Alla Nazimova
Alla Aleksandrovna Nazimova (Russian: Алла Александровна Назимова; born Marem-Ides Leventon; June 3 [O.S. May 22] 1879 – July 13, 1945) was a Russian-born American actress, director, producer and screenwriter. Hailed by modern scholars as the "founding mother of Sapphic Hollywood," Nazimova was a celebrated nonconformist artist who appeared in more than 20 films.