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 ...
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Born:in Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]Died:(age 73) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actress (25 credits)
Actress (25 credits)
1915
Sverchok na pechi
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(as Mariya Uspenskaya)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
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The Saint (1924). Drama. Written by Stark Young. Greenwich Village Theatre: 11 Oct 1924- Oct 1924 (closing date unknown/17 performances). Cast: Leo Carrillo (as "Valdez"), Louis Casavant, Charles Ellis, Helen Freeman (as "Marietta"), C. Henry Gordon (as "Dedaux"), Stanley Howlett, Barry Kenton, James Meighan, Norma Millay, ... See more »Alternate Names:
Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya | Mariya UspenskayaHeight:
5' 1½" (1.56 m)
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Co-founder of the American Laboratory Theater with Polish actor/director Richard Boleslawski, she was the first Russian actor from the Moscow Art Theatre to teach the Stanislavski Method in the United States. Her methods greatly influenced her young students Lee Strasberg and Harold Clurman, founders of the Group Theater (1931-40). Strasberg first practiced his very personal variation of the ... See more »Trademark:
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