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Maria Ouspenskaya

Acting · Born July 28, 1876 · 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.

Movies with Maria Ouspenskaya

• The Wolf Man (1941) — Maleva
• Waterloo Bridge (1940) — Madame Olga Kirowa
• Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) — Maleva the Gypsy
• Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) — Amazon Queen
• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) — Self (archive footage)
• Love Affair (1939) — Grandmother
• Dodsworth (1936) — Baroness Von Obersdorf
• The Mortal Storm (1940) — Mrs. Breitner
• The Rains Came (1939) — Maharani
• Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) — Madame Basilova
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) — Franziska Speyer
• Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) — Self (archive footage)