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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Cornish College of the Arts

Notable alumni of Cornish College of the Arts include Brendan Fraser (Actor, known for Encino Man and School Ties), Beatrice Straight (Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress) and Merce Cunningham (Dancer and choreographer in American modern dance).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • H. L. Richardson 1927–2020

    Founder of Gun Owners of America, California state senator

    Also attended: Olympic College

Arts and media

  • Brendan Fraser 1968–

    Actor, known for Encino Man and School Ties

  • Beatrice Straight 1914–2001

    Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress

    Father: Willard Dickerman Straight (Cornell University)

  • Merce Cunningham 1919–2009

    Dancer and choreographer in American modern dance

    Also attended: George Washington University

  • C. S. Lee 1971–

    Actor known for Dexter

    Also attended: Yale University

  • Jane Adams 1965–

    Actress and screenwriter

    Also attended: The Juilliard School, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  • Lena Raine 1984–

    Composer for Minecraft and Celeste

  • Colleen Atwood 1948–

    Costume designer with four Academy Awards

    Also attended: New York University

  • Josephine Hutchinson 1903–1998

    Stage, film and television actress

  • Chet Huntley 1911–1974

    Co-anchor of NBC's Huntley–Brinkley Report

    Also attended: Montana State University, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  • Alexander Pschill 1970–

    Austrian actor, starred in Inspector Rex

  • Jinkx Monsoon 1987–

    Drag performer and RuPaul's Drag Race winner

  • Heather Hart 1975–

    Visual artist, co-founder of Black Lunch Table Project

    Bachelor of Fine Arts

    Also attended: Princeton University

  • Cole Weston 1919–2003

    Photographer, son of Edward Weston

  • Mitch Malloy 1961–

    Singer, former Great White lead vocalist

  • Charlotte Dean 1982–

    Writer, illustrator and visual artist

    Also attended: Bard College

    Mother: Tracy Newman (University of Arizona)

  • Kumi Yamashita 1986–

    Japanese artist based in New York

  • Aleah Chapin 1986–

    American painter known for portraits of the human form

    Also attended: New York Academy of Art

  • James McMullan 1934–

    Illustrator and designer of theatrical posters

  • Clayton Lewis 1915–1995

    Artist known for envelope art and jewelry design

    Also attended: San Francisco Art Institute

  • Helmi Juvonen 1903–1985

    Seattle artist known for prints and paintings

  • William Ivey 1919–1992

    Abstract expressionist painter

    Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  • Suzanna Son 1995–

    Actress and musician, star of Red Rocket

Sports

  • Felicia Oh 1967–

    Submission grappler and martial arts instructor

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Cornish College of the Arts (people who attended both).