
Maria Ouspenskaya
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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.
Known for
Credits

The Wolf Man (1941)
as Maleva

Waterloo Bridge (1940)
as Madame Olga Kirowa

Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
as Amazon Queen

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
as Maleva the Gypsy

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

Dodsworth (1936)
as Baroness Von Obersdorf

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Madame Basilova

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

I've Always Loved You (1946)
as Madame Goronoff

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
as Franziska Speyer

Love Affair (1939)
as Grandmother

The Mortal Storm (1940)
as Mrs. Breitner

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Madame Cecile Roget

The Rains Came (1939)
as Maharani

A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
as Mme. Karina

Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
as Judith Volduzzi

Conquest (1937)
as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska

The Man I Married (1940)
as Frau Gerhardt

Kings Row (1942)
as Madame von Eln

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
as The Amah

Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
as Madame Tanya

Flowers Belated (1917)
as Matchmaker

Wyoming (1947)
as Maria





