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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 9, 1873
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Vera Lewis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in 183 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis.
She was born in Manhattan, where she began acting in stage productions. Her film career started in 1915 with the film Hypocrites, which starred Myrtle Stedman and Courtenay Foote. From 1915 to 1929 she appeared in 63 silent films, including the film classic Intolerance (1916) where she played the "old maid" Miss Jenkins.
Unlike many silent film stars, she made a smooth transition to "talking films", starting with her 1930 appearance in Wide Open, starring Patsy Ruth Miller and Edward Everett Horton. Though never what is referred to as a "premier star", she appeared in 58 films during the 1930s, and another 60 during the 1940s. She retired after 1947, and resided at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills, California at the time of her death on February 8, 1956.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Wife to Spare | |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! | Hortense Dimwitty |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | Mrs. Brown (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Spook Busters | Mrs. Grimm |
| 1946 | The Killers | Ma Hirsch (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Cat Creeps | Cora Williams |
| 1945 | The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Rhythm Round-Up | Mrs. Squimp |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine | Fanny |
| 1944 | Mr. Skeffington | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Someone to Remember | Aggressive Miss Green |
| 1943 | The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Matilda (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Hard Way | 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby |
| 1942 | Busses Roar | Mrs. Dipper |
| 1942 | Moontide | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars | Indignant Woman in Car |
| 1941 | Manpower | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Miss Polly | Elvira Pennywinkle |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Clubwoman |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Jordan |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Head Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Remember the Day | Teacher |
| 1941 | Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Mrs. Marshall (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Mrs. James |
| 1941 | The Lady and the Lug | Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited) |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) |
| 1940 | She Couldn't Say No | Pansy Hawkins |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Mrs. Norma Stewart |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Carrie |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | Mrs. Gates |
| 1940 | Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Granny Get Your Gun | Carrie Ellis |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Miss Sweetman |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Gray |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Miss Rosemary Turnbull |
| 1939 | Hell's Kitchen | Sarah Krispan |
| 1939 | Naughty But Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Mrs. Ridgefield |
| 1939 | Devil's Island | Gaudet's Housekeeper |
| 1939 | Blackwell's Island | Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dodge City | League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Farmer's Wife |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | American Tourist Going to Desert |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Dowager (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Mrs. Widner |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Mrs. Dibble |
| 1939 | Sweepstakes Winner | Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady |
| 1939 | On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Juror (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield |
| 1938 | Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Miss Lewis |
| 1938 | Broadway Musketeers | Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | Wedding Witness (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Hard to Get | Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Townswoman (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | Missing Girls | Ma Barton |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day | Aunt Flora |
| 1936 | Dancing Pirate | Orville's Mother (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode |
| 1935 | Never Too Late | Mother Hartley |
| 1935 | Way Down East | Mrs. Poole |
| 1935 | The Daring Young Man | Secretary to the Duchess |
| 1935 | Navy Wife | Bridge Player |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Town | Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron | Head Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Hold Your Man | Mrs. Gargan (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Night Nurse | Miss Dillon |
| 1931 | Command Performance | Queen Elizabeth |
| 1930 | Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway |
| 1930 | Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst |
| 1929 | The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne |
| 1929 | Coquette | Miss Jenkins |
| 1928 | Ramona | Señora Moreno |
| 1928 | The Home Towners | Mrs. Calhoun |
| 1928 | Something Always Happens | Gräfin Agathe |
| 1927 | The Broken Gate | Invalid |
| 1927 | The Small Bachelor | Mrs. Waddington |
| 1927 | What Happened To Father | Mrs. Bradberry |
| 1927 | Resurrection | Aunt Marya |
| 1926 | Take It from Me | Mrs. Forsythe |
| 1926 | Ella Cinders | Ma Cinders |
| 1926 | The Gilded Butterfly | Mrs. Ralston |
| 1926 | The Lily | Mrs. Arnaud Sr |
| 1925 | Stella Dallas | Mrs. Tibbets |
| 1925 | The Only Thing | Princess Erek |
| 1925 | Enticement | Mrs. Blake |
| 1925 | Eve's Secret | Duchess |
| 1925 | Who Cares | Grandmother Ludlow |
| 1924 | How to Educate a Wife | Mrs. Bancks |
| 1924 | Broadway After Dark | Mrs. Smith |
| 1924 | The Dark Swan | Mrs. Quinn |
| 1923 | Long Live the King | Archduchess Annuncita |
| 1923 | The Marriage Market | Aunt Agnes Piggott |
| 1923 | Brass | Mrs. Jones |
| 1922 | The Glorious Fool | Miss Hart |
| 1922 | Peg o' My Heart | Mrs. Chichester |
| 1922 | Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Kelly |
| 1920 | The Blooming Angel | Floss's Aunt |
| 1920 | Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal |
| 1920 | She Couldn't Help It | Mother Hogan |
| 1919 | The Pest | Housekeeper |
| 1919 | Lombardi, Ltd. | Mollie |
| 1919 | The Mother and the Law | Miss Mary Jenkins |
| 1918 | A Weaver of Dreams | Aunt Hattie Taylor |
| 1917 | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giantess |
| 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) |
| 1915 | The Caprices of Kitty | Miss Smythe |
| 1915 | Betty in Search of a Thrill | Mrs. Hastings |
| 1915 | Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Sunshine Molly | Mrs. O'Brien |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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