# List of American Academy of Dramatic Arts people
## Notable alumni

A
* Walter Abel, 1918
* Jay Acovone, 1978
* Marla Adams, 1958
* Derek Ahonen
* Suzanne Alexander
* Rae Allen, 1947
* Don Amendolia, 1966
* Tige Andrews, 1946
* Kwaw Ansah, 1965
* Carmen Argenziano, 1964
* Katie Aselton, 2004
* Armand Assante, 1969
* Tom Atkins, 1967
* Hank Azaria, 1980
B
* Lauren Bacall, 1942
* Jim Backus, 1933
* Eion Bailey, 1996
* Conrad Bain, 1948
* Brenda Bakke
* Anne Bancroft, 1950
* Diana Barrymore
* Chris Bauer
* Frances Bavier, 1925
* Douglas Carter Beane, 1980
* Graham Beckel, 1972
* Doris Belack, 1945
* Gaston Bell
* Gil Bellows, 1987
* Robby Benson
* Peter Bergman, 1975
* Samuel Bernstein
* Lyle Bettger, 1937
* William Blinn, 1957
* Linwood Boomer, 1977
* Lee Bowman, 1936
* Jocelyn Brando, 1942
* Michael Brandon, 1967
* Laura Branigan, 1972
* Eileen Brennan, 1956
* Lisa Brescia, 1991
* Beth Broderick, 1977
* Adrien Brody, specialized training 1993
* Rose Marie Brown
* Joyce Bulifant, 1958
* Michael J. Burg
C
* J.D. Cannon, 1942
* Dale Carnegie, 1912
* Max Casella, 1987
* John Cassavetes, 1950
* Nick Cassavetes, 1980
* Kim Cattrall, 1974
* Jessica Chastain, 1998
* George Coe, 1956
* Enrico Colantoni, 1985
* Nicholas Colasanto, 1952
* Jennifer Coolidge, 1982
* Amanda Crew
* Hume Cronyn, 1934
* Max Crumm
* Bob Cummings
* Helen Curry
D
* Marc Daniels
* Martin Davidson
* Brad Davis
* Jeremy Davies, 1990
* Johanna Day, 1984
* Cecil B. DeMille, 1900
* William Devane, 1961
* Danny DeVito, 1966
* Colleen Dewhurst, 1947
* Diana Douglas, 1941
* Illeana Douglas, 1983
* Kirk Douglas, 1941
* Cara Duff-MacCormick
* Julia Duffy, 1972
* Nora Dunblane, 1899
* Charles Durning, 1948
* Alexis Dziena
E
* Clare Eames, 1918
* Christine Ebersole, 1975
* Eric Edwards, 1967
* Vince Edwards, 1950
* Ethyl Eichelberger
* David Eigenberg, 1986
* René Enríquez, 1960
F
* James Farentino, 1958
* Gail Fisher, 1958
* Cristina Fontanelli
* Nina Foch, 1942
* Harriet Ford
* Nicole Forester, 1993
* Jorja Fox, 1990
* Elizabeth Franz, 1962
* Deborra-Lee Furness
G
* Troy Garity, 1995
* Sally Gifford
* Gwen Gillen
* Larry Gilliard Jr.
* Joanna Going, 1985
* Joan Goodfellow, 1972
* Ruth Gordon, 1914
* Robert Gossett, 1976
* Bruce Greenwood, 1981
* Luke Grimes, 2004
* Burt Grinstead
* Gugu Gumede, 2012
H
* Leisha Hailey
* Ron Hale, 1967
* Emily Wakeman Hartley
* David Hartman, 1961
* Susan Haskell, 1991
* Anne Hathaway, specialized training 1993
* Dennis Haysbert, 1977
* Florence Henderson, 1953
* Martin Hewitt
* Judd Hirsch, 1962
* Alice Hirson, 1948
* Sterling Holloway, 1923
* David Huddleston, 1958
I
* Lela Ivey
J
* Kate Jackson, 1970
* John James, 1977
* Melissa James Gibson, 1984
* Herbert Jefferson Jr., 1969
* Allen Jenkins, 1922
* Jennifer Jones, 1939
K
* Florence Kahn
* Garson Kanin, 1933
* John Karlen, 1958
* Grace Kelly, 1949
* Elizabeth Kemp
* Sally Kirkland, 1961
* Elias Koteas, 1983
* Stepfanie Kramer, 1977
L
* Casey LaBow, 2007
* Caroline Lagerfelt, 1969
* Ron Leibman, 1958
* Sam Levene, 1927
* Matthew Lillard, 1990
* Howard Lindsay, 1908
* Cleavon Little, 1967
* John Lone, 1978
* Marion Lorne, 1904
* Lucille Lortel, 1921
* James Luisi, 1958
* Anna Lundberg, 2018
M
* Taylor Mac
* Harriet E. MacGibbon
* Rosie Malek-Yonan
* Randolph Mantooth
* Mrinalini Sarabhai
* Marie-Noelle Marquis
* Robin Mathews, 1994
* Melanie Mayron, 1972
* Stephen McHattie, 1968
* George Meeker, 1922
* Leonard Melfi
* Ioannis Melissanidis
* Dina Merrill, 1944
* Justine Miceli, 1982
* Judson Mills, 1991
* Katherine Moennig, 1998
* Frank Morgan, 1914
* Michael Mosley
* Elizabeth Montgomery, 1953
* Agnes Moorehead, 1929
* Frank Morgan, 1914
* Anita Morris, 1962
* Carrie-Anne Moss, 1988
* Don Murray, 1948
* Louis Mustillo, 1983
N
* Mary Nash
* Novella Nelson, 1961
* Eric Nenninger, 1999
* Hayley Marie Norman
O
* Pat O'Brien
* Michael O'Keefe, specialized training 1974
* Keito Okamoto, 2020
* Jim O'Rear
* Timothy Omundson
* Glenn Ordway
* Kelly Overton, 1999
* Catherine Dale Owen
P
* Angel Parker, 1999
* Sarah Paulson, specialized training 1992
* Jimmy Pardo
* Donna Pescow, 1975
* Alex Pettyfer, specialized training 2004
* Michael Pitt, specialized training 1998
* Rick Polizzi, 1983
* Billy Pollina
* Tom Poston, 1947
* William Powell, 1913
* Dory Previn, 1943
R
* Robert Redford, 1959
* Nicolas Winding Refn
* Joe Regalbuto, 1970
* Don Rickles, 1948
* Thelma Ritter, 1922
* Jason Robards, 1948
* Jason Robards Sr., 1911
* Eric Roberts
* John Roberts, 1991
* Edward G. Robinson, 1913
* Zuleikha Robinson, 1997
* Hayden Rorke, 1932
* Charlotte Rothwell
* Gena Rowlands, 1952
* Paul Rudd, 1991
* Rosalind Russell, 1929
S
* Melanie Safka
* Gary Sandy, 1968
* John Savage, 1969
* John Saxon
* Diana Scarwid, 1975
* Kathryn Leigh Scott, 1966
* Joseph Schildkraut, 1913
* William G. Schilling, 1969
* Annabella Sciorra, 1980
* Adam Scott, 1993
* Kim Shaw
* Brooke Smith
* Jaclyn Smith, 1966
* Keith Randolph Smith, 1986
* French Stewart, 1985
* Timothy D. Stickney, 1985
* Slavko Sobin
* Ezra Stone, 1935
* Kevin Sussman
* Loretta Swit, 1959
* Eric Szmanda, 1996
T
* Renée Taylor, 1951
* Ron Taylor, 1975
* Ernest Thomas, 1974
* Gene Tierney
* Gary Tomlin, 1971
* Constance Towers, 1952
* Spencer Tracy, 1923
* Claire Trevor, 1929
* Manu Tupou
V
* Scott Valentine, 1980
W
* Robert Walker, 1939
* M. Emmet Walsh, 1961
* Lucille Watson, 1902
* Peter Weller, 1972
* Karimah Westbrook
* Shannon Whirry
* Warren William, 1915
* Winter Williams, 1984
* August Wittgenstein
Z
* Helena Zachos
* Constance Zimmer, 1990

## Notable faculty

* David Dean Bottrell
* Karen Hensel
* Sandy Martin
* Ian Ogilvy
* Scott Reiniger
* Timothy D. Stickney
* Sara Mildred Strauss