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Olga Vladimirovna Baklanova was born on 19 August 1893 (other sources state 1883, 1884 or even 1900, according to her obituary) in [[Moscow]], [[Russian Empire|Russia]].<ref name=obit/><ref name="Mei"/> She was the daughter of Vladimir Baklanov and his wife Alexandra,<ref name="Mei"/> herself an actress in early Russian films. She had 6 siblings, including later Soviet general and WWII hero Gleb Baklanov. Baclanova studied [[drama]] at the Cherniavsky Institute<ref name="Mei"/> before being accepted into the prestigious [[Moscow Art Theatre]] with contemporaries such as [[Maria Ouspenskaya]] in 1912.
Over the next decade she appeared in Russian films, and also performed extensively on stage, touring and performing in many countries of the world. As a feature actress of plays by [[Ibsen]], [[Chekhov]] and [[
In the 1930s, Baclanova had a program called ''Olga Baclanova's Continental Review'', and she often appeared as a guest on radio programs singing songs in her native Russian, having trained in [[operatic]] voice at the Moscow Arts Theatre. In 1925 she was given the award "[[Merited Artist of the Russian Federation|Merited Artist of the Republic]]", the highest Soviet artist honour. Baclanova appeared in around 17 films during her career in Russia.
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