Vera Lewis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 9, 1873
- Died
- February 8, 1956
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
It Had to Be You 1947
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Wife to Spare 1947
Actor
It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
It's a Joke, Son! 1947
as Hortense Dimwitty
The Killers 1946
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Spook Busters 1946
as Mrs. Grimm
The Cat Creeps 1946
as Cora Williams
Rhythm Round-Up 1945
as Mrs. Squimp
Hollywood and Vine 1945
as Fanny
The Suspect 1945
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington 1944
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke 1943
as Matilda (uncredited)
Someone to Remember 1943
as Aggressive Miss Green
The Gorilla Man 1943
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Hard Way 1943
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Busses Roar 1942
as Mrs. Dipper
The Gay Sisters 1942
as Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited)
Moontide 1942
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Lady Gangster 1942
as Ma Silsby
Bullet Scars 1942
as Indignant Woman in Car
Remember the Day 1941
as Teacher
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
Miss Polly 1941
as Elvira Pennywinkle
One Foot in Heaven 1941
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town 1941
as Clubwoman
Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941
as Mrs. Slocum
Manpower 1941
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri 1941
as Mrs. Jordan
The Lady and the Lug 1941
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness 1941
as Mrs. James
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos 1941
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Four Mothers 1941
as Mrs. Ridgefield
She Couldn't Say No 1940
as Pansy Hawkins
Father Is A Prince 1940
as Carrie
Money and the Woman 1940
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
They Drive by Night 1940
as Landlady (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too 1940
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas 1940
as Mrs. Gates
The Courageous Dr. Christian 1940
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
Adventure in Diamonds 1940
as Mrs. MacPherson
Granny Get Your Gun 1940
as Carrie Ellis
Four Wives 1939
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Private Detective 1939
as Mrs. Widner
The Return of Doctor X 1939
as Miss Sweetman
Kid Nightingale 1939
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Mrs. Gray
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Espionage Agent 1939
as American Tourist Going to Desert
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 1939
as Rosemary Turnbull
Hell's Kitchen 1939
as Sarah Krispan
Naughty but Nice 1939
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
Sweepstakes Winner 1939
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
Women in the Wind 1939
as Farmer's Wife
Dodge City 1939
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
On Trial 1939
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
Yes, My Darling Daughter 1939
as Mrs. Dibble
Torchy Blane in Chinatown 1939
as Dowager (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island 1939
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Devil's Island 1939
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
Comet Over Broadway 1938
as Mrs. Appleton
Nancy Drew… Detective 1938
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man 1938
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
Hard to Get 1938
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
Girls on Probation 1938
as Miss Lewis
Broadway Musketeers 1938
as Landlady (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl 1938
as Studio Cleaning Woman
Four Daughters 1938
as Mrs. Ridgefield
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938
as Juror (uncredited)
Racket Busters 1938
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
In Old Chicago 1938
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
Maid of Salem 1937
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
Missing Girls 1936
as Ma Barton
Dancing Pirate 1936
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
- Don’t Get Personal
Don’t Get Personal 1936
as Spinster (Uncredited)
Paddy O'Day 1936
as Aunt Flora
Never Too Late 1935
as Mother Hartley
Way Down East 1935
as Mrs. Poole
Navy Wife 1935
as Bridge Player
Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
The Daring Young Man 1935
as Secretary to the Duchess
The Meanest Gal in Town 1934
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
Meet the Baron 1933
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
Hold Your Man 1933
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
Night Nurse 1931
as Miss Dillon
Command Performance 1931
as Queen Elizabeth
Strictly Unconventional 1930
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
Wide Open 1930
as Mrs. Hathaway
Coquette 1929
as Miss Jenkins
The Iron Mask 1929
as Madame Peronne
The Home Towners 1928
as Mrs. Calhoun
Something Always Happens 1928
as Gräfin Agathe
Ramona 1928
as Señora Moreno
Satan and the Woman 1928
as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
The Small Bachelor 1927
as Mrs. Waddington
What Happened To Father 1927
as Mrs. Bradberry
Resurrection 1927
as Aunt Marya
The Broken Gate 1927
as Invalid
Take It from Me 1926
as Mrs. Forsythe
King of the Pack 1926
as "Widder" Gasper
The Lily 1926
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
Ella Cinders 1926
as Ma Cinders
The Gilded Butterfly 1926
as Mrs. Ralston
The Only Thing 1925
as Princess Erek
Stella Dallas 1925
as Mrs. Tibbets
Eve's Secret 1925
as Duchess
Enticement 1925
as Mrs. Blake
Who Cares 1925
as Grandmother Ludlow
The Dark Swan 1924
as Mrs. Quinn
In Every Woman's Life 1924
as Diana Lansdale
Broadway After Dark 1924
as Mrs. Smith
How to Educate a Wife 1924
as Mrs. Bancks
Long Live the King 1923
as Archduchess Annuncita
The Marriage Market 1923
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
Desire 1923
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
Brass 1923
as Mrs. Jones
Peg o' My Heart 1922
as Mrs. Chichester
Nancy from Nowhere 1922
as Mrs. Kelly
The Glorious Fool 1922
as Miss Hart
She Couldn't Help It 1920
as Mother Hogan
A Full House 1920
as Aunt Penelope
The Poor Simp 1920
as Mrs. Adams
Nurse Marjorie 1920
as Duchess of Donegal
The Devil's Riddle 1920
as Leading lady
The Blooming Angel 1920
as Floss's Aunt
Lombardi, Ltd. 1919
as Mollie
The Merry-Go-Round 1919
as Mrs. Pomeroy
The Mother and the Law 1919
as Miss Mary Jenkins
Yvonne from Paris 1919
as Aunt Marie Provost
The Pest 1919
as Housekeeper
The Lamb and the Lion 1919
as Mrs. Robert Derby
As the Sun Went Down 1919
as Ike's Wife
The Long Lane's Turning 1919
as Charlotte Allen
A Bit of Jade 1918
as Mrs. Abigail King
A Weaver of Dreams 1918
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
The Trouble Buster 1917
as Mrs. Westfall
Lost in Transit 1917
as Mrs. Flint
Jack and the Beanstalk 1917
as The Giantess
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
- The Kid Magicians
The Kid Magicians 1915
as Georgie's Mother
Betty in Search of a Thrill 1915
as Mrs. Hastings
Sunshine Molly 1915
as Mrs. O'Brien
- The Caprices of Kitty
The Caprices of Kitty 1915
as Miss Smythe
Hypocrites 1915
as Parishioner (uncredited)
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