Vera Kholodnaya

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    August 5, 1893

    Day of Death

    February 17, 1919 (25 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

    Vera Kholodnaya

    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

    • A Life for a Life

      A Life for a Life

      1916

    • Children of the Age

      Children of the Age

      1915

    • Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

      Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

      1918

    • Mirages

      Mirages

      1916

    • Cinema in Russia

      Cinema in Russia

      1979

    • A Corpse Living

      A Corpse Living

      1918

    • Vanyushin's Children

      Vanyushin's Children

      1915

    • Song of Triumphant Love

      Song of Triumphant Love

      1915

    • Anna Karenina

      Anna Karenina

      1914

    • The Woman Who Invented Love

      The Woman Who Invented Love

      1918

    • The Last Tango

      The Last Tango

      1918

    • The Moon Beauty

      The Moon Beauty

      1916

    • Tortured Souls

      Tortured Souls

      1917

    • How They Lie

      How They Lie

      1917

    • The Beast in Man

      The Beast in Man

      1917