17 Notable alumni of
American Conservatory Theater
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American Conservatory Theater is 1727th in the world, 598th in North America, and 562nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from American Conservatory Theater sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Zendaya
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- voice actortelevision actorsingerfilm actor
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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman is an American actress and singer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, she was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. Her films as a leading actress have grossed over $3.9 billion worldwide.
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Winona Ryder
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- film producerfilm actormanufacturertelevision actoractor
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Winona Laura Horowitz, known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Having come to attention playing quirky characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder's many accolades include a Golden Globe, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award.
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Brie Larson
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- actortelevision actordirectorfilm actorfilm producer
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Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers, known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockbusters. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
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Chris Pine
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- stage actorfilm directorvoice actorfilm producerfilm actor
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Christopher Whitelaw Pine is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016) and Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
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Elizabeth Banks
- Enrolled in American Conservatory Theater
- Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
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- film producerfilm actorgame show hostfilm directortelevision actor
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Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing chaperone Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and an ICCA commentator in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She directed the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2019) and the horror comedy film Cocaine Bear (2023). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in 2002 with her husband, Max Handelman.
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Milo Ventimiglia
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- film directortelevision actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
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Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series Opposite Sex in 2000 before landing his breakthrough role in Gilmore Girls (2001–2007).
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Danny Glover
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- film directorfilm produceractorfilm actortelevision director
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Danny Glover is an American actor, producer, and political activist. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the NAACP's President's Award, as well as nominations for five Emmy Awards and four Grammy Awards.
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Beth Behrs
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- screenwritertelevision actorvoice actoractorfilm actor
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Beth Behrs is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Caroline Channing in the CBS comedy series 2 Broke Girls. The show ran for six seasons and earned Behrs praise and nominations for the Teen Choice and the People's Choice Awards. Having made her screen debut in the 2009 comedy film American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, she later ventured into television roles. After 2 Broke Girls, Behrs returned to feature films with the 2015 productions Chasing Eagle Rock and Hello, My Name Is Doris. She voiced Carrie Williams in the animated film Monsters University (2013) and Moochie in the television series Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh. In 2018, she was cast in her second major TV role, playing Gemma Johnson in the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood.
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Isiah Whitlock Jr
- Enrolled in American Conservatory Theater
- Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. was an American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO television series The Wire as well as being a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee.
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M.C. Gainey
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- television actorcomedianvoice actoractorfilm actor
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Michael Connor Gainey is an American character actor best known for his appearances in Lost (2005–2008), The Mighty Ducks (1992), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Wild Hogs (2007), and Love Ranch (2010).
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Gedde Watanabe
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- television actorcomedianvoice actoractorfilm actor
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Gary "Gedde" Watanabe is an American actor. He is known for voicing the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), as well as playing Long Duk Dong in the film Sixteen Candles (1984), Takahara "Kaz" Kazihiro in Gung Ho (1986), and Nurse Yosh Takata in the NBC medical drama ER from 1997 to 2003. He was also an original cast member of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures.
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Kim Zimmer
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- stage actortelevision actor
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Kimberly Jo Zimmer is an American actress, best known for her role as Reva Shayne on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. For this portrayal, she has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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Allegra Rose Edwards
- Enrolled in American Conservatory Theater
- In 2013 graduated with Master of Fine Arts
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- actorfilm actor
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Allegra Edwards is an American television actress known for playing Cindy McCabe in the USA Network anthology series Briarpatch and Ingrid Kannerman in the Amazon Prime Video comedy Upload.
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Sherman Howard
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- television actorvoice actorstage actorfilm actor
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Sherman Howard is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as the zombie Bub in George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (1985) and Lex Luthor on Superboy (1990–92). He also voiced Derek Powers / Blight in Batman Beyond (1999–2001).
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Cindy Cheung
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Cindy Cheung is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of The Sinner.
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Sarah Culberson
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- film actordancertelevision actor
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Princess Sarah Jane Culberson, Lady of Bumpe is an American actress, public speaker, educator, and writer. By birth she is a Mende princess of the Bumpe–Gao Chiefdom in Sierra Leone.
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Jessica Hagedorn
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- playwrightmusiciannarratornovelistperformance artist
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Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn is an American playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist.
