Vera Kholodnaya

1893-08-05 – 1919-02-17 (age 25) Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

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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.

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Vera Kholodnaya

Vera Kholodnaya

Known For

Children of the Age

Children of the Age

1915

as Mariya Nikolayevna

The Woman Who Invented Love

The Woman Who Invented Love

1918

as Antonella

The Moon Beauty

The Moon Beauty

1916

as Anya, Stroev's daughter

Song of Triumphant Love

Song of Triumphant Love

1915

as Elena

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1914

as Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)

A Life for a Life

A Life for a Life

1916

as Nata Khromova

Forget the Fireplace; the Lights Went out in It ...

Forget the Fireplace; the Lights Went out in It ...

1917

as Mara Zet

By the Fireplace

By the Fireplace

1917

as Lidiya Lanina

Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

1918

as Paula, Lorio's partner

Island of the Dead

1993

as Self (archive footage)

Cinema in Russia

Cinema in Russia

1979

as Film footage

Mirages

Mirages

1916

as Marianna

The Beast in Man

The Beast in Man

1917

as Séverine

A Corpse Living

A Corpse Living

1918

as Masha, gypsy woman

Vanyushin's Children

Vanyushin's Children

1915

Tortured Souls

Tortured Souls

1917

as Countess Rutskaya

The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya

1919

as Self (archive footage)

The Last Tango

The Last Tango

1918

as Chloe

At The Beauty's Altar

At The Beauty's Altar

1917

as Polya, forester's daughter

How They Lie

How They Lie

1917

as Ganka, the dancer