Maria Ouspenskaya

1876-07-28 – 1949-12-03 (age 73) Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]

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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.

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Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Known For

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1940

as Madame Olga Kirowa

The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1941

as Maleva

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

as Maleva the Gypsy

Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Grandmother

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940

as Mrs. Breitner

Kings Row

Kings Row

1942

as Madame von Eln

Tarzan and the Amazons

Tarzan and the Amazons

1945

as Amazon Queen

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

1936

as Baroness Von Obersdorf

Conquest

Conquest

1937

as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Wyoming

Wyoming

1947

as Maria

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

as Maharani

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Madame Basilova

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

as Franziska Speyer

The Mystery of Marie Roget

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

as Madame Cecile Roget

Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow

1940

as Madame Tanya

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

as Self (archive footage)

Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son

1939

as Judith Volduzzi

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

1966

as Maleva

The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

as The Amah