Vera Kholodnaya

Known for Acting

Vera Kholodnaya's portrait

Details

Birthday: August 05, 1893

Deathday: February 17, 1919

Place of birth: Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

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.