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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. Actress: The Wolf Man. The daughter of a lawyer, Ouspenskaya studied singing at the Warsaw Conservatory and acting at Adasheff's School of the Drama in Moscow. She received her practical training as an actress touring in the Russian provinces. She later joined the Moscow Art Theatre.
- January 1, 1
- Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Maria Ouspenskaya. Actress: The Wolf Man. The daughter of a lawyer, Ouspenskaya studied singing at the Warsaw Conservatory and acting at Adasheff's School of the Drama in Moscow. She received her practical training as an actress touring in the Russian provinces. She later joined the Moscow Art Theatre.
- July 29, 1876
- December 3, 1949
Maria Ouspenskaya, the willowy Eastern European actress who never weighed more than 90lb all her life, created one of the most satisfying characters in any of the films featuring the beloved classic monsters.
The story of actress and acting teacher Maria Ouspenskaya, who brought modern acting techniques to the U.S., focusing on her years in Hollywood (1936-1949).
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- Documentary
- Jordan Mohr
Aug 28, 2017 · The Wolf Man - Heaven Help You: Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) comes across a gypsy named Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya) who explains that he was bitten by a werewolf.
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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.
