Jeannie Lindheim

Jeannie Lindheim has taught acting, movement, improvisation, creativity, auditioning and characterization techniques for thirty years at a variety of educational institutions including The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Harvard University Law School (Theater in the Courtroom), Boston University, Boston College, Lesley University's Graduate Expressive Therapies Program and others. She ran her own theater school for thirteen years. In 1996, she traveled to Russia with Patch Adams. Upon her return, she founded the Hearts and Noses Hospital Clown Troupe, (formerly Jeannie Lindheim's Hospital Clown Troupe) which has entertained over 50,000 children. After Hurricane Katrina, Jeannie went to Houston to support the New Orleans evacuees there. She spent a week at the George R. Brown Convention Center clowning and doing 'by the cot' visits to 1,100 people. Jeannie conducted more than 100 regional and national workshops for primary care and specialty physician groups on Dealing with Challenging Patients and Situations, and Communicating the Patients with Life-Threatening Illnesses. She has worked with every age group and many different types of groups including teachers, theater companies, actors, sociology professors, high school principals, teenagers, young children, people with disabilities and more. Jeannie was a recipient of the Boston Celtics "Heroes Among Us" Award in recognition of "individuals in our community who have made an overwhelming impact on the lives of others. She was a recipient of the Exceptional Woman Award sponsored by Boston's radio station Magic 106.7. She was featured in Joanne Gordon's book, Be Happy at Work: 100 Women Who Love Their Jobs, and Why. She has acted professionally and holds a Master of Arts degree in Dramatic Literature from the University of California and a Master of Fine Arts from Brandeis University. She also studied theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the HB Studio in New York City.