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Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Acting1873New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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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.

Acting History

1947
It Had to Be You
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
It's a Joke, Son!
as Hortense Dimwitty
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
1946
The Cat Creeps
as Cora Williams
Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Spook Busters
as Mrs. Grimm
1945
Rhythm Round-Up
as Mrs. Squimp
The Suspect
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
1944
Mr. Skeffington
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1943
The Gorilla Man
as Landlady (uncredited)
Someone to Remember
as Aggressive Miss Green
Princess O'Rourke
as Matilda (uncredited)
The Hard Way
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
1942
Busses Roar
as Mrs. Dipper
Lady Gangster
as Ma Silsby
Bullet Scars
as Indignant Woman in Car
Moontide
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1941
Four Mothers
as Mrs. Ridgefield
They Died with Their Boots On
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
Manpower
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Miss Polly
as Elvira Pennywinkle
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Jordan
The Lady and the Lug
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
Money and the Woman
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Landlady (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
as Mrs. MacPherson
She Couldn't Say No
as Pansy Hawkins
Granny Get Your Gun
as Carrie Ellis
An Angel from Texas
as Mrs. Gates
1939
Four Wives
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
as Miss Sweetman
Kid Nightingale
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Dowager (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Dodge City
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as American Tourist Going to Desert
Private Detective
as Mrs. Widner
On Trial
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
Women in the Wind
as Farmer's Wife
Hell's Kitchen
as Sarah Krispan
Naughty But Nice
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
Devil's Island
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
1938
Four Daughters
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Comet Over Broadway
as Mrs. Appleton
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Juror (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
as Miss Lewis
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
Racket Busters
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
as Studio Cleaning Woman
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
Broadway Musketeers
as Landlady (uncredited)
1937
Maid of Salem
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
1936
Paddy O'Day
as Aunt Flora
Missing Girls
as Ma Barton
Dancing Pirate
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
Never Too Late
as Mother Hartley
Way Down East
as Mrs. Poole
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
The Daring Young Man
as Secretary to the Duchess
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
1933
Hold Your Man
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
1931
Night Nurse
as Miss Dillon
Command Performance
as Queen Elizabeth
1930
Strictly Unconventional
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
Wide Open
as Mrs. Hathaway
1929
The Iron Mask
as Madame Peronne
Coquette
as Miss Jenkins
1928
Ramona
as Señora Moreno
The Home Towners
as Mrs. Calhoun
Something Always Happens
as Gräfin Agathe
1927
The Small Bachelor
as Mrs. Waddington
Resurrection
as Aunt Marya
What Happened To Father
as Mrs. Bradberry
The Broken Gate
as Invalid
1926
The Gilded Butterfly
as Mrs. Ralston
The Lily
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
Ella Cinders
as Ma Cinders
Take It from Me
as Mrs. Forsythe
1925
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Tibbets
Who Cares
as Grandmother Ludlow
The Only Thing
as Princess Erek
Enticement
as Mrs. Blake
Eve's Secret
as Duchess
1924
In Every Woman's Life
as Diana Lansdale
Broadway After Dark
as Mrs. Smith
How to Educate a Wife
as Mrs. Bancks
The Dark Swan
as Mrs. Quinn
1923
Brass
as Mrs. Jones
Long Live the King
as Archduchess Annuncita
The Marriage Market
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
Desire
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
1922
Peg o' My Heart
as Mrs. Chichester
Nancy from Nowhere
as Mrs. Kelly
The Glorious Fool
as Miss Hart
1920
She Couldn't Help It
as Mother Hogan
The Poor Simp
as Mrs. Adams
Nurse Marjorie
as Duchess of Donegal
The Blooming Angel
as Floss's Aunt
A Full House
as Aunt Penelope
The Devil's Riddle
as Leading lady
1919
The Mother and the Law
as Miss Mary Jenkins
The Long Lane's Turning
as Charlotte Allen
The Pest
as Housekeeper
Yvonne from Paris
as Aunt Marie Provost
The Lamb and the Lion
as Mrs. Robert Derby
The Merry-Go-Round
as Mrs. Pomeroy
1918
A Weaver of Dreams
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
A Bit of Jade
as Mrs. Abigail King
1917
The Trouble Buster
as Mrs. Westfall
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giantess
Lost in Transit
as Mrs. Flint
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
1915
Hypocrites
as Parishioner (uncredited)
The Kid Magicians
as Georgie's Mother
Sunshine Molly
as Mrs. O'Brien
The Caprices of Kitty
as Miss Smythe

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/9/1873
Day of Death
2/8/1956
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA