Mala Powers Biography

Fast Facts

• Was the special guest at the 2004 Palm Springs Film Noir ceremony
• Was a patron of the Michael Chekhov Studio London
• Studied acting at the University of California, Las Angeles
• Started training as an actress as a child and appeared in "Tough as They Come" at the age of 11
• Known for playing Roxanne to Jose Ferrer's "Cyrano de Bergerac․"
• Howard Hughes placed her under contract with RKO after being impressed with one of her performances
• Studied under Michael Chekhov and later helped found the National Michael Chekhov Association
• Wrote the children's Christmas book "Follow the Star" and the holiday-themed "Follow the Year․"
• Her performance as a rape victim in "Outrage" caused a stir, as the subject had not yet been treated frankly on screen due to the film industry's self-censorship
• Started teaching acting in her later years, and appeared at major universities across the U․S