Sandra Diane Seacat was born on October 2, 1936, and lived until January 17, 2021. He was an American actress, director, and acting coach best known for her innovations in acting pedagogy—blending elements of Strasberg, and Jungian dream analysis—and for a handful of coaching success stories.
Seacat was the first of three daughters born to Russell Henry and Lois Marion Seacat in Greensburg, Kansas. Involved in theatre from her mid-teens on, Seacat first focused on method acting while attending Northwestern University, earning her degree and relocating to New York, where she studied with Actors Studio alumnus Michael Howard and later at the Studio with its director Lee Strasberg.
In August 2007, Seacat, with Jamie Wollrab, directed her daughter, Greta Seacat, along with Shannon Woodward, Justin Chatwin and Johnny Lewis in Elizabeth Meriwether’s play The Mistakes Madeline Made at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, Colorado.
In February 2018, Seacat and her husband Thurn Hoffman were featured among more than 20 couples seen in the music video for Night Things’ cover of The Everly Brothers’ 1959 hit “(Till) I Kissed You.”
Seacat died in Santa Monica, California, on January 17, 2023, at the age of 86.
Sandra Seacat children: Meet Greta Seacat
Seacat is survived by her husband, Thurn Hoffman, and daughter, acting coach Greta Seacat. A memorial will take place in New York and Los Angeles later this year. Donations can be made to The Actors Studio.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
