Case 6: Their Children: Next Generation > Stella Adler
STELLA ADLER, 1901–1992
American actress. Daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants from Odessa, Jacob P. Adler and Sara Adler (nee Levitskaia). Born in New York City. For decades, she was regarded as America's foremost acting teacher. She was the only American actor to be instructed in the art of acting by Konstantin Stanislavski. Stella Adler was a prominent member of the Group Theatre. She founded the Actors Studio, which still operates in New York City today. Her method, based on the use of the actor's imagination, has been studied by many renowned actors, including Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Martin Sheen, and Roy Scheider.