Acting
Alla Nazimova
- Born
- Jun 3, 1879 · Aged 66
- Died
- Jul 13, 1945
- Place of birth
- Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 27
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 1
Also known as (7)
- Alla Nazimoff
- Nazimova
- Marem-Ides (Adelaida Yakovlevna) Leventon
- Марем-Идес Левентон
- Marem-Ides Leventon
- Аделаида Яковлевна Левентон
- Adelaida Yakovlevna Leventon
Biography
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 signed up by the American producer Henry Miller and made her Broadway debut in New York City, in 1906 to critical and popular success. She quickly became extremely popular (a theatre was named after…
