Cast

Maria Ouspenskaya

1876 – 1949

Active years (films on this site)

1936–1941

Genres

DramaRomanceComedyMusicalBiography

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodContemporary European Art CinemaVisual Comedy

Directors worked with

William Wyler1 filmLeo McCarey1 filmDorothy Arzner1 filmWilliam Dieterle1 filmFrank Borzage1 filmMervyn LeRoy1 filmJosef von Sternberg1 film

Biography

Maria Alekseyevna Ouspenskaya 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. She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dodsworth (1936) and Love Affair (1939). Ouspenskaya is the first Russian actress to be nominated for an Oscar.

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7 films on this site

1. Dodsworth 1936 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. Love Affair 1939 · Leo McCarey · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. Dance, Girl, Dance 1940 · Dorothy Arzner · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
4. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940 · William Dieterle · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
5. The Mortal Storm 1940 · Frank Borzage · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
6. Waterloo Bridge (1940) 1940 · Mervyn LeRoy · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
7. The Shanghai Gesture 1941 · Josef von Sternberg · IMDb 6.5 · Cast