
Actor
Maria Ouspenskaya
150 years · Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia] · 23 films
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 for
Filmography 23

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · Self (archive footage)

A Kiss in the Dark
1949 · Mme. Karina

Wyoming
1947 · Maria

I've Always Loved You
1946 · Madame Goronoff

Tarzan and the Amazons
1945 · Amazon Queen

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943 · Maleva the Gypsy

The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 · Madame Cecile Roget


Kings Row
1942 · Madame von Eln
On TCM

The Shanghai Gesture
1941 · The Amah


The Wolf Man
1941 · Maleva
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Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Madame Basilova

The Man I Married
1940 · Frau Gerhardt

The Mortal Storm
1940 · Mrs. Breitner

Waterloo Bridge
1940 · Madame Olga Kirowa


Beyond Tomorrow
1940 · Madame Tanya
On Plex

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · Franziska Speyer

Judge Hardy and Son
1939 · Judith Volduzzi

The Rains Came
1939 · Maharani


Love Affair
1939 · Grandmother
On Brew

Conquest
1937 · la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska


Dodsworth
1936 · Baroness Von Obersdorf
On Plex

Flowers Belated
1917 · Matchmaker