
Vera Lewis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 9, 1873
- Died
- February 8, 1956 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Movie · as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

Wife to Spare
Movie

It's a Joke, Son!
Movie · as Hortense Dimwitty

It Had to Be You
Movie · as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

Spook Busters
Movie · as Mrs. Grimm

The Killers
Movie · as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

The Cat Creeps
Movie · as Cora Williams

The Suspect
Movie · as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

Rhythm Round-Up
Movie · as Mrs. Squimp

Hollywood and Vine
Movie · as Fanny

Mr. Skeffington
Movie · as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Someone to Remember
Movie · as Aggressive Miss Green

The Gorilla Man
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
Movie · as Matilda (uncredited)

The Hard Way
Movie · as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)

Lady Gangster
Movie · as Ma Silsby

Busses Roar
Movie · as Mrs. Dipper

Moontide
Movie · as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

Bullet Scars
Movie · as Indignant Woman in Car

The Gay Sisters
Movie · as Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited)

Manpower
Movie · as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Miss Polly
Movie · as Elvira Pennywinkle

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Movie · as Mrs. Slocum

Four Mothers
Movie · as Mrs. Ridgefield

Three Girls About Town
Movie · as Clubwoman

Bad Men of Missouri
Movie · as Mrs. Jordan

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · as Head Nurse (uncredited)

Remember the Day
Movie · as Teacher

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Movie · as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)

Here Comes Happiness
Movie · as Mrs. James

The Lady and the Lug
Movie · as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven
Movie · as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

She Couldn't Say No
Movie · as Pansy Hawkins

All This, and Heaven Too
Movie · as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

The Courageous Dr. Christian
Movie · as Mrs. Norma Stewart

Father Is A Prince
Movie · as Carrie

An Angel from Texas
Movie · as Mrs. Gates

Adventure in Diamonds
Movie · as Mrs. MacPherson

Money and the Woman
Movie · as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)

Granny Get Your Gun
Movie · as Carrie Ellis

The Return of Doctor X
Movie · as Miss Sweetman

The Roaring Twenties
Movie · as Mrs. Gray

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Movie · as Rosemary Turnbull

Hell's Kitchen
Movie · as Sarah Krispan

Naughty but Nice
Movie · as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

Four Wives
Movie · as Mrs. Ridgefield

Devil's Island
Movie · as Gaudet's Housekeeper

Blackwell's Island
Movie · as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

Dodge City
Movie · as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)

Women in the Wind
Movie · as Farmer's Wife

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie · as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

Kid Nightingale
Movie · as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)

Espionage Agent
Movie · as American Tourist Going to Desert

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Movie · as Dowager (uncredited)

Private Detective
Movie · as Mrs. Widner

Yes, My Darling Daughter
Movie · as Mrs. Dibble

Sweepstakes Winner
Movie · as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

On Trial
Movie · as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

Nancy Drew… Detective
Movie · as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Movie · as Juror (uncredited)

Four Daughters
Movie · as Mrs. Ridgefield

Comet Over Broadway
Movie · as Mrs. Appleton

Racket Busters
Movie · as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

Boy Meets Girl
Movie · as Studio Cleaning Woman

Girls on Probation
Movie · as Miss Lewis

Broadway Musketeers
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

In Old Chicago
Movie · as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Torchy Gets Her Man
Movie · as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

Hard to Get
Movie · as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

Maid of Salem
Movie · as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Missing Girls
Movie · as Ma Barton

Paddy O'Day
Movie · as Aunt Flora

Dancing Pirate
Movie · as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
Don’t Get Personal
Movie · as Spinster (Uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Movie · as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

Never Too Late
Movie · as Mother Hartley

Way Down East
Movie · as Mrs. Poole

The Daring Young Man
Movie · as Secretary to the Duchess

Navy Wife
Movie · as Bridge Player

The Meanest Gal in Town
Movie · as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

Meet the Baron
Movie · as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

Hold Your Man
Movie · as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)

Night Nurse
Movie · as Miss Dillon

Command Performance
Movie · as Queen Elizabeth

Wide Open
Movie · as Mrs. Hathaway

Strictly Unconventional
Movie · as Duchess of Brocklehurst

The Iron Mask
Movie · as Madame Peronne

Coquette
Movie · as Miss Jenkins

Ramona
Movie · as Señora Moreno

The Home Towners
Movie · as Mrs. Calhoun

Something Always Happens
Movie · as Gräfin Agathe

Satan and the Woman
Movie · as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield

The Broken Gate
Movie · as Invalid

The Small Bachelor
Movie · as Mrs. Waddington

What Happened To Father
Movie · as Mrs. Bradberry

Resurrection
Movie · as Aunt Marya

Take It from Me
Movie · as Mrs. Forsythe

Ella Cinders
Movie · as Ma Cinders

The Gilded Butterfly
Movie · as Mrs. Ralston

The Lily
Movie · as Mrs. Arnaud Sr

King of the Pack
Movie · as "Widder" Gasper

Stella Dallas
Movie · as Mrs. Tibbets

The Only Thing
Movie · as Princess Erek

Enticement
Movie · as Mrs. Blake

Eve's Secret
Movie · as Duchess

Who Cares
Movie · as Grandmother Ludlow

How to Educate a Wife
Movie · as Mrs. Bancks

Broadway After Dark
Movie · as Mrs. Smith

The Dark Swan
Movie · as Mrs. Quinn

In Every Woman's Life
Movie · as Diana Lansdale

Long Live the King
Movie · as Archduchess Annuncita

The Marriage Market
Movie · as Aunt Agnes Piggott

Brass
Movie · as Mrs. Jones

Desire
Movie · as Mrs. De Witt Harlan

The Glorious Fool
Movie · as Miss Hart

Peg o' My Heart
Movie · as Mrs. Chichester

Nancy from Nowhere
Movie · as Mrs. Kelly

The Blooming Angel
Movie · as Floss's Aunt

Nurse Marjorie
Movie · as Duchess of Donegal

She Couldn't Help It
Movie · as Mother Hogan

The Poor Simp
Movie · as Mrs. Adams

A Full House
Movie · as Aunt Penelope

The Devil's Riddle
Movie · as Leading lady

The Pest
Movie · as Housekeeper

Lombardi, Ltd.
Movie · as Mollie

The Mother and the Law
Movie · as Miss Mary Jenkins

The Long Lane's Turning
Movie · as Charlotte Allen

As the Sun Went Down
Movie · as Ike's Wife

Yvonne from Paris
Movie · as Aunt Marie Provost

The Lamb and the Lion
Movie · as Mrs. Robert Derby

The Merry-Go-Round
Movie · as Mrs. Pomeroy

A Weaver of Dreams
Movie · as Aunt Hattie Taylor

A Bit of Jade
Movie · as Mrs. Abigail King

Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie · as The Giantess

The Trouble Buster
Movie · as Mrs. Westfall

Lost in Transit
Movie · as Mrs. Flint

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Movie · as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
The Caprices of Kitty
Movie · as Miss Smythe

Betty in Search of a Thrill
Movie · as Mrs. Hastings

Hypocrites
Movie · as Parishioner (uncredited)

Sunshine Molly
Movie · as Mrs. O'Brien
The Kid Magicians
Movie · as Georgie's Mother

