Acting

Vera Kholodnaya

Born 5 August 1893 · Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine] · Died 17 February 1919 at 25

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.