Nazimova

[ nuh-zim-uh-vuh; Russian nuh-zyee-muh-vuh ]

noun

1. Al·la [ah, -l, uh], 1879–1945, Russian actress in the U.S.

Example Sentences

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

In the early 20th century two rather directionless young American men separately saw a now scarcely remembered actress named Alla Nazimova in plays by Henrik Ibsen.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

The oval pool, which Nazimova had made in the shape of the Black Sea, became a watering hole for Los Angeles’ bohemian intelligentsia.

From New York Times