Olga Baclanova


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Actress

From Wikipedia Ólga Vladímirovna Baclanova, (19 August 1896 – 6 September 1974) was a Russian-born actress and operatic singer, who achieved prominence during the silent film era and was often billed under her last name only, as Baclanova, similarly to the surname only nomenclature assigned to fellow countryman Nazimova. She was billed as the "Russian Tigress" and remains most noted by modern audiences for portraying Cleopatra in Tod Browning's horror movie Freaks (1932), which features...

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Date of Birth: Aug 19, 1896

Date of Death: Sep 6, 1974


Filmography

Actress (14 Known Credits)


Schlitzie: One of Us

Herself (archive footage)

Claudia

Madame Daruschka

Freaks

Cleopatra

Downstairs

Baroness Eloise von Burgen

The Man I Love

Sonia Barondoff

A Dangerous Woman

Tania Gregory

The Man Who Laughs

Duchess Josiana

Forgotten Faces

Lilly Harlow

The Woman Disputed

Countess (replaced by Gladys Brockwell) (scenes deleted)

Avalanche

Grace Stillwell

Three Sinners

Baroness Hilda Brings

Herself (archive footage)
Claudia (1943)
Madame Daruschka
Freaks (1932)
Cleopatra
Downstairs (1932)
Baroness Eloise von Burgen
Savarova
Yvonne
Sonia Barondoff
Tania Gregory
Duchess Josiana
Lilly Harlow
Countess (replaced by Gladys Brockwell) (scenes deleted)
Avalanche (1928)
Grace Stillwell
Three Sinners (1928)
Baroness Hilda Brings

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