Vera Kholodnaya
Date of birth: 1893-08-05
Place of birth: Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Vera Colodnaia, Vera Colodna, Vira Kholodna, Vera Jolódnaia, Vera Kholodnaia
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.
Movie Credits
Vanyushin's Children
1915-04-07
Children of the Age
1915-10-03
The picture tells the story of Maria, a devoted wife of a bank employee. The couple has a cozy life;
Mirages
1916-01-02
Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreci
The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya
1919-06-29
This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of
A Life for a Life
1916-05-09
Wealthy Mrs. Khromova has a natural daughter, Musya, and an adopted daughter, Nata. The merchant Zhu
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
1918-05-14
Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking lea
Cinema in Russia
1979-08-27
Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and
Song of Triumphant Love
1915-01-02
Anna Karenina
1914-10-06
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the w
Island of the Dead
1993-09-15
The Island of the Dead is a film about the demise of the Russian Epocha Modern. The symbol of this c
A Corpse Living
1918-10-14
"The Living Corpse" - Fedor Protasov is tormented by the thought that his wife Liza never really mad
The Woman Who Invented Love
1918-01-01
The Last Tango
1918-05-30
The film is based on the words of a song performed by Iza Kremer in Odessa.
The Moon Beauty
1916-09-01
Tortured Souls
1917-05-02
How They Lie
1917-07-10
The Beast in Man
1917-12-31
Metropolitan Poison
1917-01-17
At The Beauty's Altar
1917-09-21
Cinema — for the Soldier
1915-12-01
Filming of the collection of donations during the cinematic film week "To a Soldier in the trenches"