Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Vera Lewis
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Manpower | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1941 |
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) | 1916 |
The Return of Doctor X | Miss Sweetman | 1939 |
Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby | 1942 |
Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) | 1938 |
The Blooming Angel | Floss's Aunt | 1920 |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Juror (uncredited) | 1938 |
The Broken Gate | Invalid | 1927 |
The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Gray | 1939 |
The Glorious Fool | Miss Hart | 1922 |
The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) | 1945 |
The Pest | Housekeeper | 1919 |
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Miss Rosemary Turnbull | 1939 |
Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1938 |
It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) | 1947 |
Lombardi, Ltd. | Mollie | 1919 |
Miss Polly | Elvira Pennywinkle | 1941 |
Wife to Spare | 1947 | |
Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode | 1935 |
Spook Busters | Mrs. Grimm | 1946 |
Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum | 1941 |
Missing Girls | Ma Barton | 1936 |
Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1941 |
It's a Joke, Son! | Hortense Dimwitty | 1947 |
She Couldn't Say No | Pansy Hawkins | 1940 |
Hell's Kitchen | Sarah Krispan | 1939 |
Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway | 1930 |
Take It from Me | Mrs. Forsythe | 1926 |
Never Too Late | Mother Hartley | 1935 |
Way Down East | Mrs. Poole | 1935 |
Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton | 1938 |
Night Nurse | Miss Dillon | 1931 |
The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne | 1929 |
Ramona | Señora Moreno | 1928 |
The Small Bachelor | Mrs. Waddington | 1927 |
Betty in Search of a Thrill | Mrs. Hastings | 1915 |
The Caprices of Kitty | Miss Smythe | 1915 |
Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst | 1930 |
Stella Dallas | Mrs. Tibbets | 1925 |
Command Performance | Queen Elizabeth | 1931 |
The Mother and the Law | Miss Mary Jenkins | 1919 |
Broadway After Dark | Mrs. Smith | 1924 |
How to Educate a Wife | Mrs. Bancks | 1924 |
Ella Cinders | Ma Cinders | 1926 |
Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman | 1938 |
Racket Busters | Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) | 1938 |
Naughty But Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick | 1939 |
The Only Thing | Princess Erek | 1925 |
Paddy O'Day | Aunt Flora | 1936 |
Girls on Probation | Miss Lewis | 1938 |
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 |
Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal | 1920 |
The Daring Young Man | Secretary to the Duchess | 1935 |
Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) | 1915 |
Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Dowager (uncredited) | 1939 |
Busses Roar | Mrs. Dipper | 1942 |
Coquette | Miss Jenkins | 1929 |
The Killers | Ma Hirsch (uncredited) | 1946 |
Moontide | Mrs. Simpson | 1942 |
All This, and Heaven Too | Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) | 1940 |
It Had to Be You | Mrs. Brown (uncredited) | 1947 |
They Drive by Night | Landlady (uncredited) | 1940 |
The Courageous Dr. Christian | Mrs. Norma Stewart | 1940 |
Father Is A Prince | Carrie | 1940 |
Mr. Skeffington | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | 1944 |
An Angel from Texas | Mrs. Gates | 1940 |
Meet the Baron | Head Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1933 |
Someone to Remember | Aggressive Miss Green | 1943 |
The Meanest Gal in Town | Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) | 1934 |
Broadway Musketeers | Landlady (uncredited) | 1938 |
Private Detective | Mrs. Widner | 1939 |
The Gilded Butterfly | Mrs. Ralston | 1926 |
The Dark Swan | Mrs. Quinn | 1924 |
Three Girls About Town | Clubwoman | 1941 |
Yes, My Darling Daughter | Mrs. Dibble | 1939 |
Rhythm Round-Up | Mrs. Squimp | 1945 |
Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Jordan | 1941 |
They Died with Their Boots On | Head Nurse (uncredited) | 1941 |
Remember the Day | Teacher | 1941 |
The Home Towners | Mrs. Calhoun | 1928 |
Peg o' My Heart | Mrs. Chichester | 1922 |
What Happened To Father | Mrs. Bradberry | 1927 |
Enticement | Mrs. Blake | 1925 |
Sweepstakes Winner | Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady | 1939 |
Navy Wife | Bridge Player | 1935 |
On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 | 1939 |
In Old Chicago | Wedding Witness (uncredited) | 1938 |
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Mrs. Marshall (uncredited) | 1941 |
Long Live the King | Archduchess Annuncita | 1923 |
The Cat Creeps | Cora Williams | 1946 |
The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) | 1943 |
Sunshine Molly | Mrs. O'Brien | 1915 |
Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) | 1938 |
Princess O'Rourke | Matilda (uncredited) | 1943 |
Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson | 1940 |
Hard to Get | Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) | 1938 |
Here Comes Happiness | Mrs. James | 1941 |
The Lily | Mrs. Arnaud Sr | 1926 |
The Marriage Market | Aunt Agnes Piggott | 1923 |
Money and the Woman | Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) | 1940 |
The Lady and the Lug | Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited) | 1941 |
Hollywood and Vine | Fanny | 1945 |
Granny Get Your Gun | Carrie Ellis | 1940 |
Eve's Secret | Duchess | 1925 |
The Hard Way | 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) | 1943 |
Maid of Salem | Townswoman (Uncredited) | 1937 |
Dancing Pirate | Orville's Mother (uncredited) | 1936 |
Resurrection | Aunt Marya | 1927 |
Bullet Scars | Indignant Woman in Car | 1942 |
A Weaver of Dreams | Aunt Hattie Taylor | 1918 |
She Couldn't Help It | Mother Hogan | 1920 |
Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Kelly | 1922 |
One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1941 |
Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giantess | 1917 |
Who Cares | Grandmother Ludlow | 1925 |
Hold Your Man | Mrs. Gargan (uncredited) | 1933 | Series | Cast | Year |