Vera Lewis

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.

Known For

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Filmography

1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue poster

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Movie · as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

1947
Wife to Spare poster

Wife to Spare

Movie

1947
It's a Joke, Son! poster

It's a Joke, Son!

Movie · as Hortense Dimwitty

1947
It Had to Be You poster

It Had to Be You

Movie · as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

1946
Spook Busters poster

Spook Busters

Movie · as Mrs. Grimm

1946
The Killers poster

The Killers

Movie · as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

1946
The Cat Creeps poster

The Cat Creeps

Movie · as Cora Williams

1945
The Suspect poster

The Suspect

Movie · as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

1945
Rhythm Round-Up poster

Rhythm Round-Up

Movie · as Mrs. Squimp

1945
Hollywood and Vine poster

Hollywood and Vine

Movie · as Fanny

1944
Mr. Skeffington poster

Mr. Skeffington

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

1943
Someone to Remember poster

Someone to Remember

Movie · as Aggressive Miss Green

1943
The Gorilla Man poster

The Gorilla Man

Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

1943
Princess O'Rourke poster

Princess O'Rourke

Movie · as Matilda (uncredited)

1943
The Hard Way poster

The Hard Way

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

1942
Lady Gangster poster

Lady Gangster

Movie · as Ma Silsby

1942
Busses Roar poster

Busses Roar

Movie · as Mrs. Dipper

1942
Moontide poster

Moontide

Movie · as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1942
Bullet Scars poster

Bullet Scars

Movie · as Indignant Woman in Car

1942
The Gay Sisters poster

The Gay Sisters

Movie · as Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited)

1941
Manpower poster

Manpower

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

1941
Miss Polly poster

Miss Polly

Movie · as Elvira Pennywinkle

1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough poster

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Movie · as Mrs. Slocum

1941
Four Mothers poster

Four Mothers

Movie · as Mrs. Ridgefield

1941
Three Girls About Town poster

Three Girls About Town

Movie · as Clubwoman

1941
Bad Men of Missouri poster

Bad Men of Missouri

Movie · as Mrs. Jordan

1941
They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On

Movie · as Head Nurse (uncredited)

1941
Remember the Day poster

Remember the Day

Movie · as Teacher

1941
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos poster

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

Movie · as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)

1941
Here Comes Happiness poster

Here Comes Happiness

Movie · as Mrs. James

1941
The Lady and the Lug poster

The Lady and the Lug

Movie · as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

1941
One Foot in Heaven poster

One Foot in Heaven

Movie · as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1940
She Couldn't Say No poster

She Couldn't Say No

Movie · as Pansy Hawkins

1940
All This, and Heaven Too poster

All This, and Heaven Too

Movie · as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)

1940
They Drive by Night poster

They Drive by Night

Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian poster

The Courageous Dr. Christian

Movie · as Mrs. Norma Stewart

1940
Father Is A Prince poster

Father Is A Prince

Movie · as Carrie

1940
An Angel from Texas poster

An Angel from Texas

Movie · as Mrs. Gates

1940
Adventure in Diamonds poster

Adventure in Diamonds

Movie · as Mrs. MacPherson

1940
Money and the Woman poster

Money and the Woman

Movie · as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)

1940
Granny Get Your Gun poster

Granny Get Your Gun

Movie · as Carrie Ellis

1939
The Return of Doctor X poster

The Return of Doctor X

Movie · as Miss Sweetman

1939
The Roaring Twenties poster

The Roaring Twenties

Movie · as Mrs. Gray

1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase poster

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Movie · as Rosemary Turnbull

1939
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

Movie · as Sarah Krispan

1939
Naughty but Nice poster

Naughty but Nice

Movie · as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

1939
Four Wives poster

Four Wives

Movie · as Mrs. Ridgefield

1939
Devil's Island poster

Devil's Island

Movie · as Gaudet's Housekeeper

1939
Blackwell's Island poster

Blackwell's Island

Movie · as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

1939
Dodge City poster

Dodge City

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

1939
Women in the Wind poster

Women in the Wind

Movie · as Farmer's Wife

1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Movie · as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

1939
Kid Nightingale poster

Kid Nightingale

Movie · as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)

1939
Espionage Agent poster

Espionage Agent

Movie · as American Tourist Going to Desert

1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown poster

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Movie · as Dowager (uncredited)

1939
Private Detective poster

Private Detective

Movie · as Mrs. Widner

1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter poster

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Movie · as Mrs. Dibble

1939
Sweepstakes Winner poster

Sweepstakes Winner

Movie · as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

1939
On Trial poster

On Trial

Movie · as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

1938
Nancy Drew… Detective poster

Nancy Drew… Detective

Movie · as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse poster

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Movie · as Juror (uncredited)

1938
Four Daughters poster

Four Daughters

Movie · as Mrs. Ridgefield

1938
Comet Over Broadway poster

Comet Over Broadway

Movie · as Mrs. Appleton

1938
Racket Busters poster

Racket Busters

Movie · as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

1938
Boy Meets Girl poster

Boy Meets Girl

Movie · as Studio Cleaning Woman

1938
Girls on Probation poster

Girls on Probation

Movie · as Miss Lewis

1938
Broadway Musketeers poster

Broadway Musketeers

Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

1938
In Old Chicago poster

In Old Chicago

Movie · as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

1938
Torchy Gets Her Man poster

Torchy Gets Her Man

Movie · as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

1938
Hard to Get poster

Hard to Get

Movie · as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

1937
Maid of Salem poster

Maid of Salem

Movie · as Townswoman (Uncredited)

1936
Missing Girls poster

Missing Girls

Movie · as Ma Barton

1936
Paddy O'Day poster

Paddy O'Day

Movie · as Aunt Flora

1936
Dancing Pirate poster

Dancing Pirate

Movie · as Orville's Mother (uncredited)

1936
Don’t Get Personal

Don’t Get Personal

Movie · as Spinster (Uncredited)

1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze poster

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Movie · as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

1935
Never Too Late poster

Never Too Late

Movie · as Mother Hartley

1935
Way Down East poster

Way Down East

Movie · as Mrs. Poole

1935
The Daring Young Man poster

The Daring Young Man

Movie · as Secretary to the Duchess

1935
Navy Wife poster

Navy Wife

Movie · as Bridge Player

1934
The Meanest Gal in Town poster

The Meanest Gal in Town

Movie · as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

1933
Meet the Baron poster

Meet the Baron

Movie · as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

1933
Hold Your Man poster

Hold Your Man

Movie · as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)

1931
Night Nurse poster

Night Nurse

Movie · as Miss Dillon

1931
Command Performance poster

Command Performance

Movie · as Queen Elizabeth

1930
Wide Open poster

Wide Open

Movie · as Mrs. Hathaway

1930
Strictly Unconventional poster

Strictly Unconventional

Movie · as Duchess of Brocklehurst

1929
The Iron Mask poster

The Iron Mask

Movie · as Madame Peronne

1929
Coquette poster

Coquette

Movie · as Miss Jenkins

1928
Ramona poster

Ramona

Movie · as Señora Moreno

1928
The Home Towners poster

The Home Towners

Movie · as Mrs. Calhoun

1928
Something Always Happens poster

Something Always Happens

Movie · as Gräfin Agathe

1928
Satan and the Woman poster

Satan and the Woman

Movie · as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield

1927
The Broken Gate poster

The Broken Gate

Movie · as Invalid

1927
The Small Bachelor poster

The Small Bachelor

Movie · as Mrs. Waddington

1927
What Happened To Father poster

What Happened To Father

Movie · as Mrs. Bradberry

1927
Resurrection poster

Resurrection

Movie · as Aunt Marya

1926
Take It from Me poster

Take It from Me

Movie · as Mrs. Forsythe

1926
Ella Cinders poster

Ella Cinders

Movie · as Ma Cinders

1926
The Gilded Butterfly poster

The Gilded Butterfly

Movie · as Mrs. Ralston

1926
The Lily poster

The Lily

Movie · as Mrs. Arnaud Sr

1926
King of the Pack poster

King of the Pack

Movie · as "Widder" Gasper

1925
Stella Dallas poster

Stella Dallas

Movie · as Mrs. Tibbets

1925
The Only Thing poster

The Only Thing

Movie · as Princess Erek

1925
Enticement poster

Enticement

Movie · as Mrs. Blake

1925
Eve's Secret poster

Eve's Secret

Movie · as Duchess

1925
Who Cares poster

Who Cares

Movie · as Grandmother Ludlow

1924
How to Educate a Wife poster

How to Educate a Wife

Movie · as Mrs. Bancks

1924
Broadway After Dark poster

Broadway After Dark

Movie · as Mrs. Smith

1924
The Dark Swan poster

The Dark Swan

Movie · as Mrs. Quinn

1924
In Every Woman's Life poster

In Every Woman's Life

Movie · as Diana Lansdale

1923
Long Live the King poster

Long Live the King

Movie · as Archduchess Annuncita

1923
The Marriage Market poster

The Marriage Market

Movie · as Aunt Agnes Piggott

1923
Brass poster

Brass

Movie · as Mrs. Jones

1923
Desire poster

Desire

Movie · as Mrs. De Witt Harlan

1922
The Glorious Fool poster

The Glorious Fool

Movie · as Miss Hart

1922
Peg o' My Heart poster

Peg o' My Heart

Movie · as Mrs. Chichester

1922
Nancy from Nowhere poster

Nancy from Nowhere

Movie · as Mrs. Kelly

1920
The Blooming Angel poster

The Blooming Angel

Movie · as Floss's Aunt

1920
Nurse Marjorie poster

Nurse Marjorie

Movie · as Duchess of Donegal

1920
She Couldn't Help It poster

She Couldn't Help It

Movie · as Mother Hogan

1920
The Poor Simp poster

The Poor Simp

Movie · as Mrs. Adams

1920
A Full House poster

A Full House

Movie · as Aunt Penelope

1920
The Devil's Riddle poster

The Devil's Riddle

Movie · as Leading lady

1919
The Pest poster

The Pest

Movie · as Housekeeper

1919
Lombardi, Ltd. poster

Lombardi, Ltd.

Movie · as Mollie

1919
The Mother and the Law poster

The Mother and the Law

Movie · as Miss Mary Jenkins

1919
The Long Lane's Turning poster

The Long Lane's Turning

Movie · as Charlotte Allen

1919
As the Sun Went Down poster

As the Sun Went Down

Movie · as Ike's Wife

1919
Yvonne from Paris poster

Yvonne from Paris

Movie · as Aunt Marie Provost

1919
The Lamb and the Lion poster

The Lamb and the Lion

Movie · as Mrs. Robert Derby

1919
The Merry-Go-Round poster

The Merry-Go-Round

Movie · as Mrs. Pomeroy

1918
A Weaver of Dreams poster

A Weaver of Dreams

Movie · as Aunt Hattie Taylor

1918
A Bit of Jade poster

A Bit of Jade

Movie · as Mrs. Abigail King

1917
Jack and the Beanstalk poster

Jack and the Beanstalk

Movie · as The Giantess

1917
The Trouble Buster poster

The Trouble Buster

Movie · as Mrs. Westfall

1917
Lost in Transit poster

Lost in Transit

Movie · as Mrs. Flint

1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages poster

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Movie · as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

1915
The Caprices of Kitty

The Caprices of Kitty

Movie · as Miss Smythe

1915
Betty in Search of a Thrill poster

Betty in Search of a Thrill

Movie · as Mrs. Hastings

1915
Hypocrites poster

Hypocrites

Movie · as Parishioner (uncredited)

1915
Sunshine Molly poster

Sunshine Molly

Movie · as Mrs. O'Brien

1915
The Kid Magicians

The Kid Magicians

Movie · as Georgie's Mother