Irene Gilbert

Irene Gilbert (born Irene Liebert or Liebeschutz; August 25, 1934 – 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.

[1] She immigrated to New York City with her parents, Gaston and Lucie Liebert (or Liebeschutz), just before the outbreak of World War II.

She was raised by her Aunt Erika, her four older brothers, Ralph, Werner, Jerry, and John, and their mother Ruth Mitler.

The school's building was further threatened with demolition to make way for a proposed subway line at the time of Adler's death, in 1992.

The Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles named one of its theaters, the Irene Gilbert Theatre, in honor of her.