Sanford Meisner

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Aug 31, 1905 (119 years old)
Death date
Feb 02, 1997

Sanford Meisner

Known For

She's The Best Thing in It
1h 19m
Movie 2015

She's The Best Thing in It

Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful.

Requiem
Movie 1995

Requiem

A waitress-dancer remembers her loving brother and their bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong.

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1h 0m
Movie 1990

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Theatre. The Group Theatre, a cooperative theater ensemble, became a leading force in the theater world of the 30s. Meisner performed in many of the group’s most memorable productions.

Biography

Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997) was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group Theatre, his approach differed markedly in that he completely abandoned the use of affective memory, a distinct characteristic of method acting. Meisner maintained an emphasis on "the reality of doing", which was the foundation of his approach. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sanford Meisner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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