Laura Dern and Andrew Garfield paid tribute to their pioneering acting coach Sandra Seacat, who has died of natural causes at the age of 86.Andrew hailed her as a 'revolutionary' and a 'true legend' in a statement to Variety, while Laura, who studied with her from the age of 17, said: 'She is my whole heart.'Sandra spearheaded a 'dream method' of acting prep incorporating the work of Carl Jung and boasted a top-flight client list ranging from Nicolas Cage, Michelle Pfeiffer and Harvey Keitel to Michelle Williams, Johnny Depp and Chris Pine.
Mentor: Laura Dern (left) and Andrew Garfield paid tribute to their pioneering acting coach Sandra Seacat (right), who has died of natural causes at the age of 86She died in Santa Monica this Tuesday of natural causes, prompting Laura to gush: 'Sandra lived by seeing magic and possibility in everything.
She met the discovery of character and story with equal protectiveness, irreverence, humility and grace.' The Jurassic Park star added: 'She taught us the practice of investigating healing through acting.
But more than that. She invited us to know ourselves as artists and humans in ways I could’ve never begun to explore without her.' Laura concluded: 'She’s been my teacher since age 17 and I had the honor of acting alongside her several times.
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