Sarah Lawrence College

Discover the notable alumni of Sarah Lawrence College. The list includes people like Yoko Ono, Lee Radziwill, Lauren Holly, Barbara Walters & Kyra Sedgwick. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as musicians, singers, film & theater personalities, writers and miscellaneous etc.
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Carrie Fisher
(Famous for Playing Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' Films)
Carrie Fisher
98
Birthdate: October 21, 1956
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Died: December 27, 2016

Carrie Fisher was an American actress best known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films. Some of her other films notable film wereShampoo, Soapdish, The Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally and The Women. She had issues with bipolar disorder and drug addiction and spoke publicly about it. She died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest while on a transatlantic flight.

 2 
Jordan Peele
(Actor and Comedian Known for His Comedy Sketch Series 'Key & Peele' and 'Mad TV')
Jordan Peele
48
Birthdate: February 21, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Sigourney Weaver
(American Actress and an Influential Figure in Science Fiction and Popular Culture)
Sigourney Weaver
31
Birthdate: October 8, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Sigourney Weaver is an American actress. Widely considered one of the most important female protagonists in the history of cinema, Sigourney is also regarded as a pioneer of action heroines in sci-fi films, thanks to her role in the Alien franchise. In 2003, she was ranked 20th in Channel 4's list of 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time.

 4 
Emma Roberts
(Actress Known for Her Role in the TV Series: 'Unfabulous', 'American Horror Story' and 'Scream Queens')
Emma Roberts
93
Birthdate: February 10, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rhinebeck, New York, United States

Making her film debut as a child actress, Emma Roberts impressed the critics and audiences with her strong performance in the film Blow. She started taking up more mature roles as a teenager and continued giving brilliant performances. She is also a singer and has released one album that was a moderate success.

 5 
Téa Leoni
(Actress)
Téa Leoni
31
Birthdate: February 25, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Téa Leoni went on to establish a successful acting career in the American entertainment industry after landing her breakthrough role in the action comedy movie Bad Boys. Such was her popularity in the 1990s that an asteroid was named after her in 1993. Also known for her humanitarian work, Téa Leoni was named a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF in 2001.

 6 
Yoko Ono
(Artist and Musician Who Was an Influential Practitioner of Conceptual & Performance Art)
Yoko Ono
73
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 18, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist, peace activist, and singer-songwriter. She came into prominence after marrying John Lennon of the Beatles. She is widely criticized for her unquestionable influence over John Lennon and his music. She is also often blamed for the disbandment of The Beatles. Despite all these criticisms, Yoko Ono continues to go on her merry way.

 7 
Barbara Walters
(Pioneering U.S. Television Journalist)
Barbara Walters
23
Birthdate: September 25, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 30, 2022

Barbara Walters is an American retired television personality and broadcast journalist. Renowned for her popularity with viewers, Walters appeared as the host of several popular TV shows. A pioneer for women in broadcasting, Walters became the first woman to co-host shows like Today and ABC Evening News. In 1996, she was named in TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Stars list.

 8 
Lauren Holly
(Actress)
Lauren Holly
33
Birthdate: October 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States
Lauren Holly is best known for her award-winning performance as Maxine Stewart in Picket Fences and her Emmy-nominated role as Julie Chandler in All My Children. She initially gained fame with the Jim Carrey-starrer Dumb and Dumber. She and her father established the “A" Fund in her brother’s honor.
 9 
J.J. Abrams
(Filmmaker, Best Known for His Films in Action, Drama & Science Fiction Genres)
J.J. Abrams
20
Birthdate: June 27, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

J.J. Abrams is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He is credited with creating television series like Felicity, Alias, Lost, and Fringe. Among his most prominent contribution to the film industry are films like Mission: Impossible III and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which he directed. Apart from being a director, Abrams also works closely with an anti-corruption organization called RepresentUs

 10 
Cary Elwes
(English Actor and Writer Known for His Role as ‘Westley’ in the Film ‘The Princess Bride’)
Cary Elwes
14
Birthdate: October 26, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Cary Elwes is best known as Westley from The Princess Bride, Robin Hood from Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Dr. Lawrence Gordon from the Saw horror franchise. He has also played numerous supporting roles in films and has been seen in series such as The X-Files and Stranger Things.
 11 
Carly Simon
(Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Songs: ‘You're So Vain’, ‘Nobody Does It Better’ & ‘Let the River Run’)
Carly Simon
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Carly Simon began as part of the Simon Sisters, with her sister Lucy. She won a Grammy with her first album and has since delivered many chartbusting tracks, including Nobody Does It Better from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. She has also written several children’s books.
 12 
Melora Hardin
(Known for Her Role as ‘Jan Levinson’ in the TV Series ‘The Office’)
Melora Hardin
25
Birthdate: June 29, 1967
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

The daughter of retired actress Diane and actor Jerry Hardin, Melora Hardin is herself an actress and singer. She was introduced to the entertainment industry at an early age and began her career when she was ten. She has since appeared in many TV shows and films. She has also directed a couple of projects.

 13 
Robin Givens
(Actress and Director Known for Her Role as ‘Darlene Merriman’ in the TV Series ‘Head of the Class’)
Robin Givens
29
Birthdate: November 27, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Robin Givens is an American model and actress whose professional life during the late-1980s was overshadowed by her violent marriage to Mike Tyson. Subsequently, their acrimonious divorce drew considerable media attention as Givens claimed physical abuse, with Tyson admitting to punching her in the face.

 14 
Julianna Margulies
20
Birthdate: June 8, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Spring Valley, New York, United States

Julianna Margulies is an actress popular for playing Carol Hathaway on the medical drama TV series ER. Over the years, Margulies has contributed immensely to the American TV industry for which she has been honored with prestigious awards, such as Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2015, she was named in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world list.

 15 
Vera Wang
(Fashion Designer Known for Balancing Modern Designs with Traditional Elegance)
Vera Wang
8
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: June 27, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Beginning her career as an editor for Vogue, American fashion designer Vera Wang began to work independently at the age of forty, designing wedding dresses, evening gowns and figure skating costumes for her celebrity patrons, eventually opening retail stores in several big cities across the world. Also a successful figure skater, she competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

 16 
Alice Walker
(The First African-American Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Alice Walker
14
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia, United States
Author Alice Walker is best known for her National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple. She is credited with coining the term womanist, to mean feminist of color. Her marriage with Melvyn Roseman Leventhal was the first official interracial marriage in the state of Mississippi.
 17 
Adam Goldberg
(Actor and Filmmaker Known for His Films: ‘Dazed and Confused’, ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘A Beautiful Mind’, and ‘Zodiac’)
Adam Goldberg
14
Birthdate: October 25, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Adam Goldberg is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. Over the years, he has contributed immensely to the success of several independent films, such as 2 Days in Paris. Also a guitarist and songwriter, Adam Goldberg is credited with forming a musical group called The Goldberg Sisters where he performs as the lead singer.

 18 
Pamela Adlon
(Actress)
Pamela Adlon
12
Birthdate: July 9, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 19 
Holly Robinson Peete
(Actress)
Holly Robinson Peete
17
Birthdate: September 18, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 20 
Lesley Gore
(Singer-songwriter, Actress)
Lesley Gore
7
Birthdate: May 2, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: February 16, 2015
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 21 
Win Butler
(Songwriter, Singer, Composer, Poet, Guitarist)
Win Butler
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 14, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Truckee, California, United States

Win Butler is an American-Canadian multi-instrumentalist, musician, singer, and songwriter. He is credited with co-founding the popular Canadian indie rock band, Arcade Fire. Also a humanitarian, Butler contributed to a charity record named Do They Know It's Hallowe'en as part of a UNICEF benefit project. A multi-talented personality, Win Butler often participates in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

 22 
Lee Radziwill
(Socialite, Actress, Interior Decorator)
Lee Radziwill
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: February 15, 2019

Lee Radziwill was an American interior decorator and public-relations executive. The younger sister of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Radziwill was a well-known socialite and often featured in lists, such as The Guardian's 50 best-dressed people over 50. Despite an unsuccessful attempt to forge an acting career, Radziwill managed to hog the limelight due to her fashion sense.

 23 
Merritt Wever
(Actress)
Merritt Wever
3
Birthdate: August 11, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 24 
Elisabeth Rohm
(Best Known for Her Roles in TV Series: ‘Angel’ and ‘Law & Order’)
Elisabeth Rohm
14
Birthdate: April 28, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Elisabeth Röhm is best known as Kate Lockley from Angel and as Serena Southerlyn from Law & Order. Fans also loved in movies such as American Hustle. She was named to Maxim’s Hot 100 in 2002 and was also a skilled horseback rider earlier but quit it after an accident.
 25 
Larisa Oleynik
5
Birthdate: June 7, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santa Clara, California, United States

Larisa Oleynik is an American actress who achieved popularity in the 1990s when she became a teen idol. She became famous during her teenage years, so much so that she was described as 'the proverbial girl next door' and 'one of America's favorite 15-year-olds'. Despite her fame, Larisa Oleynik managed to stay humble during her period as a teen idol.

 26 
Jill Clayburgh
(Actress)
Jill Clayburgh
5
Birthdate: April 30, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 5, 2010
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 27 
Rahm Emanuel
(31st United States Ambassador to Japan)
Rahm Emanuel
13
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rahm Emanuel served as the Chicago mayor from 2011 to 2019 and as the White House chief of staff, under Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2010. He has also been a U.S. representative from Chicago earlier. His aggressive and no-nonsense style has earned him the nickname "Rahmbo.”

 28 
Leslie Grossman
(Actress)
Leslie Grossman
3
Birthdate: October 25, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 29 
Eric Mabius
(Actor)
Eric Mabius
1
Birthdate: April 22, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 30 
Elliot Fletcher
(Actor)
Elliot Fletcher
11
Birthdate: June 30, 1996
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
 31 
Golden Brooks
(Actress)
Golden Brooks
7
Birthdate: December 1, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fresno, California, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 32 
Melissa Newman
6
Birthdate: September 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
 33 
Yancy Butler
(Actress)
Yancy Butler
4
Birthdate: July 2, 1970
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Greenwich Village, New York City, New York
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 34 
Austin Chick
(Director)
Austin Chick
1
Birthdate: July 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 35 
Jane Alexander
(Actress)
Jane Alexander
3
Birthdate: October 28, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 36 
Tovah Feldshuh
(Television actor, Film actor, Writer, Playwright, Stage actor)
Tovah Feldshuh
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 27, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 37 
Renn Hawkey
(Musician)
Renn Hawkey
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 29, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
 38 
Alice Pearce
(Actress)
Alice Pearce
4
Birthdate: October 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: March 3, 1966
 39 
Ann Patchett
(Writer)
Ann Patchett
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 2, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
 40 
Noah Hawley
(Screenwriter)
Noah Hawley
1
Birthdate: 1967 AD
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
 41 
Joie Lee
(Actress, Screenwriter)
Joie Lee
6
Birthdate: June 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York
 42 
Jessica Harper
(Actress)
Jessica Harper
3
Birthdate: October 10, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 43 
Liz Murray
(Inspirational speaker)
Liz Murray
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 23, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 44 
Stacey Kent
(American Jazz Singer)
Stacey Kent
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 27, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey, United States
 45 
James Tiptree Jr.
(Author)
James Tiptree Jr.
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 24, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Died: May 19, 1987
 46 
Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd
(Socialite)
Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: March 13, 1985
 47 
James Veitch
(Comedian)
James Veitch
2
Birthdate: April 1, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: England
 48 
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
(Known for Her Child Roles, Including Julie ‘the Cat’ Gaffney in the Film Series the ‘Mighty Ducks')
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
2
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: December 21, 1977
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
 49 
Meredith Monk
(Musician)
Meredith Monk
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
 50 
Joan Juliet Buck
(Writer)
Joan Juliet Buck
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1948 AD
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States