Mara Tartar(1910-1965)
- Actress
Mara Alexander was best known for her theatre work. She went to Russia
in the early 1930s and became a protégé of the great Russian director,
Meyerhold. In the States she also worked at The Group Theatre, Eva Le
Gallienne's 14th Street Theatre,The San Francisco Actor's Workshop,The
Civic Repertory Theatre (as Mara Tartar) and Elsa Maxwell's Who's
Who-1938, amongst many others. Blacklisted in the 1950s, Ms. Alexander
opened her own acting school, The San Francisco Actor's Lab, and taught
many young actors who went on to become famous. Some of her former
students include actress Katherine Ross, Rock Impresario Bill Graham
and U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein.
Ms. Alexander is the mother of actress/director Hope Alexander (Willis).
Ms. Alexander is the mother of actress/director Hope Alexander (Willis).
