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Maria Alekseyevna Ouspenskaya (Russian: Мария Алексеевна Успенская; 29 July 1876 – 3 December 1949) was a Russian actress and acting teacher. She achieved success as a stage actress as a young woman in Russia, and as an older woman in Hollywood films.
Maria Ouspenskaya was a Russian actress who defected to the US and became a prominent Broadway and Hollywood star. She was known for her roles in The Wolf Man, Love Affair, Waterloo Bridge and other films, and for teaching the Stanislavski Method to many famous actors.
- January 1, 1
- Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Maria Ouspenskaya, who played Maleva the Gypsy Woman in The Wolf Man and its sequel. She was a renowned stage actress who taught at the American Laboratory Theatre and received two Oscar nominations.
Learn about the life and career of Maria Ouspenskaya, a Russian actress who defected to the US and became a Hollywood star and a teacher of the Stanislavski Method. Find out her film credits, awards, trivia, and how she died in a tragic fire.
- July 29, 1876
- December 3, 1949
Legendary Russian stage and screen actress who was nominated for Academy Awards for Dodsworth (1936) and Love Affair (1939). Name variations: Marie Ouspenskaya. Born in Tula, Russia, on July 29, 1876; died in a fire that also destroyed her home in Hollywood, California, on December 3, 1949.
Learn about the life and career of Maria Ouspenskaya, a Russian actress and acting teacher who influenced Hollywood with her modern techniques. Watch the trailer, see photos, and find out more about her roles, awards, and connections.
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Maria Ouspenskaya was a Russian stage and screen actress who worked in America from 1922 to 1949. She appeared in many films, such as The Wolf Man, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, and Waterloo Bridge, and founded the School of Dramatic Art in New York City.
