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Olga Baclanova

Bio: 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
Born: Wed, Aug 16 1893
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Death: Fri, Sep 06 1974
Olga Baclanova is 81 years old
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Poster of Claudia
Claudia
Olga Baclanova was
50 in Claudia
as 'Madame Daruschka'.
Thu, Nov 04 1943
Poster of The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal
Olga Baclanova was
39 in The Billion Dollar Scandal
as '"Goo Goo" [script name: Anna]'.
Fri, Jan 06 1933
Poster of Downstairs
Downstairs
Olga Baclanova was
38 in Downstairs
as 'Baroness Eloise von Burgen'.
Sat, Aug 06 1932
Poster of Freaks
Freaks
Olga Baclanova was
38 in Freaks
as 'Cleopatra'.
Fri, Feb 12 1932
Poster of The Great Lover
The Great Lover
Olga Baclanova was
37 in The Great Lover
as 'Savarova'.
Sat, Jul 18 1931
Poster of Are You There?
Are You There?
Olga Baclanova was
37 in Are You There?
as 'Countess Helenka'.
Sun, Nov 30 1930
Poster of Cheer Up and Smile
Cheer Up and Smile
Olga Baclanova was
36 in Cheer Up and Smile
as 'Yvonne'.
Sun, Jun 22 1930
Poster of The Man I Love
The Man I Love
Olga Baclanova was
35 in The Man I Love
as 'Sonia Barondoff'.
Sat, May 25 1929
Poster of A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
Olga Baclanova was
35 in A Dangerous Woman
as 'Tania Gregory'.
Thu, May 16 1929
Poster of The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
Olga Baclanova was
35 in The Wolf of Wall Street
as 'Olga'.
Sat, Feb 09 1929
Poster of Avalanche
Avalanche
Olga Baclanova was
35 in Avalanche
as 'Grace Stillwell'.
Sat, Nov 10 1928
Poster of The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York
Olga Baclanova was
35 in The Docks of New York
as 'Lou'.
Sun, Sep 16 1928
Poster of The Woman Disputed
The Woman Disputed
Olga Baclanova was
35 in The Woman Disputed
as 'Countess (replaced by Gladys Brockwell) (scenes deleted)'.
Sat, Sep 01 1928
Poster of Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces
Olga Baclanova was
34 in Forgotten Faces
as 'Lilly Harlow'.
Sun, Aug 05 1928
Poster of The Street of Sin
The Street of Sin
Olga Baclanova was
34 in The Street of Sin
as 'Annie'.
Sat, May 26 1928
Poster of The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
Olga Baclanova was
34 in The Man Who Laughs
as 'Duchess Josiana'.
Fri, Apr 27 1928
Poster of Three Sinners
Three Sinners
Olga Baclanova was
34 in Three Sinners
as 'Baroness Hilda Brings'.
Fri, Apr 13 1928
Poster of Bread
Bread
Olga Baclanova was
25 in Bread
Thu, Nov 07 1918
Poster of Tsvety zapozdalye
Tsvety zapozdalye
Olga Baclanova was
23 in Tsvety zapozdalye
Mon, Mar 19 1917
Poster of Tot, kto poluchaet poshchechiny
Tot, kto poluchaet poshchechiny
Olga Baclanova was
22 in Tot, kto poluchaet poshchechiny
Sat, Jan 01 1916
Poster of Zhenshchina vampir
Zhenshchina vampir
Olga Baclanova was
21 in Zhenshchina vampir
Fri, Aug 06 1915
Poster of Kogda zvuchat struny serdtsa
Kogda zvuchat struny serdtsa
Olga Baclanova was
20 in Kogda zvuchat struny serdtsa
Thu, Jan 01 1914

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