9 5 4 , ▁she ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Dow ager ▁Em press ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁An ast asia ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁( The ▁role ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Helen ▁Hay es ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁version .) ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁she ▁adapted ▁Anna ▁Kar en ina ▁for ▁off - B road way , ▁calling ▁it ▁Anna ▁K . ▁and ▁appearing ▁in ▁it ▁with ▁success . ▁Leon to v ich ▁made ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁films . ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁long ▁professional ▁life , ▁she ▁was ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁stage . ▁For ▁seven ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁artist ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁the ▁Good man ▁Theater ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁She ▁taught ▁acting ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Leon to v ich , ▁whose ▁students ▁addressed ▁her ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁" Mad ame ", ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁Manh attan ▁a partment ▁surrounded ▁by ▁family ▁pictures ▁and ▁icons . ▁Both ▁of ▁her ▁mar ri ages ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce , ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁natural ized ▁United ▁States ▁citiz en ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁official ▁bi ography , ▁her ▁first ▁husband , ▁Paul ▁S ok ol ov , ▁was ▁pur port edly ▁a ▁Russian ▁noble . ▁Her ▁second ▁husband ▁was ▁actor , ▁producer , ▁and ▁director ▁Gregory ▁R ato ff , ▁whom ▁she ▁married ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9