Vera Kholodnaya
ActingBorn: 1893-08-05Place of Birth: Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Biography
Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née Levchenko) was a Ukrainian-born actress of the silent film era. She was the first star of Imperial Russian cinema. Only eight of her films have survived, in part or in whole, and the total number she acted in is unknown, with speculation ranging from 50 to 100.
Known For
Children of the Age
Mariya Nikolayevna
The Moon Beauty
Anya, Stroev's daughter
Song of Triumphant Love
Elena
The Woman Who Invented Love
Antonella
By the Fireplace
Lidiya Lanina
Forget the Fireplace; the Lights Went out in It ...
Mara Zet
A Life for a Life
Nata Khromova
Anna Karenina
Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)
Tortured Souls
Countess Rutskaya
Cinema in Russia
Film footage