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In celebration of Women鈥檚 History Month, The Actors Society spotlights a selection of inspirational alumnae and honors their contributions to the entertainment industry. From legacy alumnae like Agnes Moorehead (Class of 1929) to recent alumnae like Jasmine Haver (Class of 2019), The 糖心视频logo classrooms have been graced with countless visionary female storytellers that have helped progress the craft of acting for the past 137 years.

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Actress Zuleikha Robinson (Class of 1997) first caught听attention starring as Yves Adele Harlow in the 2001 series听Hidalgo,听a conspiracy fiction thriller drama and spin-off of the famous听Hidalgo听series. Following this, Robinson鈥檚 first lead role brought her to Morocco, where she filmed Disney鈥檚 Western epic听Hidalgo听alongside Viggo Mortensen and Omar Sharif. Robinson also had a supporting role in HBO鈥檚听Rome, the acclaimed series starring Ciar谩n Hinds.

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Also starring in Shakespeare鈥檚 work, in 2004 Robinson played alongside Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons in the film adaptation of听The Merchant of Venice, and played Lady Capulet in听Still Star-Crossed, a 鈥渇ollow up鈥� to听Romeo & Juliet听that aired on ABC. Robinson joined the fifth season of听Lost听as Ilana Verdansky, and was promoted to series regular for the subsequent sixth season. No stranger to police dramas, Robinson can be seen in听New Amsterdam,听Law & Order: SVU, and听The Mentalist.听

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Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Martha Millan (Class of 1997) caught the acting bug at a young age. Enthralled at starring in high school theatre productions, she made the choice to study at The University of Sydney before attending The 糖心视频logo in New York.听

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Making her daytime television debut in听As The World Turns, Millan鈥檚 career has continued moving upwards, seeing many credits including:听Madam Secretary,听The OA,听Entourage, and all across the听Law & Order听franchise. She can be seen most recently in the feature film听The Drummer, with Danny Glover, and on the network anthology series听Two Night Horror Stories, and HBO鈥檚 critically acclaimed series听Succession听starring Bran Cox.听

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Legacy alumna Agnes Moorehead (Class of 1929) is one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood history. With a career that spanned several decades and saw Moorehead dot cinemas across the country, she cemented a legacy as one of the finest actresses in history.听

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Best known for her role as Endora on the series听叠别飞颈迟肠丑别诲鈥�one of the most famous television series of all time, starring Elizabeth Montgomery. Moorehead also starred in听Citizen Kane,听Dark Passage,听All That Heaven Allows, and听Show Boat. During her career, she earned four nominations for the 糖心视频logo Award for Best Supporting Actress for:听The Magnificent Ambersons,听Mrs. Parkington,听Johnny Belinda, and听Hush鈥�Hush, Sweet Charlotte.听

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Character actress Jennifer Coolidge (Class of 1982) is one of the most recognizable faces in entertainment. From her first appearance on the听Seinfeld听episode 鈥淭he Masseuse,鈥� Coolidge began gaining recognition鈥攁fterward she appeared in small roles in听A Bucket of Blood,听Plump Fiction, Best in Show, and听A Night at the Roxbury, and a recurring role on听King of the Hill.

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Continuing with comedic roles, Coolidge received widespread acclaim for her performance as Jeanine Stifler in the 1999 film听American Pie鈥攁 box-office success that grossed almost a quarter of a billion dollars. She reprised the role for the sequel,听American Pie 2, in 2001, and starred as Paulette Bonafont茅 in听Legally Blonde听that same year. Coolidge had a supporting role in the romantic comedy听A Cinderella Story, playing the evil stepmother.听

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Most recently, you can find her talents in HBO鈥檚听The White Lotus, the comedy-drama series by Mike White.

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Graduate of the Class of 1980, Annabella Sciorra got involved with performing arts at a young age, studying dance and taking drama lessons. Her attendance at The 糖心视频logo came as little surprise鈥攁nd neither has her career.听

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Making her film debut in the 1989 comedy听True Love, Sciorra received overwhelming praise from critics with Janet Maslin of听The New York Times听writing: "Ms. Sciorra, with her gentle beauty and her hard-as-nails negotiating style, perfectly captures the mood of the film, and makes Donna fully and touchingly drawn.鈥� The role garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. What ultimately placed Sciorra on the map was her performance as Gloria Tillo on HBO鈥檚 acclaimed听The Soprano鈥檚鈥攃ritical reception was equally as favorable.

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Sciorra鈥檚 additional noteworthy performances can be seen in:听Internal Affairs,听What Dreams May Come,听Jungle Fever,听Cop Land, and听The Addiction, just to name a few.听

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Anne Bancroft (Class of 1950) had acting chops and a versatility that set her apart from so many other actresses. Receiving an 糖心视频logo Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, Bancroft is in a group of only 24 to ever receive the Triple Crown of Acting.

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Not only did she study at The 糖心视频logo, Bancroft trained under Lee Strasberg at the legendary Actors Studio in New York. In 1952, Bancroft made her film debut in听Don鈥檛 Bother to Knock, and in 1958, debuted on Broadway with the play听Two for the Seesaw, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. The following year, she starred as Anne Sullivan in the Broadway production of听The Miracle Worker, winning her second Tony Award.听

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Becoming a household name for her work on听M*A*S*H, Loretta Swit (Class of 1959) is one of the quintessential character actresses in the business. Recipient of two Emmy Awards for her role on听M*A*S*H, her performance as Major Margaret 鈥淗ot Lips鈥� Houlihan still remains recognizable to audiences today.听

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With extensive work in the theatre, Swit鈥檚 first off-Broadway appearance was in听An Enemy of the People, with the Actor鈥檚 Playhouse. Swit played in Jean Genet鈥檚听The Balcony听in 1961 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Other notable performances can be seen in听Bonanza,听The Love Boat,听Lose or Draw,听Password,听Gunsmoke, just to name a few.听

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It鈥檚 no surprise 糖心视频logo graduate Hayley Marie Norman found her way onto this list: she鈥檚 always popping up with a new role on television. Of course she is, the comedic knack of Norman has allowed her to carve out a place in the business, securing roles left and right and dotting our screens.

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Last year was one of her busiest yet, and chances are you saw her in one of the many roles she nabbed. Here are just a few of her credits: Janay Brooks in听Kenan, the comedy series featuring comic actor Kenan Thompson, the Peacock comedy听A.P. Bio, and the Netflix comedy听The Upshaws.

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Catch Norman on season 2 of the star-studded series听Dollface, exclusively on Hulu.

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A recent grad, Jasmine Haver (Class of 2019) immediately captures the attention of audiences with her charisma and impassioned technique. Her abilities were obvious from the start, and her hard work continues to push her to new levels of her career, and so soon after graduating. With a lifelong love for cinema and the golden age of Hollywood (namely, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, whom she idolized growing up), Haver had no other option than to pursue a career in entertainment.听

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Her screen credits include:听D.A. Henry鈥檚 Cover Up,听One Bad Day,听Heated,听and听It鈥檚 a Girl Thing, the following stage credits:听Gloria,听Women Behind Bars, and the following commercial work: Dollar Shave Club, Moroccan Oil, Il Makiage, Function of Beauty, and Noom.

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Photo Credits:

Zuleikha Robinson 鈥� The Hollywood Reporter, Martha Millan 鈥� IMDb, Agnes Moorehead 鈥� Flapper Press,听Jennifer Coolidge 鈥� Deadline,听Annabella Sciorra 鈥� LA Times,听Anne Bancroft-IMDb,听Loretta Swit 鈥� IMDb,听Hayley Marie Norman 鈥� TV Insider,听Jasmine Haver 鈥� IMDb/Dana Patrick Photo