Vera Geogriyevna Orlova (; May 27, 1894September 28, 1977), married Arenskaya (), was a Russian film actress, who garnered fame during the late Imperial Russian and early Soviet eras.

Having completed her education at a female grammar school, she worked as an office clerk and simultaneously took private acting lessons. In 1913–1915, she studied at the Moscow Art Theater school. She continued working there as an actress until 1924, when she transferred to the Moscow Art Theater-II, where she continued to work until 1936.

Vera Georgiyevna Orlova

In 1945–1951, she worked at the State Theater of Film Actors.

Vera Georgiyevna Orlova

Selected filmography

1916: The Queen of Spades, as Lise

1917: Satan Triumphant, as Inga

1917: Father Sergius, as the daughter of a merchant

1924: Aelita, as Masha

1924: The Power of Darkness, as Anjutka

1926: Prostitute, as Nadezhda

1961: When the Trees Were Tall, as a watchwoman

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Russian film actresses

Soviet film actresses

Russian silent film actresses

20th-century Russian actresses

Belarusfilm films

1894 births

1977 deaths

Vera Georgiyevna Orlova