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

Island of the Dead

Self (archive footage)

Anna Karenina

Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)

Song of Triumphant Love

Elena

Cinema in Russia

Film footage

Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

Paula, Lorio's partner

The Woman Who Invented Love

Antonella

Children of the Age

Mariya Nikolayevna

By the Fireplace

Lidiya Lanina