Person

Vera Kholodnaya

Acting · 1893–1919 · 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.

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  Song of Triumphant Love

  Elena

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  The Woman Who Invented Love

  Antonella

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  The Moon Beauty

  Anya, Stroev's daughter

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  Children of the Age

  Mariya Nikolayevna

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  By the Fireplace

  Lidiya Lanina

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

  Mara Zet

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  Anna Karenina

  Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)

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  A Life for a Life

  Nata Khromova

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  A Corpse Living

  Masha, gypsy woman

• Island of the Dead

  Self (archive footage)

• 1993Island of the DeadSelf (archive footage)
• 1979Cinema in RussiaFilm footage
• 1919The Funeral of Vera KholodnayaSelf (archive footage)
• 1918A Corpse LivingMasha, gypsy woman
• 1918The Last TangoChloe
• 1918Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be SilentPaula, Lorio's partner
• 1918The Woman Who Invented LoveAntonella
• 1917The Beast in ManSéverine
• 1917Forget the Fireplace; the Lights Went out in It ...Mara Zet
• 1917At The Beauty's AltarPolya, forester's daughter
• 1917How They LieGanka, the dancer
• 1917Tortured SoulsCountess Rutskaya
• 1917By the FireplaceLidiya Lanina
• 1917Metropolitan PoisonVera Darovskaya
• 1916The Moon BeautyAnya, Stroev's daughter
• 1916A Life for a LifeNata Khromova
• 1916MiragesMarianna
• 1915Cinema — for the SoldierSelf
• 1915Children of the AgeMariya Nikolayevna
• 1915Vanyushin's Children
• 1915Song of Triumphant LoveElena
• 1914Anna KareninaItalian wet-nurse (uncredited)