Tamara Shayne
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Tamara Shayne was a Russian-born actress long resident in the United States.
Shayne appeared in European films before migrating to the United States in 1929 with her future husband, the actor Akim Tamiroff
; the couple married in 1932. On Broadway Shayne appeared in The Cherry Orchard
, Judgment Day and These Few Ashes.
Her first role in an American film was in Ninotchka
(1939) as Anna, the cellist room mate in Moscow of the lead character played by Greta Garbo
. Shayne is possibly best remembered as Moma Yoelson in The Jolson Story
(1946) and Jolson Sings Again
(1949), though Shayne appeared in nearly two dozen films from 1934 to 1961. Tamara Shayne, the sister of actor Konstantin Shayne, was married to Akim Tamiroff until his death in 1972, and retired then. She died from complications following a heart attack
.
Shayne appeared in European films before migrating to the United States in 1929 with her future husband, the actor Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff was an Armenian actor. He won the first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.Tamiroff was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire , of Armenian ethnicity. He trained at the Moscow Art Theatre drama school. He arrived in the U.S. in 1923 on a tour with a troupe of actors...
; the couple married in 1932. On Broadway Shayne appeared in The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however, Stanislavski insisted on...
, Judgment Day and These Few Ashes.
Her first role in an American film was in Ninotchka
Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a 1939 American film made for Metro Goldwyn Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch which stars Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. It was written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch, based on a screen story by Melchior Lengyel. Ninotchka is Greta Garbo's first full...
(1939) as Anna, the cellist room mate in Moscow of the lead character played by Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo , born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress. Garbo was an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Many of Garbo's films were sensational hits, and all but three were profitable...
. Shayne is possibly best remembered as Moma Yoelson in The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biography which purports to tell the life story of singer Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as "Julie Benson" , William Demarest as his manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson.The...
(1946) and Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again is the 1949 film sequel to The Jolson Story, both of which cover the life of singer Al Jolson.-Synopsis:In this follow-up to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the...
(1949), though Shayne appeared in nearly two dozen films from 1934 to 1961. Tamara Shayne, the sister of actor Konstantin Shayne, was married to Akim Tamiroff until his death in 1972, and retired then. She died from complications following a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
.