"Dear Marjorie, You are achieving the ultimate goal .... to teach! You are telling people what is in your heart, and your artistic abilities are coming from your soul. Work hard, and become a voice that will carry on into the future. Your friend."
— STELLA ADLER
About Marjorie
Biography
Trained extensively as an actor and apprenticed as a teacher directly under the tutelage of the legendary Stella Adler.
Trained as an actor with the renowned Lee Strasberg, Uta Hagen, Geraldine Page, and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Faculty Member of Stella Adler Conservatory (NYC) from 1988 to 1991, where she taught Technique, Scene Study, and Script Interpretation. As a member of the administration staff, she also helped design and develop the curriculum.
Marjorie Ballentine is one of the most sought-after coaches in Los Angeles. She is also considered by many to be the greatest living exponent of the Stella Adler technique.
Marjorie Ballentine also co-teaches a Master Class with Deborah Aquila (TAS) on Saturday afternoons.