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Olga Baclanova

Acting
August 16, 1893
— September 6, 1974(81 years old)
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

From Wikipedia Ólga Vladímirovna Baclanova (19 August 1893 – 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 a cast of actual carnival sideshow freaks. Baclanova first came to New York City with the 1925 touring...

Also Known As

Olga Baklanova • Baclanova • オルガ・バクラノヴァ • Olga Vladimirovna Baklanova • Ольга Бакланова

Known For

Freaks movie poster (1932)
7.8

Freaks

Cleopatra

The Man Who Laughs movie poster (1928)
7.3

The Man Who Laughs

Duchess Josiana

Claudia movie poster (1943)
7.5

Claudia

Madame Daruschka

The Docks of New York movie poster (1928)
6.9

The Docks of New York

Lou

Downstairs movie poster (1932)
6.6

Downstairs

Baroness Eloise von Burgen

A Dangerous Woman movie poster (1929)
3.8

A Dangerous Woman

Tania Gregory

The Great Lover movie poster (1931)
6.5

The Great Lover

Savarova

Forgotten Faces movie poster (1928)
7.0

Forgotten Faces

Lilly Harlow

The Billion Dollar Scandal movie poster (1933)

The Billion Dollar Scandal

"Goo Goo" [script name: Anna]

The Man I Love movie poster (1929)
5.5

The Man I Love

Sonia Barondoff

The Wolf of Wall Street movie poster (1929)
8.4

The Wolf of Wall Street

Olga

Cheer Up and Smile movie poster (1930)
10.0

Cheer Up and Smile

Yvonne

Photos of Olga Baclanova

Filmography

1940s

Claudia movie poster (1943)
7.5

Claudia

Madame Daruschka

1930s

The Billion Dollar Scandal movie poster (1933)

The Billion Dollar Scandal

"Goo Goo" [script name: Anna]

Freaks movie poster (1932)
7.8

Freaks

Cleopatra

Downstairs movie poster (1932)
6.6

Downstairs

Baroness Eloise von Burgen

The Great Lover movie poster (1931)
6.5

The Great Lover

Savarova

Cheer Up and Smile movie poster (1930)
10.0

Cheer Up and Smile

Yvonne

Are You There? movie poster (1930)
7.0

Are You There?

Countess Helenka

1920s

A Dangerous Woman movie poster (1929)
3.8

A Dangerous Woman

Tania Gregory

The Man I Love movie poster (1929)
5.5

The Man I Love

Sonia Barondoff

The Wolf of Wall Street movie poster (1929)
8.4

The Wolf of Wall Street

Olga

The Man Who Laughs movie poster (1928)
7.3

The Man Who Laughs

Duchess Josiana

The Docks of New York movie poster (1928)
6.9

The Docks of New York

Lou

Forgotten Faces movie poster (1928)
7.0

Forgotten Faces

Lilly Harlow

The Street of Sin movie poster (1928)
8.0

The Street of Sin

Annie

The Woman Disputed movie poster (1928)
7.1

The Woman Disputed

Countess (replaced by Gladys Brockwell) (scenes deleted)

Avalanche movie poster (1928)
10.0

Avalanche

Grace Stillwell

Three Sinners movie poster (1928)
8.0

Three Sinners

Baroness Hilda Brings

1910s

Bread movie poster (1918)
5.9

Bread

Flowers Belated movie poster (1917)

Flowers Belated

Marusya

He Who Gets Slapped movie poster (1916)

He Who Gets Slapped

Horse rider Consuella

The Afterlife Wanderer movie poster (1915)

The Afterlife Wanderer

Vera