Vera Karalli was a renowned Russian ballerina and actress of the silent film era. Born on July 27, 1889, she was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Theatre and starred in several Russian silent films, including War and Peace (1915) and The Dying Swan (1917). She is remembered for her remarkable talent and contributions to the performing arts.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $83 Million (2024)
About
Remembered as both a prominent ballerina and an Actress of the silent film era, she was a principal Dancer with Russia's Bolshoi Theatre and a performer in Russian silent movies such as War and Peace (1915) and The Dying Swan (1917).
Before Fame
In the early years of the twentieth century, she trained at the Moscow Theatre School and performed with the Ballets Russes company.
Trivia
The lover of Russia's Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, Karalli has long been suspected as a conspirator in the Bolshevik Revolution-era killing of Grigori Rasputin (the infamous mystic and advisor to the family of Russian Tsar Nicholas II).
Family Life
Born and raised in Moscow, Russia, she lived in Lithuania, Romania, France, and Austria in the years following the October Revolution of 1917.
Associated With
She appeared in a 1915 cinematic adaptation of Novelist Ivan Turgenev's work After Death.