Person

Maria Ouspenskaya

Acting · 1876–1949 · Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]

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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  Waterloo Bridge

  Madame Olga Kirowa

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  The Wolf Man

  Maleva

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  Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

  Maleva the Gypsy

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  Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  Self - (archive footage)

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  Love Affair

  Grandmother

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  Tarzan and the Amazons

  Amazon Queen

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  Kings Row

  Madame von Eln

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  Dance, Girl, Dance

  Madame Basilova

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  Dodsworth

  Baroness Von Obersdorf

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  Flowers Belated

  Matchmaker

• 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
• 1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)
• 1966The WolfmanMaleva
• 1949A Kiss in the DarkMme. Karina
• 1947WyomingMaria
• 1946I've Always Loved YouMadame Goronoff
• 1945Tarzan and the AmazonsAmazon Queen
• 1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManMaleva the Gypsy
• 1942The Mystery of Marie RogetMadame Cecile Roget
• 1942Kings RowMadame von Eln
• 1941The Shanghai GestureThe Amah
• 1941The Wolf ManMaleva
• 1940Dance, Girl, DanceMadame Basilova
• 1940The Man I MarriedFrau Gerhardt
• 1940The Mortal StormMrs. Breitner
• 1940Waterloo BridgeMadame Olga Kirowa
• 1940Beyond TomorrowMadame Tanya
• 1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletFranziska Speyer
• 1939Judge Hardy and SonJudith Volduzzi
• 1939The Rains CameMaharani
• 1939Love AffairGrandmother
• 1937Conquestla Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
• 1936DodsworthBaroness Von Obersdorf
• 1917Flowers BelatedMatchmaker