Vera Kholodnaya

🎬 Actor

Born

5 August 1893 (132)

Place of Birth

Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Also known as

Vera Colodnaia, Vera Colodna

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.