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Alla Nazimova (1879–1945)

Actress | Producer | Writer

The grand, highly flamboyant Russian star Alla Nazimova of Hollywood silent films lived an equally grand, flamboyant life off-camera, though her legendary status has not held up as firmly as that of a Rudolph Valentino today. Born in Yalta, Crimea, in 1879, Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon was the third child in an abusive... See full bio »

Born:

Mariam Leventon
in Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Crimea, Ukraine]

Died:

(age 66) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Alan Hale and Alla Nazimova Alla Nazimova, Rudolph Valentino Film Set Camille (1921) 0012027
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Filmography

Hide HideActress (23 titles)
1944 Since You Went Away
Zofia Koslowska (as Nazimova)
 
1944 In Our Time
Zofia Orwid (as Nazimova)
 
1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Doña Maria - The Marquesa (as Nazimova)
 
1941 Blood and Sand
Senora Augustias (as Nazimova)
 
1940 Escape
Emmy Ritter (as Nazimova)
 
1925 My Son
Ana Silva
 
1925 The Redeeming Sin
Joan (as Nazimova)
 
1924 Madonna of the Streets
Mary Carlson/Mary Ainsleigh (as Nazimova)
 
1923/I Salome
Salome, stepdaughter of Herod (as Nazimova)
 
1922 A Doll's House
Nora Helmer
 
1921 Camille
Marguerite Gautier (as Nazimova)
 
1920 Billions
Princess Triloff (as Nazimova)
 
1920 Madame Peacock
Jane Goring/Gloria Cromwell (as Nazimova)
 
1920 The Heart of a Child
Sally Snape (as Nazimova)
 
1920 Stronger Than Death
Sigrid Fersen
 
1919 The Brat
The Brat
 
1919 The Red Lantern
Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
 
1919 Out of the Fog
Faith & Eve
 
1918 Eye for Eye
Hassouna (as Nazimova)
 
1918 A Woman of France (short)
 
1918 Toys of Fate
Zorah/Hagah
 
1918 Revelation
Joline (as Nazimova)
 
1916 War Brides
Joan
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1923/I Salome (producer)
 
1922 A Doll's House (producer)
 
1920 Madame Peacock (producer - as Nazimova)
 
1920 The Heart of a Child (producer - as Nazimova)
 
1920 Stronger Than Death (producer)
 
1919 The Brat (producer)
 
1918 Eye for Eye (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1922 A Doll's House (as Peter M. Winter)
 
1920 Billions (titles / as Nazimova)
 
1920 Madame Peacock (as Nazimova / adaptation)
 
1919 The Brat (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1938 Zaza (production consultant)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1920 Billions (as Nazimova)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1918 Eye for Eye (as Nazimova / co-director)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 15 (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary)
(as Nazimova)
 
2000 Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1984 Before Stonewall (documentary)
Salome (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood
Herself
 
1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (video documentary)
Herself
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Herself (as Nazimova)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1935) Stage: Appeared in "The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles" on Broadway. Fantasy. Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Guild Theatre: 18 Feb 1935-Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Romney Brent (as "The Clergyman"), Patricia Calvert... See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 22 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alla Lavendera | Alia Nasimoff | Nazimova | Peter M. Winter

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[Upon meeting the then unknown Valentino for the first time] How dare you bring that gigolo to my table? How dare you introduce that pimp to Nazimova? See more »

Trivia:

Broaday's 39th Street Playhouse was originally known as The Nazimova Theater. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini