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Catlin Adams (born Nira Barab; October 11, 1950) is an American actress, acting coach and film director.

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Catlin Adams
Born	Nira Barab (1950-10-11) October 11, 1950 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Acting coach, director, actress, writer, producer
Years active	1968–present

She has coached Oscar-winning actors Jane Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Amy Adams, as well as Brad Pitt, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Douglas, Aaron Eckhart, Lily Tomlin, Taylor Schilling, Charlie Hunnam, Moran Atias, Megan Fox, Zoe Saldana, and others.

At 14, she became the youngest member of the Actors' Studio and studied with her teacher and mentor Lee Strasberg until his death. She also worked with other master teachers, including Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, Lee Grant, Gary Austin, and Ellen Burstyn. Catlin is a founding member of the acclaimed comedy improvisational group, The Groundings.

Adams is a graduate of the American Film Institute. Her TV film, "Wanted: A Perfect Guy," starring a very young Ben Affleck, won two Emmys and she garnered a Directors Guild Award. Four years later, Adams directed the feature film "Sticky Fingers," which she co-wrote and co-produced with Melanie Mayron. In 2013, the film was screened and awarded "The Best Comedy in the '80s that No One Ever Saw," by The Outfest.

Darren Aronofsky described Adams’ work" “She demystifies the process, breaks it down and teaches how to transform technique into an art.".

Filmography

As an actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	The Rat Patrol	Girl	1 episode
1968–1970	Adam-12	Karen/M'Liss	2 episodes
1970	Up in the Cellar	Tracey Chamber
1971	Nichols	Mabel Zimmerman	1 episode
1973	The Fuzz Brothers	Trina
1974	McMillan & Wife	Ruth Habbib	1 episode
1975	The Fortune	Girl Lover
1975	Katherine	Jessica
1976	The Streets of San Francisco	Cathy Dineen	1 episode
1977	Panic in Echo Park	Cynthia
1975–1977	Kojak	Sheila/Adelle/Theresa Ryan	4 episodes
1979	The Jerk	Patty Bernstein
1980	The Jazz Singer	Rivka Rabinovitch
1982–1983	Square Pegs	Ms. Loomis	5 episodes
1990	thirtysomething	Pippa Fallow	1 episode
1995	Freaky Friday	Dana 'Dinky' Barb
1997	Toothless	Carrie's Mum
1998	New York Undercover	Judge Carol Underwood	1 episode
2000	Providence	Rebecca Rosen	1 episode
2012	Underworld: Awakening	Olivia

As a director

Year	Title	Notes
1986	ABC Afterschool Specials	Episode: "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"
1988	Sticky Fingers
1990	Stolen: One Husband
1990	Beverly Hills, 90210	Episode: "Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag)"

External links

• Catlin Adams at IMDb

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