She was spotted for the film in Warsaw and she was able to became established as an actress in Germany.
During World War II she lost her goods and chattels during an air raid and she came to a refugee camp. Afterwards she was able to work as an actress on stage for a brief time but the income remained small and her standard of living moderate.
After her filmcareer she earned her living in Germany as a translator.
Alexandra Sorina was married with the movie producer Serge Otzoup.
Despite a fulminate start of her career her offers diminished in the next years and her film career came to an end with the rise of the sound film.
She studied dentistry in Russia but the sheltered family live ended abruptly in 1917 with the outbreak of the revolution. The family fled to Poland where Alexandra Sorina began her professional career with the opening of a dental surgery.
She emigrated to the USA in 1949 where she had to earn her living with other smaller jobs. She was not able to work as an actress again.