Biography

Tamara Shayne was born on November 25, 1902 in Perm, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Confidential Report (1955), The Jolson Story (1946) and It Happened in Brooklyn (1947). She was married to Akim Tamiroff. She died on October 23, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Wife of Akim Tamiroff

Russian-born character actress of 1940s Hollywood films, in the U.S. from 1929. She is chiefly remembered for playing Jolson's mother in "The Jolson Story" and "Jolson Sings Again".

Sister of actor Konstantin Shayne.

Tamara Shayne appeared in European films before migrating to the United States in 1927 with her future husband, the actor Akim Tamiroff; the couple married in February 1933.

She was a Russian-born actress and long-time resident in the United States.