Vera Kholodnaya

Vera Kholodnaya

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

A Life for a Life

as Nata Khromova

Children of the Age

as Mariya Nikolayevna

Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

as Paula, Lorio's partner

Cast Credits

Island of the Dead

as Self (archive footage)

A Corpse Living

as Masha, gypsy woman

Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent

as Paula, Lorio's partner

The Beast in Man

as Séverine

At The Beauty's Altar

as Polya, forester's daughter

How They Lie

as Ganka, the dancer

Tortured Souls

as Countess Rutskaya

Metropolitan Poison

as Vera Darovskaya

The Moon Beauty

as Anya, Stroev's daughter

A Life for a Life

as Nata Khromova

Mirages

as Marianna

Children of the Age

as Mariya Nikolayevna

Anna Karenina

as Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)