Maria Ouspenskaya
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Jul 29, 1876 Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia] |
| Died | Dec 3, 1949 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 73 |
Maria Ouspenskaya | |
| Job | Actress * Acting teacher |
| Years active | 1915-1949 |
| Known for | Withered, old vaguely-European women with some authority |
| Top Roles | Mme. Karina, The Amah, Madame von Eln, Madame Olga Kirowa, Maleva |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Adventure, Mystery |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Monster, Christmas |
| Top Collaborators | Frank Borzage (Director), George Waggner (Director), Henry Stephenson, Leo McCarey (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Theda Bara, Clara Bow, William Powell see more.. |
Maria Ouspenskaya Overview:
Character actress, Maria Ouspenskaya, was born on Jul 29, 1876 in Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]. Ouspenskaya died at the age of 73 on Dec 3, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA .
MINI BIO:
Wizened, beetle-faced Maria Ouspenskaya was a tiny Russian actress who came to America in the early 1930s to set up an acting school in New York. Despite playing a wide range of diminutive dynamos of varying nationalities, film buffs remember her best as the gypsy woman who teaches poor Lon Chaney the werewolf rhyme in "The Wolf Man". She was twice Oscar-nominated -- for her roles in Dodsworth and Love Affair. She was tragically burned to death in her Los Angeles apartment.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Ouspenskaya was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1936 | Best Supporting Actress | Dodsworth (1936) | Baroness von Obersdorf | Nominated |
| 1939 | Best Supporting Actress | Love Affair (1939) | Grandmother, Mme. Marnay | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Russia in Classic Film blogathon:
By Caftan Woman on Mar 8, 2015 From Caftan Womanas featured in 1940s Beyond Tomorrow July 29, 1876 - December 3, 1949 The Russia in Classic Film Blogathon is being hosted by Fritzi of Movies, Silently and sponsored by The House of Mystery on DVD by Flicker Alley. This fascinating topic runs from March 8 - 10th. Internatio... Read full article
Supporting Players:
By Amanda Garrett on Feb 4, 2015 From Old Hollywood FilmsRussian actress is beloved by generations of horror film fans for her role as the Gypsy woman in The Wolf Man (1941), but for two decades she was one of old Hollywood's most respected character actors. Ouspenskaya was probably born on July 29, 1876, (there are some discrepancies... Read full article
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Maria Ouspenskaya Quotes:
Thomas 'Tom' Ransome: Every conceivable filthy and drudging task.
Maharani: Yes, I suppose Miss MacDaid would have seen to that.
Baroness Von Obersdorf: [to Fran] Have you thought how little happiness there can be for the... *old* wife... of a young husband?
Madame Marie von Eln: Don't cry, Anna, for me. It will be worse for him. My troubles are almost over and his are just beginning. Growing up is so difficult, Anna. The disappointments and the heartbreaks, the frightening problems, the menaces and cruelties of the world. How often have I wished that his mother will live or his father, or that I were his mother! It isn't fair that a young boy should be brought up by an old woman who will leave him when he needs her most.
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