Maria Babanova

Maria Babanova
Мария Бабанова
Born(1900-11-11)November 11, 1900
Moscow, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 20, 1983(1983-03-20) (aged 82)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Alma materMoscow Art Theater 1979  1982
Mayakovsky Theatre 1922  1983
Gostim 1920  1922
Occupation(s)Actress, pedagogue
Known forThe Snow Queen
AwardsPeople's Artist of the USSR

Maria Ivanovna Babanova (11 November 1900  20 March 1983) was a Soviet and Russian actress and pedagogue. She has been described as Vsevolod Meyerhold's greatest actress and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1954.