Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya was a Russian actress and acting teacher who achieved success as a stage actress as a young woman in Russia, and as an older woman in Hollywood films. Maria was known for Dodsworth (1936), which brought her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a second Oscar nomination for her role in Love Affair (1939).

She portrayed Maleva in the films The Wolf Man (1941) and Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), both with Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. Other films in which she appeared were: The Rains Came (1939), Waterloo Bridge (1940), Beyond Tomorrow (1940), Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), Frank Borzage's The Mortal Storm (1940), Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940), and Kings Row (1942).