Maria Ouspenskaya

Personal Info

Birthday

July 28, 1876

Day of Death

1949-12-03

(73 years old)

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

The Wolf Man

Love Affair

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Waterloo Bridge

Dodsworth

Tarzan and the Amazons

Dance, Girl, Dance

Kings Row

Filmography

1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
1949
A Kiss in the Dark
as Mme. Karina
1947
Wyoming
as Maria
1946
I've Always Loved You
as Madame Goronoff
1945
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Amazon Queen
1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Maleva the Gypsy
1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Madame Cecile Roget
Kings Row
as Madame von Eln
1941
The Shanghai Gesture
as The Amah
The Wolf Man
as Maleva
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Madame Basilova
The Man I Married
as Frau Gerhardt
The Mortal Storm
as Mrs. Breitner
Waterloo Bridge
as Madame Olga Kirowa
Beyond Tomorrow
as Madame Tanya
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Franziska Speyer
1939
Judge Hardy and Son
as Judith Volduzzi
The Rains Came
as Maharani
Love Affair
as Grandmother
1937
Conquest
as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
1936
Dodsworth
as Baroness Von Obersdorf
1917
Flowers Belated
as Matchmaker