Vera Kholodnaya
Known for
Acting
Born
August 5, 1893
Birthplace
Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Died
February 17, 1919 (aged 25)
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.
Best known work
A Life for a Life
1916
Children of the Age
1915
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
1918
Mirages
1916
Island of the Dead
1993
A Corpse Living
1918
Cinema in Russia
1979
Song of Triumphant Love
1915
The Woman Who Invented Love
1918
Vanyushin's Children
1915Filmography
1993
Island of the Deadas Self (archive footage)
1979
Cinema in Russiaas Film footage
1919
The Funeral of Vera Kholodnayaas Self (archive footage)
1918
A Corpse Livingas Masha, gypsy woman
1918
The Last Tangoas Chloe
1918
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silentas Paula, Lorio's partner
1918
The Woman Who Invented Loveas Antonella
1917
The Beast in Manas Séverine
1917
1917
At The Beauty's Altaras Polya, forester's daughter
1917
How They Lieas Ganka, the dancer
1917
Tortured Soulsas Countess Rutskaya
1917
By the Fireplaceas Lidiya Lanina
1917
Metropolitan Poisonas Vera Darovskaya
1916
The Moon Beautyas Anya, Stroev's daughter
1916
A Life for a Lifeas Nata Khromova
1916
Miragesas Marianna
1915
Cinema — for the Soldieras Self
1915
Children of the Ageas Mariya Nikolayevna
1915
1915
Song of Triumphant Loveas Elena
1914
Anna Kareninaas Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)