Paula Strasberg

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Paula Strasberg (* 1909 in New York as Paula Miller ; † April 29, 1966 there ) was an American acting teacher and actress .

life and career

Paula Miller was born into a Jewish family in New York. Between 1928 and 1948 she appeared in over twenty Broadway plays, which made her a successful actress. On the other hand, she should never act in a film. In 1934 she married the acting teacher Lee Strasberg , who is considered the founder of method acting . He founded the Actors Studio , where his wife also taught as a teacher. For example, she was the acting coach of Marilyn Monroe , who accompanied her on filming until her death in 1962, for example in the fall of 1958 for Some Like It Hot . Tony Curtis , who starred in the film alongside Monroe, had bad memories of Paula Strasberg:

“She [Marilyn Monroe] was with Paula Strasberg. Paula Strasberg was about five feet tall, quite stocky, dressed all in black and wore a black umbrella (...) Every time Marilyn spoke to [director] Billy Wilder , Paula stood right next to him and made suggestions. (...) In my opinion, Marilyn was cupped and abused - I mean abuse in the sense that she harnessed her for her own purposes. (...) Paula Strasberg got $ 1,500 a week and did nothing more than run after Marilyn Monroe. "

Paula Strasberg had two children who also became actors: Susan Strasberg (1938–1999) and John Strasberg (* 1942) had successful careers in the theater, Susan also starred in films. Paula Strasberg died of cancer in 1966. She is buried in Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson near New York.

In the 2011 film My Week with Marilyn , Strasberg is played by Zoë Wanamaker .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot, Taschen 2001 (2010), p. 286
personal data
SURNAME Strasberg, Paula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Miller, Paula (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1966
Place of death New York City