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Maria Ouspenskaya

Acting Born Jul 28, 1876 Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia] 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

The Wolf Man

as Maleva

Full filmography

  • Waterloo Bridge (1940) as Madame Olga Kirowa
  • The Wolf Man (1941) as Maleva
  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage)
  • Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) as Madame Basilova
  • Love Affair (1939) as Grandmother
  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) as Maleva the Gypsy
  • The Mortal Storm (1940) as Mrs. Breitner
  • Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) as Amazon Queen
  • Dodsworth (1936) as Baroness Von Obersdorf
  • The Rains Came (1939) as Maharani
  • Kings Row (1942) as Madame von Eln
  • The Wolfman (1966) as Maleva
  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) as Franziska Speyer
  • The Shanghai Gesture (1941) as The Amah
  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage)
  • Conquest (1937) as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
  • I've Always Loved You (1946) as Madame Goronoff
  • Beyond Tomorrow (1940) as Madame Tanya
  • Judge Hardy and Son (1939) as Judith Volduzzi
  • Flowers Belated (1917) as Matchmaker
  • A Kiss in the Dark (1949) as Mme. Karina
  • The Man I Married (1940) as Frau Gerhardt
  • The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942) as Madame Cecile Roget
  • Wyoming (1947) as Maria