1. Elizabeth Kemp was an American actress, theatre director, and acting coach.
17 Facts About Elizabeth Kemp
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Elizabeth Kemp began her screen career playing Betsy in the television series Love of Life in 1973.
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Elizabeth Kemp performed on stage many times as well as directing a number of productions in the US as well as internationally.
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Elizabeth Kemp went on to become an acting coach and faculty member of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University.
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Elizabeth Kemp was born on November 5,1951 in Key West, Florida, the daughter of Nancy Jean and Joseph Clifton Kemp, a business executive and US Navy officer and test pilot stationed at the Pentagon.
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Elizabeth Kemp studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Actors Studio in New York City, under Lee Strasberg.
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Elizabeth Kemp made her television debut in the series Love of Life in 1973.
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In 1980, Elizabeth Kemp made her feature film debut in the horror film He Knows You're Alone, opposite Caitlin O'Heaney and Tom Hanks.
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Internationally, Elizabeth Kemp directed The Stronger and Homesick at Strindberg's Intimate Theater in Stockholm, and Dreamstories at The Claude LeLouch Theatre Cine 13 in Paris and La Spazia Teatro in Rome.
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Elizabeth Kemp left Los Angeles and returned to New York City, where she worked odd jobs, including waiting tables at a restaurant.
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At the Actors Studio Drama School, Elizabeth Kemp was a mentor to student actors like Bradley Cooper and Poorna Jagannathan.
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Elizabeth Kemp worked across the country at The California Actors Theatre in San Francisco, Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Folger Theatre in Washington, DC, Center Stage in Baltimore, and Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
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Elizabeth Kemp was an artistic associate and tutor at 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Australia.
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Elizabeth Kemp married actor Michael Margotta in New York City in 1984.
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Elizabeth Kemp died of cancer on September 1,2017, in Venice, Los Angeles, at age 65.
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Elizabeth Kemp received several public tributes from former students Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman and Lady Gaga.
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Elizabeth Kemp became a lifetime member of The Actors Studio in 1975.