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Alla Nazimova
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Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)
Film & TV
Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Alla Nazimova (Russian and Ukrainian: Алла Назимова; 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1879 – 13 July 1945) was an American film and theatre actress, a screenwriter, and film producer. She is perhaps best known as simply Nazimova, but also went under the name Alia Nasimoff. She emigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire. In 1927, Nazimova became a naturalized citizen of the United States. She was…
Known for
- Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow — Various Roles (archive footage)2019
- The Legend of Rudolph Valentino — Self (archive footage)1961
- Since You Went Away — Zofia Koslowska1944
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey — Doña Maria - The Marquesa1944
- In Our Time — Zofia Orwid (as Nazimova)1944
- Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) — Self (archive footage)1942
- Blood and Sand — Senora Augustias1941
- Escape — Emmy Ritter1940
- A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound — Self1940
- The Redeeming Sin — Joan1925
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Key facts
- Born
- Marem-Ides Leventon (Russian name: Алла Александровна Назимова or Adelaida Yakovlevna Leventon ) , ( 1879-06-03 ) June 3, 1879 [O.S. May 22], Yalta , Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- July 13, 1945 (1945-07-13) (aged 66) , Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Other names
- Nazimova, Alia Nasimoff
- Occupations
- Actress director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1903 – 1944
- Known for
- Salomé Ghosts
- Spouse
- Sergei Golovin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1899 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1923 )
- Partner s
- Charles Bryant (1912 – 1925), Glesca Marshall (1929 – 1945)
- Relatives
- Val Lewton (nephew)
- Website
- Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alla
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Yalta
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
- Image
- Nazimova - Moving Picture World, May 3, 1919.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Alla Nazimova
- date of birth
- 1879-05-21
- date of death
- 1945-07-13
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- Alla Nazimova
- name in native language
- Марем-Идес Левентон
- start of work period
- 1916-00-00
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- unmarried partner
- Ona Munson
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Alla Aleksandrovna Nazimova (Russian: Алла Александровна Назимова; born Marem-Ides Leventon; June 3 [O.S. May 22] 1879 – July 13, 1945) was a Russian-born American actress, director, producer and screenwriter. Hailed by modern scholars as the "founding mother of Sapphic Hollywood," Nazimova was a celebrated nonconformist artist who appeared in more than 20 films. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures of early 20th-century theater and silent cinema.
Trained at the Moscow Art Theatre under Konstantin Stanislavski, Nazimova rose to international fame for her intense, psychologically driven performances and for introducing modern acting techniques to American audiences. On Broadway, she was noted for her work in the classic plays of Ibsen, Chekhov and Turgenev. After achieving major success on Broadway in the 1910s, Nazimova became one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States and transitioned to silent films, where she exercised an unusual degree of creative control. Through her independent production company, she produced and starred in visually experimental adaptations of literary classics, including Camille (1921), A Doll's House (1922), and Salomé (1923).
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