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Maria Ouspenskaya
1876-07-29 – 1949-12-03
Life & Legacy
Maria Alekseyevna Ouspenskaya (Russian: Мария Алексеевна Успенская; 29 July 1876 – 3 December 1949) 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.
Occupation & Career
teacher, character actor, stage actor, film actor, actor
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q255808 — wikidata View source
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