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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

Island of the Dead
1993 • Self (archive footage)
Cinema in Russia
Cinema in Russia
1979 • Film footage
The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya
1919 • Self (archive footage)
A Corpse Living
A Corpse Living
1918 • Masha, gypsy woman
The Last Tango
The Last Tango
1918 • Chloe
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
1918 • Paula, Lorio's partner
The Woman Who Invented Love
The Woman Who Invented Love
1918 • Antonella
The Beast in Man
The Beast in Man
1917 • Séverine

Full filmography

Island of the Dead
1993 • Self (archive footage)
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Cinema in Russia
Cinema in Russia
1979 • Film footage
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The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya
1919 • Self (archive footage)
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A Corpse Living
A Corpse Living
1918 • Masha, gypsy woman
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Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
1918 • Paula, Lorio's partner
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The Beast in Man
The Beast in Man
1917 • Séverine
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At The Beauty's Altar
At The Beauty's Altar
1917 • Polya, forester's daughter
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How They Lie
How They Lie
1917 • Ganka, the dancer
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Tortured Souls
Tortured Souls
1917 • Countess Rutskaya
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Metropolitan Poison
Metropolitan Poison
1917 • Vera Darovskaya
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The Moon Beauty
The Moon Beauty
1916 • Anya, Stroev's daughter
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A Life for a Life
A Life for a Life
1916 • Nata Khromova
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Mirages
Mirages
1916 • Marianna
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Children of the Age
Children of the Age
1915 • Mariya Nikolayevna
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1914 • Italian wet-nurse (uncredited)
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Vera Kholodnaya – Biography, Known For & Filmography