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Maria Ouspenskaya (1876–1949)

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The daughter of a lawyer, Ouspenskaya studied singing at the Warsaw Conservatory and acting at Adasheff's School of the Drama in Moscow. She received her practical training as an actress touring in the Russian provinces. She later joined the Moscow Art Theatre. It was here that she first worked under the direction of the great Konstantin Stanislavski... See full bio »

Born:

in Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died:

(age 73) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1949 A Kiss in the Dark
Mme. Karina
 
1947 Wyoming
Maria (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya)
 
1946 I've Always Loved You
Madame Goronoff (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya)
 
1945 Tarzan and the Amazons
Amazon Queen (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya)
 
1943 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Maleva
 
1942 Mystery of Marie Roget
Madame Cecile Roget
 
1942 Kings Row
Madame von Eln
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
The Amah
 
1941 The Wolf Man
Maleva
 
1940 Dance, Girl, Dance
Madame Lydia Basilova
 
1940 The Man I Married
Frau Gerhardt
 
1940 The Mortal Storm
Mrs. Breitner
 
1940 Waterloo Bridge
Madame Olga Kirowa
 
1940 Beyond Tomorrow
Madam Tanya
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Franziska Speyer
 
1939 Judge Hardy and Son
Mrs. Judith Volduzzi
 
1939 The Rains Came
Maharani
 
1939 Love Affair
Grandmother
 
1937 Conquest
Countess Pelagia Walewska
 
1936 Dodsworth
Baroness Von Obersdorf (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya)
 
1929 Tanka the Innkeeper (short)
 
1920 Khveska (short)
Med. assistant's wife
 
1917 Tsvety zapozdalye (short)
The matchmaker (as Mariya Uspenskaya)
 
1916 Nichtozhniye (short)
 
1915 Sverchok na pechi (short) (as Mariya Uspenskaya)
 
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1939 Love Affair (performer: "Plaisir d'Amour" 1775 - uncredited)
 
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1940 Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (documentary short)
Herself
 
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2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short)
 
1982 Coming Soon (video documentary)
edited from 'The Wolfman' (uncredited)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1966 The Wolfman (short)
Maleva
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Passing Present (1931). Drama. See more »

Alternate Names:

Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya | Mariya Uspenskaya

Height:

5' 1½" (1.56 m)
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Trivia:

Taught acting at New York's American Laboratory Theatre in the 20s until forming her own acting school, the Maria Ouspenskaya School of Dramatic Arts, in 1929. She moved the studio to Hollywood in the late 30s when her film career began to flourish. Some of her more famous students included John Garfield and acting gurus Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. See more »

Trademark:

Perhaps best known for her role as Maleva the Gypsy in _The Wolf Man (1941)_ and _Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)_. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo