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

Anna Karenina

Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)

Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

Paula, Lorio's partner

A Life for a Life

Nata Khromova

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

Mara Zet

Island of the Dead

Self (archive footage)

Mirages

Marianna

Cinema in Russia

Film footage

Song of Triumphant Love

Elena