Alla Nazimova

Acting

Born: 1879-06-03 · Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Crimea, Ukraine]

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 fro…