Stella Adler

Biography

Stella Adler was a renowned American actress and acting teacher, born in Manhattan's Lower East Side on February 10, 1901. She began her career at the age of four with the Independent Yiddish Art Company, part of the influential Adler family dynasty in the Yiddish Theater. In 1949, she founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City, and later taught part-time in Los Angeles.