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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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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1937 · nominated
Filmography14 titles
Waterloo Bridge
1940as Madame Olga Kirowa
1940as Madame Olga Kirowa
Kings Row
1942as Madame von Eln
1942as Madame von Eln
The Mortal Storm
1940as Mrs. Breitner
1940as Mrs. Breitner
Dodsworth
1936as Baroness Von Obersdorf
1936as Baroness Von Obersdorf
The Wolf Man
1941as Maleva
1941as Maleva
Love Affair
1939as Grandmother
1939as Grandmother
Conquest
1937as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
1937as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
I've Always Loved You
1946as Madame Goronoff
1946as Madame Goronoff
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940as Madame Basilova
1940as Madame Basilova
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943as Maleva the Gypsy
1943as Maleva the Gypsy
Beyond Tomorrow
1940as Madame Tanya
1940as Madame Tanya
The Rains Came
1939as Maharani
1939as Maharani
Judge Hardy and Son
1939as Judith Volduzzi
1939as Judith Volduzzi
A Kiss in the Dark
1949as Mme. Karina
1949as Mme. Karina