Maria Mikhailovna Blumenthal-Tamarina (russian: Мари́я Миха́йловна Блюмента́ль-Тама́рина; née Klimova, born 16 July 1859 – October 16, 1939), was a Soviet and Russian movie and theater actress. She was given the title of

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1936) and was one of the first actresses to receive this honor. She was also recognized as Honored Artist of the

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

(also known as the RSFSR) in 1925 and People's Artist of RSFSR in 1928. She was also named a recipient of the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

and the

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

Biography

Maria Blumenthal-Tamarina's father, Mikhail, was born a

serf Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery, which developed ...

. Maria graduated in 1875 from the Mariinsky de Saint-Petersburg gymnasium. In 1880, she married a drama teacher and actor named Alexander Eduardovich Blumenthal-Tamarin. Her stage debut was in 1885, when she became part of an amateur theater group. By 1887, she had appeared with a professional troupe in the

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

play ''

Kean Kean may refer to: * Kean (name) * Kean (play), ''Kean'' (play), 1838 play by Alexandre Dumas père based on the life of the actor Edmund Kean, and its adaptations: ** Kean (1921 film), ''Kean'' (1921 film), a German silent historical film ** Kean ...

'' at

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Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. By 1889, she began working in the Mikhail Valentovich Lentovsky Theater Group (). This troupe traveled throughout the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

between 1890 and 1901, reaching locations such as

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, Vladikavkaz,

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, and

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, the Comedy Theater, the Soukhodolski Theater, and the

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(1933-1938). In 1911, she worked on the Boris Tchaikovsky () silent movie ''The Living Corpse''. Throughout her career, Blumenthal-Tamarina appeared in over 20 films. In 1936, she performed the main role in the movie ''

Seekers of Happiness ''Seekers of Happiness'' (russian: Искатели счастья, Iskateli schastya) is a Soviet film from 1936 trying to attract Jews to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) in the far east of the USSR. It is also known by its alternative name, ...

'', which tells the story of a Jewish family that moves to the Jewish colony of

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Maria Blumenthal-Tamarina was awarded the

and the

in 1937. She died on October 16, 1938, in

. She was buried in

Novodevichy Cemetery Novodevichy Cemetery ( rus, Новоде́вичье кла́дбище, Novodevichye kladbishche) is a cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist ...

Filmography

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

: ''The Living Corpse'' () by Boris Tchaikovsky: Lisa *

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...

: ''Merry Nursery Girl'': Anna Markovna Kozelskaya *

: ''Star Glistening in the Distance'': Elisa's mother *

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

: '' Brigade Commander Ivanov'' by

Aleksandr Razumny Aleksandr Yefimovich Razumny (russian: Александр Ефимович Разумный, 1 May 1891 – 16 November 1972) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter. He was a graduate of the Grekov Odessa Art school in 1914. ...

: Deaconess *

: ''On the Wings of the Sky!'': Glagoleva's wife *

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

: ''In the Wilds of Life'': Grandmother *

1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...

: ''The Road to Happiness'': Arina *

: ''

His Call ''His Call'' (russian: Его призыв, Yego prizyv) is a 1925 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov. It was also released as ''23 January'' (russian: 23 января, italic=yes) in the Soviet Union and as ''Broken Chains'' in the U ...

'' by Yakov Protazanov: Grandmother Katie *

: ''Bricks'': Sidorovna *

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...

: ''The Mighty'': Mother of the character Stout *

: ''The Driver Ukhtomsky'': Sapozhnikov *

: ''The Last Shot'': Grandma Lukerya *

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

: ''

Don Diego and Pelagia ''Don Diego and Pelagia'' (russian: Дон Диего и Пелагея, Don Diego i Pelageya) is a 1928 Soviet silent comedy drama directed by Yakov Protazanov.Christie & Taylor p.428 The film's art direction was by Sergei Kozlovsky. Plot The ...

'' by Yakov Protazanov: Pelagia Demina *

: ''Vasilisina Victory'': Grandmother Zaychikha *

: ''Two Rivals'': Mother Firsova *

: ''The Seventh Satellite'': Polinka *

: ''For Your Health'' *

: ''Sailor Ivan Galai'': Mother of Galai *

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

: ''

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'' () by

Fridrikh Ermler Fridrikh Markovich Ermler (russian: Эрмлер, Фридрих Маркович; born Vladimir Markovich Breslav; 13 May 1898 in Rēzekne – 12 July 1967 in Leningrad) was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was a four-tim ...

and Sergei Ioutkevitch: Babtchikha *

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

: ''The International'' *

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

: ''Peasants'': Collective Farmer *

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

: ''Zoya's Friends'' *

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

: '' Girl Friends ()'' by

Lev Arnshtam Lev Oskarovich Arnshtam (russian: Лео Оскарович Арншта́м; 15 January 1905 – 26 December 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1936 and 1967. Arnshtam was named People’s Artist o ...

: Fekla Petrovna *

'':

('') by Vladimir Korsh-Sablin () and Joseph Shapiro (also or Chapiro) (): Dvora *

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

: ''Daughter of the Motherland'': Grandma Martha *

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

: ''

The New Moscow The New Moscow (russian: Новая Москва, Novaya Moskva) is a 1938 Soviet Science fiction film, sci-fi comedy film directed by Aleksandr Medvedkin and Aleksandr Olenin. It was banned from showing by Joseph Stalin. Plot The film tells ab ...

'': Grandmother

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