Mala Powers

Birth Name:

Mary Ellen Powers

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actress

Was a patron of the Michael Chekhov Studio London
Was the special guest at the 2004 Palm Springs Film Noir ceremony
Studied acting at the University of California, Las Angeles
Started training as an actress as a child and appeared in "Tough as They Come" at the age of 11
Howard Hughes placed her under contract with RKO after being impressed with one of her performances
Known for playing Roxanne to Jose Ferrer's "Cyrano de Bergerac․"
Her performance as a rape victim in "Outrage" caused a stir, as the subject had not yet been treated frankly on screen due to the film industry's self-censorship
Started teaching acting in her later years, and appeared at major universities across the U․S
Studied under Michael Chekhov and later helped found the National Michael Chekhov Association
Wrote the children's Christmas book "Follow the Star" and the holiday-themed "Follow the Year․"

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