Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née. Levchenko, Ukrainian: Ð'іра
Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»Ñ–Ð²Ð½Ð° Холодна; Russian: Ð'ера
Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° Ð¥Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ð°Ñ ; 30 August 1893 â€" 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.Born in Poltava, Russian Empire, now Ukraine, she went to live
in Moscow with her widowed grandmother at the age of two. As a girl
she dreamed of a career in classical ballet and even enrolled at the
Bolshoi Theatre ballet school. From early childhood Vera participated
in family theatricals. When she was ten Vera was sent to the famous
Perepelkina's grammar school.At the graduation prom she met Vladimir
Kholodny, who was then a student, an editor of a daily sport newspaper
and a race-driver, said to be one of the first Russian car racers.
They got married in 1910 despite disapproval of both families. Vera
would often accompany him in races which resulted in road accidents.
She also adopted his surname, which translates to "the cold one".
Later, many took it for a well-chosen pseudonym. Their daughter
Evgeniya was born in 1912, and they adopted another child a year
later.
Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»Ñ–Ð²Ð½Ð° Холодна; Russian: Ð'ера
Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° Ð¥Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ð°Ñ ; 30 August 1893 â€" 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.Born in Poltava, Russian Empire, now Ukraine, she went to live
in Moscow with her widowed grandmother at the age of two. As a girl
she dreamed of a career in classical ballet and even enrolled at the
Bolshoi Theatre ballet school. From early childhood Vera participated
in family theatricals. When she was ten Vera was sent to the famous
Perepelkina's grammar school.At the graduation prom she met Vladimir
Kholodny, who was then a student, an editor of a daily sport newspaper
and a race-driver, said to be one of the first Russian car racers.
They got married in 1910 despite disapproval of both families. Vera
would often accompany him in races which resulted in road accidents.
She also adopted his surname, which translates to "the cold one".
Later, many took it for a well-chosen pseudonym. Their daughter
Evgeniya was born in 1912, and they adopted another child a year
later.
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