Nazimova

American  

[nuh-zim-uh-vuh, nuh-zyee-muh-vuh] / nəˈzɪm ə və, nʌˈzyi mə və /

noun

1. Alla 1879–1945, Russian actress in the U.S.

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Example Sentences

I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal

That pool reportedly was shaped like the Black Sea, in which Nazimova swam as a child, just as I had a century later.

From Los Angeles Times

Cutting classes in order to beg directors for roles, Wong began her career as an extra in Alla Nazimova's 1919 classic film about China's Boxer Rebellion, "The Red Lantern."

From Salon

One of them later wrote, “The first time I wanted to become a playwright was when I saw Nazimova in ‘Ghosts.’”

From New York Times

That past fall she had seen a movie she liked: War Brides with Nazimova.

From Literature