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Vera Kholodnaya
1919Feb, 16

Vera Kholodnaya

Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)
Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née Levchenko; Russian: Вера Васильевна Холодная; Ukrainian: Віра Василівна Холодна; 5 August 1893 – 16 February 1919) was a Russian actress. She was the first star of Russian silent cinema. Only five of her films still exist and the total number she acted in is unknown, with speculation ranging between fifty and one hundred.

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