
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

Waterloo Bridge (1940)
as Madame Olga Kirowa

The Wolf Man (1941)
as Maleva

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

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

The Mortal Storm (1940)
as Mrs. Breitner

Love Affair (1939)
as Grandmother

Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
as Amazon Queen

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Madame Basilova

Dodsworth (1936)
as Baroness Von Obersdorf

The Rains Came (1939)
as Maharani

Kings Row (1942)
as Madame von Eln

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

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
as The Amah

Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
as Madame Tanya

Conquest (1937)
as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska

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

Flowers Belated (1917)
as Matchmaker

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

Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
as Judith Volduzzi

The Man I Married (1940)
as Frau Gerhardt

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

Wyoming (1947)
as Maria

The Wolfman (1966)
as Maleva

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





