American actress, director and acting coach (1936–2023)
Sandra Seacat
Born
Sandra Diane Seacat
(1936-10-02)October 2, 1936[1]
Greensburg, Kansas, U.S.
Died
January 17, 2023(2023-01-17) (aged 86)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names
Credited as Sandra Kaufman, her then-married name, before 1969[2]
Occupation(s)
Acting teacher, actress, director
Years active
1962–2023
Spouse(s)
Arthur I. Kaufman (1959–1968/1969; divorced)[3] Michael Ebert (19??–1978; divorced)[4][5] Thurn Hoffman (1982–2023; her death)
Children
1
Sandra Diane Seacat[a] (October 2, 1936 – January 17, 2023) was an American actress, director and acting coach best known for her innovations in acting pedagogy—blending elements of Strasberg,[8] and Jungian dream analysis[9]—and for a handful of coaching success stories.[10][11][8][12][13]
^Willis, John (1980). Theatre World (1978–1979 season). Vol. 35. New York: Crown Publishing, Inc. p. 252. ISBN 0-517-53997-7.
^Giannetti, Louis D. Educational Theatre Journal. Volume 21, Number 1. March, 1969. pp. 110–111.
^SortedByName.com "Kaufman, Arthur married a bride named Sandra Seacat in the year 1959 on license number 3440 issued in Manhattan, New York City, New York."
^"California, Divorce Index, 1966–1984: Sandra D Seacat and Michael C Ebert, 1977", FamilySearch.org.
^"California, Divorce Index, 1966–1984: Michael C Ebert and Sandra D, 1978", FamilySearch.org.
^Excerpts from Rourke's appearances on Inside the Actors Studio and The Dark Side of Fame on YouTube.
^Search results for "Sondra Seacat". Google.com. See also:
Search results for 'Saundra Seacat'. Google.com.
Search results for "Sandra Seacat". Google.com.
^ abThomas, Marlo (2010). "Obsession". Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny. New York: Hyperion. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-13-367870-3. I only wish Lee [Strasberg] could have lived to see me portray a schizophrenic in Nobody's Child. I never could have gotten near playing that kind of part without Lee's exercises, and the subsequent work I did and continue to do with his primary disciple, the brilliant Sandra Seacat.
^"The Role of Their Dreams". The New York Times. May 6, 2009.
^"This Rising Star Has an Identity Problem". Newsday. June 29, 1984. See also:
Taylor, Clarke. "Mickey Rourke: Straight On: A Painful Past Is Valuable Prologue to an Acting Career Aimed at Making 'Uncompromising Movies With Good Characters'; Mickey Rourke: Past As Prologue". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1984.
^Rothenberg, Fred. "'Thorn Birds' casting gamble". The Lewiston Journal. March 29, 1983. See also:
Rosenbaum, Ron. "Jessica Lange: Sex and Subtext". Vanity Fair. October 1988. "She never worked with Strasberg, but she did work with one of his acting-teacher disciples, Sandra Seacat. 'She really changed things around for me. She got me at the moment where it was all beginning to come alive, and it was a great catalyst for me.'
"Critic's Choice". The Minneapolis Star-Tribune. June 12, 1996.
^Schruers, Fred. "Meg Ryan, survivor, pushes beyond 'America's sweetheart' in a raw new film". Los Angeles Times. October 5, 2003.
^"Laura Dern and Her Legendary Acting Coach: "We Can Say Anything to Each Other". Hollywood Reporter. February 27, 2015.
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