Acting
Vera Kholodnaya
1893 · Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
22 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Song of Triumphant Love
Elena
The Moon Beauty
Anya, Stroev's daughter
Children of the Age
Mariya Nikolayevna
The Woman Who Invented Love
Antonella
Anna Karenina
Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)
A Life for a Life
Nata Khromova
By the Fireplace
Lidiya Lanina
Cinema in Russia
Film footage
Forget the Fireplace; the Lights Went out in It ...
Mara Zet
Mirages
Marianna
The Beast in Man
Séverine
A Corpse Living
Masha, gypsy woman