Back to peopleMaria OuspenskayaKnown forActingBornJuly 28, 1876DiedDecember 3, 1949Place of birthTula, Russian Empire [now Russia]BiographyLife and careerMaria 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.Filmography4 filmsAll4Acting4Tarzan and the Amazons1945as Amazon QueenFrankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943as Maleva the GypsyThe Wolf Man1941as MalevaWaterloo Bridge1940as Madame Olga Kirowa