Portrait of Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Acting

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.

Born: July 28, 1876

Place of Birth: Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Filmography

1949
A Kiss in the Dark

as Mme. Karina

1947
Wyoming

as Maria

1946
I've Always Loved You

as Madame Goronoff

1945
Tarzan and the Amazons

as Amazon Queen

1943
1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget

as Madame Cecile Roget

1942
Kings Row

as Madame von Eln

1941
1941
The Wolf Man

as Maleva

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance

as Madame Basilova

1940
The Man I Married

as Frau Gerhardt

1940
The Mortal Storm

as Mrs. Breitner

1940
Waterloo Bridge

as Madame Olga Kirowa

1940
Beyond Tomorrow

as Madame Tanya

1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Franziska Speyer

1939
Judge Hardy and Son

as Judith Volduzzi

1939
The Rains Came

as Maharani

1939
Love Affair

as Grandmother

1937
Conquest

as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska

1936
Dodsworth

as Baroness Von Obersdorf

1917
Flowers Belated

as Matchmaker