former Miss Virginia from Suffolk Dies . . 2015-01-26 . 2015-02-14 . 2018-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181009020114/https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2015/01/26/former-miss-virginia-from-suffolk-dies/ . live .
4. News: Bob . Collins . Gwen Gillen was much more than the Mary Tyler Moore statue . . 2017-02-01 . 2017-02-27 . 2017-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170228080016/http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2017/02/gwen-gillen-was-much-more-than-the-mary-tyler-moore-statue/ . live .
5. Harry Prescott Hanaford, Dixie Hines, eds., Who's who in Music and Drama (H. P. Hanaford 1914): 311.