Curiosidades

Originated the role of Anne Frank in the original 1955 Broadway production of "The Diary of Anne Frank". Of the opening night cast members, only Joseph Schildkraut and Gusti Huber as Anne Frank's parents and Lou Jacobi as Mr. Van Daan also appeared in George Stevens' 1959 film.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Diary of Anne Frank."

Daughter of Lee Strasberg and stage actress Paula Strasberg. Mother of one child, daughter Jennifer Robin Jones (B: March 14, 1966), with ex-husband Christopher Jones.

In her early teens, she made her stage debut in an off-Broadway production of "Maya." She auditioned for the part when actress Jo Van Fleet, a member of the cast and friend of her famous parents, mentioned that the director was still looking for an ingenue.

Her father was a Jewish immigrant who was born in Budzanów, Austrian Poland (now Budaniv, Ukraine). Her mother was born in New York of Austrian Jewish descent.

Had a passionate affair with co-star Richard Burton while appearing in the hit Broadway play "Time Remembered" by Jean Anouilh in 1957-1958. The affair was encouraged by her mother, acting coach Paula Strasberg, on the grounds that making love to a great actor would be good for her. Co-star Helen Hayes heartily disapproved of the affair. Strasberg and Burton never appeared in a film together, though she did appear with Hayes on television in The Cherry Orchard (1959) by Anton Chekhov.

Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1993

Strasberg lived in Italy for a time and taught the Method in the small Italian city of Padua. Her students included Giovanni Morassutti, who further studied Method acting with her brother John Strasberg.

Dated Warren Beatty.

The May 6, 1970 issue of Variety, in the Italian Films Shooting column, lists the movie Violence presently filming in Morocco, with director Damiano Damiani and actors Susan Strasberg, Farley Granger, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, and Terence Hill. Producers Nyima Films and Western Intl. of Los Angeles. Distributor Paris-Etoile. No evidence the film was completed or distributed.

Half-sister of David Lee Strasberg and Adam Strasberg.

Older sister of John Strasberg.

Stepdaughter of Anna Strasberg.

Longtime friend of Nancy Atchison-Aylesworth.