Irene Gilbert (born Irene Liebert or Liebeschutz; August 25, 1934 â€"
May 21, 2011) was a German-born American actress and acting school
director, who co-founded the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles, with
actress Joanne Linville, in 1985. She served as the academy's director
for around two decades after its establishment.Gilbert was born as
Irene Liebert or Liebeschutz in Brandenburg, Germany on August 25,
1934. She immigrated to New York City with her parents, Gaston and
Lucie Liebert (or Liebeschutz), just before the outbreak of World War
II. Her parents were killed by a drunk driver when she was just five
years old. She was raised by her Aunt Erika, her four older brothers,
Ralph, Werner, Jerry, and John, and their mother Ruth Mitler.She
changed her surname to Gilbert when she began her acting career,
reportedly because she felt that it seemed "movie-star-esque." Her
acting career extended into the late 1980s. Her television credits
included roles in Medical Center, her first role in 1969, General
Hospital, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, and Emergency! in the 1970s, as well
as Designing Women, and Crazy Like A Fox, and others in the 1980s,
with her last role, Highway To Heaven in 1989.
May 21, 2011) was a German-born American actress and acting school
director, who co-founded the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles, with
actress Joanne Linville, in 1985. She served as the academy's director
for around two decades after its establishment.Gilbert was born as
Irene Liebert or Liebeschutz in Brandenburg, Germany on August 25,
1934. She immigrated to New York City with her parents, Gaston and
Lucie Liebert (or Liebeschutz), just before the outbreak of World War
II. Her parents were killed by a drunk driver when she was just five
years old. She was raised by her Aunt Erika, her four older brothers,
Ralph, Werner, Jerry, and John, and their mother Ruth Mitler.She
changed her surname to Gilbert when she began her acting career,
reportedly because she felt that it seemed "movie-star-esque." Her
acting career extended into the late 1980s. Her television credits
included roles in Medical Center, her first role in 1969, General
Hospital, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, and Emergency! in the 1970s, as well
as Designing Women, and Crazy Like A Fox, and others in the 1980s,
with her last role, Highway To Heaven in 1989.
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