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[a] (11 November 1900 – 20 March 1983) was a Soviet and Russian actress and pedagogue. She has been described as Vsevolod Meyerhold's greatest actress[1] and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1954.


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  1. ^ Robert Leach. Makers of Modern Theatre. Routledge, 2004, pg. 65.