Paula Strasberg (March , â€" April , ) was a former American stage
actress who became actor and teacher Lee Strasberg's second wife and
mother of actors John and Susan Strasberg, as well as Marilyn Monroe's
acting coach and confidante.Born Pearl Miller to a Jewish family, she
made her debut on Broadway in , appearing in The Cradle Song. Two
years later, she married her first husband, Harry Stein, whom she
divorced in . The union was childless. She appeared in more than
stage roles until Me and Molly in . A life member of the Actors
Studio, she married Lee Strasberg in , just days after her first
marriage ended.She was later blacklisted for her membership in the
American Communist Party, although her husband was not a member and
suffered no adverse effects on his career. She went on to become
Marilyn Monroe's acting coach and confidante until Monroe's death in ,
supplanting Natasha Lytess.[citation needed]Her children, Susan
Strasberg (-) and John Strasberg (born ), were also actors. Susan
described her mother as a "combination delicatessen, pharmacist,
Jewish mother".
actress who became actor and teacher Lee Strasberg's second wife and
mother of actors John and Susan Strasberg, as well as Marilyn Monroe's
acting coach and confidante.Born Pearl Miller to a Jewish family, she
made her debut on Broadway in , appearing in The Cradle Song. Two
years later, she married her first husband, Harry Stein, whom she
divorced in . The union was childless. She appeared in more than
stage roles until Me and Molly in . A life member of the Actors
Studio, she married Lee Strasberg in , just days after her first
marriage ended.She was later blacklisted for her membership in the
American Communist Party, although her husband was not a member and
suffered no adverse effects on his career. She went on to become
Marilyn Monroe's acting coach and confidante until Monroe's death in ,
supplanting Natasha Lytess.[citation needed]Her children, Susan
Strasberg (-) and John Strasberg (born ), were also actors. Susan
described her mother as a "combination delicatessen, pharmacist,
Jewish mother".
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