Maria Ouspenskaya

Known for

Acting

Born

July 28, 1876

Birthplace

Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died

December 3, 1949 (aged 73)

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.

Best known work

The Wolf Man

1941

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

Waterloo Bridge

1940

Dodsworth

1936

Love Affair

1939

The Mortal Storm

1940

Tarzan and the Amazons

1945

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Kings Row

1942

Filmography

2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
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
1942
Kings Row
as Madame von Eln
1941
The Shanghai Gesture
as The Amah
1941
The Wolf Man
as Maleva
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Madame Basilova
1940
The Man I Married
as Frau Gerhardt
1940
The Mortal Storm
as Mrs. Breitner
1940
Waterloo Bridge
as Madame Olga Kirowa
1940
Beyond Tomorrow
as Madame Tanya
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Franziska Speyer
1939
Judge Hardy and Son
as Judith Volduzzi
1939
The Rains Came
as Maharani
1939
Love Affair
as Grandmother
1937
Conquest
as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
1936
Dodsworth
as Baroness Von Obersdorf
1917
Flowers Belated
as Matchmaker