Actor info
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Name :
Maria Ouspenskaya
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Born :
July 28, 1876 in Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia] (73 years at death)
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Died :
December 3, 1949
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
24 films (1917–2025)
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Also known as :
Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya, Mariya Uspenskaya, Мария Успенская, М. Успенская
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Biography
Maria Ouspenskaya was a Russian stage and screen actress, in America from 1922, performing, in the States, first on Broadway, later, from 1936, in Hollywood film supporting roles. In 1929 she founded the School of Dramatic Art in New York City.
Notable films
- Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) as Amazon Queen
- The Wolf Man (1941) as Maleva
- The Mortal Storm (1940) as Mrs. Breitner
- Waterloo Bridge (1940) as Madame Olga Kirowa
- Love Affair (1939) as Grandmother
