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

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
 * 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