Alla Nazimova

Personal Info

Birthday

June 3, 1879

Day of Death

1945-07-13

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Crimea, Ukraine]

Also Known As

Alla Nazimoff

Nazimova

Marem-Ides (Adelaida Yakovlevna) Leventon

Марем-Идес Левентон

Marem-Ides Leventon

Alla Nazimova

Biography

From Wikipedia Alla Nazimova (Russian and Ukrainian: Алла Назимова; 3 June [O.S.

22 May] 1879 – 13 July 1945) was an American film and theatre actress, a screenwriter, and film producer. She is perhaps best known as simply Nazimova, but also went under the name Alia Nasimoff. She emigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire.

Known For

Camille

Blood and Sand

Salomé

Escape

Since You Went Away

The Red Lantern

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

In Our Time

Filmography

2019
Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1944
Since You Went Away
as Zofia Koslowska
In Our Time
as Zofia Orwid (as Nazimova)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Doña Maria - The Marquesa
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1941
Blood and Sand
as Senora Augustias
1940
Escape
as Emmy Ritter
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
1925
My Son
as Ana Silva
The Redeeming Sin
as Joan
1924
Madonna of the Streets
as Mary Carlson / Mary Ainsleigh
1923
Salomé
as Salomé
1922
A Doll's House
as Nora Helmer
1921
Camille
as Marguerite Gautier
1920
Billions
as Princess Triloff
Madame Peacock
as Jane Goring / Gloria Cromwell
The Heart of a Child
as Sally Snape (as Nazimova)
Stronger Than Death
as Sigrid Fersen
1919
The Brat
as The Brat
The Red Lantern
as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
Out of the Fog
as Faith / Eve
1918
Eye for Eye
as Hassouna
A Woman of France
as Louise
Toys of Fate
as Zorah / Hagah
Revelation
as Joline
1916
War Brides
as Joan