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Iris Klein with Carmen

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Iris Klein

Iris Klein teaches, directs and coaches in Los Angeles, CA and holds workshops in Honolulu, Hawaii. Iris is from the east coast. She worked as an actor in NYC with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola and Walter Hill on Raging Bull, The Godfather II and The Warriors, respectively. Iris is credited as an actress off broadway and just off, Off Broadway. Iris worked and traveled with the ABC (Australia Broadcasting Commission’s Jeff McMullen) and with a crew of three, made documentaries up the Amazon River, in Brazil, and Panama.

Iris moved to Los Angeles in 1980. She performed for Eugene Ionesco, his wife and packed theatres under the direction of Paul Verdier in, Ionesco’s Tales, at Stages Theatre. Iris worked and was directed by John Cassavetes in his play, A Woman of Mystery, starring Gena Rowlands at the Court Theatre. Cassavetes‘ artistic fearlessness continues to inspire her. Iris’s TV and film credits in LA span include, “MacGyver; Garry Shandling Show; Dragonage; Angel; Partners w/ John Hurt and Ryan O’Neil, and cult film; The Warriors…” She directed “Conversations in Black and White,” by Pamela Galvin. In L.A., Chicago and Las Vegas, Klein co wrote and co directed festival winner, indie feature, “Three Janes,” starring Gail O’Grady, Erika Alexander, Stephanie Romanov, Michael Murphy, John Glover and Justin Lewis. The feature won the Diamond Halo Award for Best Direction at the Angel CIty Film Festival in Hollywood and was honored at the RiverRun International Film Festival in North Carolina.

Her mother, Janet Alhanti, studied with Sanford Meisner in the mid 60′s and Iris would help her mom memorize lines for his classes. Iris has worked with her mother for many years and in the 80′s, studied with Meisner, Robert X. Modica, Stella Adler and Joan Darling. Iris coaches shows and talent as: Audrey Marie Anderson, Bridget Moynahan, Brittany Daniel, Charisma Carpenter, Felicia Day, Maggie Grace, Mia Maestro, Josh Brolin, Marc Blucas, Shannyn Sossaman, Vanessa Hudgens… Most currently coaches/d: Showing Roots; 10×10 (Neal Labute); About Alex; Arrow; Blue Bloods; CSI-NY; CSI-LA; Criminal Minds; Olive Kitteridge; Star-Crossed; The Strain; Wayward Pines; Walking Dead; The Unit; Six Degrees,; Flash forward; House; ER..

Carmen

Carmen is an actress and daughter of Iris, and granddaughter of legendary teacher, Janet Alhanti. She loves working with children and has been assisting in her grandmother and mother’s classes over the last five years.

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