Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 28, 1876
Place of Birth
Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Also Known As
- Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya
- Mariya Uspenskaya
- Мария Успенская
- М. Успенская
Maria Ouspenskaya
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.
Known For - Movies
Waterloo Bridge
as Madame Olga Kirowa
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Amazon Queen
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Maleva the Gypsy
Dodsworth
as Baroness Von Obersdorf
The Wolf Man
as Maleva
Love Affair
as Grandmother
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Conquest
as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Madame Basilova
Kings Row
as Madame von Eln