Graduated from the Kazan Theatre School.

From 1989 to 2005, actress Satirikon

theatrical works

* Jacques and his master (E. Nevezhina) – Justine (Satyricon)

The Threepenny Opera * (V. Mashkov) (Satyricon)

* The Thief of Bagdad (AA Gorban) (Satyricon)

* Extremadura killer (I. Voytulevich) – Doña Veneranda (Satyricon)

There are currently engaged in the play "witch", directed by Edward Radzyukevicha (http://www.lateatr.ru/Poster.htm).

Prior to her marriage – Levchenko.

Her father – Vasily A. Levchenko, graduated from the Department of Philology of Moscow University and arrived in Poltava work as a teacher.

Mother – Ekaterina SLEPTSOVA was a graduate of Alexander – the Mariinsky Institute for young ladies.

Vera was two years old when his family moved to Moscow. In 1903, when she was ten years old, she was learning in a private school Perepelkin. Soon, Vera, in spite of huge competition, entered the ballet school, but was quite full, and my mother called her "Poltava dumpling. But after a year, her parents took her out of school.

At a ball on the occasion of graduating from high school, Vera met with the student – as a lawyer Vladimir Cold. Several months later they got married in friendly disapproval of both families. Two years later the family our daughter was born Eugene (born 1912). A year later the family adopt a girl Nonna. The family lived very modestly, but, fortunately, there is a new popular and inexpensive entertainment – motion picture. Faith they are very interested and she wanted to try to force it.

In 1914 in film.

The first (casual) role – adaptation of "Anna Karenina" directed by Vladimir Gardin.

In 1915 he starred in Eugene Bauer in the movie "Song of Triumphant Love", where she played Helen. This role brought the actress widely known.

Last year she starred in Khanzhonkov in 13 films. She had to support his family, because husband was at the front.

In August 1915, Vera went to the front – in the hospital, nurse a wounded husband. Vladimir went on the mend and they returned to Moscow. A few days later, Vera immediately went to the shooting in Sochi, and in mid-October, her husband, even after recovering from injury, asked back to the front.

For four years cinematographic life Vera Cold starred in 35 films from directors: E. Bauer, P. Chardynin, V. Viskovskogo, C. Sabinsky. She was called the queen of the screen. She became a trendsetter.

In 1917, the screen went out one of her best films – "By the fireplace. This film had exceptional success with the public (under the Soviet regime it was destroyed, like hundreds of other popular pre-revolutionary films).

In 1917 Vera appeared in 11 films.

She offered many times to leave Russia. She was popular abroad. Her movies were in Europe, America, Turkey and even in Japan. She was offered a contract for 10 years in Germany, she was called in France. But it all offers refused. She said that her place in Russia.

At the end of the summer of 1918, the actress arrived in Odessa on dosemki movie "Princess Tarakanov" together with the eldest daughter, Zhenya. But the crew of the – for the intervention had to stay in Odessa for six months. February 8, 1919, Vera became ill with "immortal" – a special form of influenza, which was complicated by pneumonia. She was ill for nine days. February 17, 1919 it was gone.

Vladimir Cold lived without his wife just two months. He is not sick, but just quietly faded – of a broken heart. " Soon died and his mother Vera, and orphaned daughters of actress relatives taken abroad, where they disappear.

Embalmed body of the actress that as soon as possible, as soon as the Allied troops will leave Odessa, transported to Moscow. The coffin with the body of an actress locked in a chapel on the first Christian cemetery in Odessa … and remembered it only in 1931, when the cemetery was decided to transform the Park of Culture. Remains of an actress, as reported by her relatives, were sent to Moscow … but along the way lost.

During his career, actress starred, according to various testimonies, or forty, or eighty films. Because of her roles have reached us only five.

Born in Leningrad. " Graduated from the Actors Studio in Leningrad Youth Theatre (1960, workshop Makarieva L.). In 1957-1970 – the actress Leningrad Youth Theatre, in 1970-1976 – Theatre of Comedy. Akimov, 1976 – Actress Leningrad BDT them. Gorky. People's Artist of Russia (1993). There are currently engaged in the play "Rumors" directed by Vadim Dubrovyts'kyi and "Paris-awake" directed by Tatiana Ahramkovoy (avtor. Jean-Marie Chevry) (http://www.lateatr.ru/Poster.htm).

In 1901 she graduated from drama courses at the Moscow Theatre School, class of AP Lenski and joined the troupe of the Maly Theatre.

The first big role (in a box "Dead Souls" by Gogol) played on the stage of the New Theatre (Minor Branch). The basic repertoire of assalitinovoy were typical of the role of old women in the plays of Ostrovsky, Gogol.

In 1919-20 actress State Demonstration Theatre. In 1922, again at the Maly Theatre, where she created her best work: Nenfla Sidorovna ("In a strange feast hangover Ostrovsky), Khlestov (" Woe from Wit "Griboyedov) Demidevna (" Invasion "Leonov), and returned to the roles previously played Manefa and Kukushkina ("Every Wise Man Stumbles", "Lucrative" Ostrovsky), etc.

Embodying the realist tradition of the Maly Theatre, Massalitinova able to combine deep psychology, truthful, based on keen observations of life, with vivid expressiveness of the external image of the image. She searched for the role of each individual speech characteristic.

Courage and strength of a satirical depiction of the actress raised art to the deep social generalizations. In 1918 he starred in the movies.

Bright life-affirming nature of the grandmother Akulina Ivanovna created in the films "Gorky's Childhood" and "In humans" (1938, 1939, the USSR State Prize, 1941).

She was awarded two medals.

Lit.: V. Afanasiev, VO Massalitinova, MA, 1951; M. Ilyin, V. Massalitinova, in the book.: Actors of Soviet cinema, in. 6, AL, 1970.

Okocha school-studio MAT in 1992., Course Director-Ivan Tarkhanov.

Actress La'Teatra. There are currently engaged in the play "Rumors" directed by Vadim Dubrovyts'kyi in the play "Paris awake" (by Jean-Marie Chevry) (http://www.lateatr.ru/Poster.htm).

Professional stage career began in 1897 in St. Petersburg Ozerkovskaya theater, played in Panaevskom Theatre (St. Petersburg), Theatre Korsch (Moscow). From 1903 to entreprise SF Saburova (mosk. Theatre Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Theatre "Passage").

From 1931 he served in the Leningrad Theatre of satire and comedy (from 1935 – Leningrad. Comedy Theatre). In 1939 joined the troupe of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Gorky.

Won renown as a brilliant comedienne, fluent in the art of dialogue, expressive gesture. In pre-revolutionary period of his career played mostly in comedies, farces and the role of fine, elegant and frivolous society women. Having successfully played the role of Catherine ("Madame Sans-Gene" Sardou and Moreau).

In Soviet times, clearly opened up new aspects of talent actress, the depth of psychological characteristics, the art of reincarnation.

The best role of 1930-40-ies.: Mirandolina ("landlady" Goldoni), Katharina ("The Taming of the Shrew" Shakespeare), Ranevskaya ("The Cherry Orchard Chekhov), Polina Bardin (" Enemies "Gorky), etc.

USSR State Prize (1951) for the execution of the role of Sofia Petrovna ("Break" Lavrenev). She was awarded the Order of Labor Red Banner and medals.

Lit.: Yureneva V., Actresses, M., 1925.

In 2003 she graduated from the Belarussian Academy of Arts, Minsk

In 2003-2004. – Actress of the Belarusian Army.

Contests:

* 2000 – "Read and singing actors" Minsk – "Best Debut"-song "And lastly, I say"

* 2002 – "Read and singing actors" Minsk – "Grand Prix" – "Stradalnaya"

* 2005 – "Competition actor Song im.A.Mironova" Moscow – "Grand Prix -" Stradalnaya "," Polish "

Work on TV:

* 2002-1Muz-"Velcom SMS TOP10" (Minsk)

* 2005 – "Dear transfer" (RenTV)

* 2006 – "6 frames (ITS)

There are currently engaged in the play "witch", directed by Edward Radzyukevicha (http://www.lateatr.ru/Poster.htm).