On June 12, 1919, the actress Uta Thyra Hagen was born in the Lower Saxony city of Göttingen, in Germany.
Daughter of an art historian and an opera singer, little Uta moved to the United States at the age of 4, specifically to the state of Wisconsin, where she would train as an actress.
In 1937, the actress began to take her first steps in the world of acting. It was in the theater, with the interpretation of the Shakespearean classic “Ophelia.”
In 1938, the actress married José Ferrer, with whom she had a daughter. The couple separated in 1948.
In 1947, he began teaching at the HB3 Studio, teaching them to actors such as Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Christine Lahti, Jason Robards, Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino.
Shortly after, the actress romantically linked with Paul Robeson and, shortly after, began to be persecuted by the McCarthy Act.
Her professional career suffered a major break in the following years, although the actress sought new avenues of acting in the theater, landing small roles.
In 1957 she married Herbert Berghof, to whom she would remain united until 1990.
The actress, given the lack of work that she suffers in the United States, decided to return to Europe, specifically to London, where she was given some roles in the 1960s, winning several Tony Awards.
Starting in the 70s, the actress began to write some books, among which it is worth highlighting “Respect for Acting”, an essential guide to having the fundamentals as an actor.
In 2002, the actress was awarded the Medal of Arts.
On January 14, 2004, the actress died in New York City, leaving behind an endless number of performances both in the theater and on the big screen, highlighting titles such as, “A streetcar named desire”, “Charlotte “,” The other “or” The children of Brazil “, among others.