Notable Alumni of Skidmore College

Joseph Bruno 1929–2020

Former New York State Senate Majority Leader

Bachelor of Arts

Joe Tacopina 1966–

Prominent trial attorney and legal commentator

Also attended: Quinnipiac University

Cynthia Carroll 1956–

Former chief executive of Anglo American

Also attended: University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Harvard University

Sallie W. Chisholm 1947–

MIT biological oceanographer and ocean microbe expert

Also attended: SUNY at Albany

Hazel Stiebeling 1896–1989

Nutritionist who pioneered USDA nutrition programs

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Jon Bernthal 1976–

Actor known for The Walking Dead

Also attended: Harvard University

Lake Bell 1979–

Actress, screenwriter and director

Zazie Beetz 1991–

German-American actress, star of Atlanta

Eddie Cahill 1978–

Actor in Friends and CSI: NY

Also attended: New York University

Ariana Richards 1979–

Actress in Jurassic Park, and painter

Also attended: Art Center College of Design, Western Oregon University

Justin Henry 1971–

Actor known for Kramer vs. Kramer

Rya Kihlstedt 1970–

Actress, starred in Home Alone 3

Spouse: Gil Bellows (American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York)

Sibling: Carla Kihlstedt (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University)

Kelly Curtis 1956–2026

Actress known for Magic Sticks and The Devil's Daughter

Father: Tony Curtis (CUNY--City College, The New School)

Mother: Janet Leigh (University of the Pacific)

Kristina Anapau 1979–

Actress, known for True Blood and Black Swan

Michael Zegen 1979–

Actor in Boardwalk Empire and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Jane Roberts 1929–1984

Author and poet of the Seth Material

Finn Carter 1960–

Former actress known for Tremors

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Spouse: Steven Weber (SUNY at Purchase College)

Father: Hodding Carter III (Princeton University)

Céline Cousteau 1972–

Explorer and documentary filmmaker

Sibling: Fabien Cousteau (Boston University)

Kathleen Collins 1942–1988

Poet, playwright and filmmaker

Also attended: Middlebury College

Holter Graham 1972–

Actor and voice actor

Also attended: Vermont College of Fine Arts

Dorothy Dehner 1901–1994

American painter and sculptor

Also attended: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

Sybil Louise Shearer 1912–2005

Choreographer, modern dancer and writer

Matt Hyson 1970–

Pro wrestler known as Spike Dudley in WWE

Webster Tarpley 1946–

Writer, political activist and conspiracy theorist

Also attended: Catholic University of America, Princeton University