His acting school where his techniques are still taught includes Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, and Steve Buscemi as alumni. Stella Adler’s version of method acting allowed the actor to use their imagination in bringing realistic emotions to the performance. Stella even traveled to Paris to meet with Constantin Stanislavski who revealed to her that he had moved on from “sense memory” and embraced her use of imaginative motivation. Famous actors who studied with Stella Adler include Marlon Brando, Robert DeNiro, and Harvey Keitel. Other actors who use Adler’s techniques include Judd Nelson, Martin Sheen, Anthony Quinn, Salma Hayek, Mark Ruffalo, and Christopher Guest. There were many disciples of the Stanislavski system, including Sanford Meisner and Michael Chekov.
