American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts ( AADA ) is a private acting school founded in 1884 in New York City and thus a second campus in Pasadena one of the oldest institutions of its kind was opened in 1974, located since 2001 in Hollywood near the studios.
Depending on the study duration to Gain an associate degree or an option for the Bachelor.
Major graduates
- Walter Abel
- Armand Assante
- Hank Azaria
- Lauren Bacall
- Jim Backus
- Anne Bancroft
- Diana Barrymore
- Gil Bellows
- Laura Branigan
- Adrien Brody
- John Cassavetes
- Kim Cattrall
- Enrico Colantoni
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Hume Cronyn
- Bob Cummings
- Cecil B. DeMille
- William Devane
- Danny DeVito
- Kirk Douglas
- Christine Ebersole
- Nina Foch
- Deborra -Lee Furness
- Ruth Gordon
- Leisha Hailey
- Anne Hathaway
- Dennis Haysbert
- Judd Hirsch
- Kate Jackson
- Jennifer Jones
- Grace Kelly
- Johnny Knoxville
- Elias Koteas
- John Lone
- Katherine Moennig
- Elizabeth Montgomery
- Agnes Moorehead
- Carrie- Anne Moss
- Pat O'Brien
- William Powell
- Robert Redford
- Willibrordus S. Rendra
- Thelma Ritter
- Jason Robards
- Eric Roberts
- Edward G. Robinson
- Gena Rowlands
- Paul Rudd
- Rosalind Russell
- Adam Scott
- French Stewart
- Loretta Swit
- Sarah Paulson
- Eric Szmanda
- Spencer Tracy
- Robert Walker
- Peter Weller
- Shannon Whirry
Teachers
- Charles Jehlinger