Ivana Chubbuck

Ivana Chubbuck's students have included Jared Leto, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, James Franco, Terrence Howard, Elisabeth Shue, Catherine Keener, Djimon Hounsou, America Ferrera, Eva Mendes, Kate Bosworth, Jim Carrey, Radha Mitchell, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Biel, Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh, Amy Smart, Eriq La Salle, Marcia Cross, Matthew Perry, David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, and Beyoncé. Her book, The Power of the Actor: The Chubbuck Technique, is described as "the 12-step acting technique that will take you from script to a living, breathing, dynamic character". The book has been adopted for use as a textbook in many colleges and universities around the world, and has been translated into languages such as Chinese, Danish, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish. Chubbuck has taught at The Juilliard School of Drama in New York, and has held seminars and workshops in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Israel, Russia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Romania, and the Philippines. Chubbuck was honored by The Russian International Film Festival (she is of Russian descent) with a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the film industry alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, William Friedkin, and Francis Ford Coppola. She has been featured in numerous articles in such national publications as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, GQ, The London Times, The London Guardian, Hollywood Reporter and Variety.