Vera Kholodnaya
Also known as Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya, Vera Vasilevna Kholodnaia, Vira Vasylivna Kholodna, Vira Kholodna
Ukrainian-born actress of Imperial Russian silent cinema (1893–1919)
Film & TV
Acting · Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
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
- Island of the Dead — Self (archive footage)1993
- Cinema in Russia — Film footage1979
- The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya — Self (archive footage)1919
- Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent — Paula, Lorio's partner1918
- A Corpse Living — Masha, gypsy woman1918
- The Woman Who Invented Love — Antonella1918
- The Last Tango — Chloe1918
- Tortured Souls — Countess Rutskaya1917
- How They Lie — Ganka, the dancer1917
- The Beast in Man — Séverine1917
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