Vera Voronina ( 1904 – 1942?) was a Russian actress.

Biography

Voronina was born in Odessa, then part of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

, but her family fled after the Russian Revolution of 1917. She starred in films in several countries including Germany, Britain, Sweden, and the United States. The information about her life is very scarce and even her death year is disputed. She arrived in the USA in January 1927 and stayed for about two years. Her name was given as Wera Awramow aged 22 born in Odessa and she was traveling with her husband Nikolaus Awramow, a lawyer born in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

aged 34.

Selected filmography

* '' Sons in Law'' (1926) * ''

She Is the Only One ''She Is the Only One'' (Swedish: ''Hon, den enda'') is a 1926 Swedish silent drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Alphons Fryland, Vera Voronina and Ivan Hedqvist.Gustafsson p.101 The film was based on a nineteenth century play ...

'' (1926) * '' The Heart of a German Mother'' (1926) * '' Huntingtower'' (1927) * '' The Whirlwind of Youth'' (1927) * '' Time to Love'' (1927) * '' The Patriot'' (1928) * ''

Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (german: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald", links=no, italic=no, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a vi ...

'' (1928) * ''

Inherited Passions ''Inherited Passions'' (german: Vererbte Triebe) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Walter Rilla, Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a ...

'' (1929) * '' Why Cry at Parting?'' (1929) * '' Call of the Blood'' (1929)

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* 1900s births Russian film actresses Russian silent film actresses 20th-century Russian actresses Actors from Odesa Year of death missing People who emigrated to escape Bolshevism Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Germany Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United Kingdom Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States {{Russia-actor-stub