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Vera Karalli

Biography

Vera Karalli was a Russian ballerina turned star silent film actress. A mistress of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, she reportedly was a co-conspirator in the plot to murder Grigori Rasputin in December 1916. She died in Austria in 1972.

Birthday

1889-07-27

Place of birth

Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Death day

1972-11-16

Gallery

Movies

The Dying Swan

Character: Gizella Raccio

Release date: 01/17/1917

Chrysanthemums

Character: Vera Alekseevna Nevolina, the dancer

Release date: 11/03/1914

The Happiness of Eternal Night

Character: Lily Pleskova, the blind young woman

Release date: 11/17/1915

The Draconian Contract

Character: Restaurant owner's daughter

Release date: 12/05/1915

Cinema in Russia

Character: Film footage

Release date: 08/27/1979