Alice Spivak, Actress and Longtime Acting Teacher, Dies at 85
Alice Spivak, a veteran acting teacher and dialogue coach who appeared in such films as 'The Muppets Take Manhattan,' 'Stardust Memories,' 'Please Give' and 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead,' died Nov. 9, her family announced. She was 85.
She worked with directors including Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen and Nicole Holofcener during her long career.
Alice Spivak, a veteran acting teacher and dialogue coach who appeared in such films as The Muppets Take Manhattan, Stardust Memories, Please Give and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, died Nov. 9, her family announced. She was 85.
Spivak taught at Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen's HB Studio for 15 years and in 2012 launched the New York-based OnTheRoad Repertory Company, for whom she served as artistic director and performed.