Vera Kholodnaya

1893 - 1919

Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Actor

Biography

Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née Levchenko; Russian: Вера Васильевна Холодная) was a Ukrainian-born actress of Russian Empire cinema. She was the first star of Imperial Russian silent cinema. Only eight of her films have survived, in part or in whole.