Vera Tschechowa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1940
- Died
- April 3, 2024 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
Vera Tschechowa was a German actress, producer, director, and screenwriter from a distinguished artistic family. She was the daughter of actress Ada Tschechowa and the granddaughter of Russian-born actors Olga Tschechowa and Michael Chekhov; her great-great-uncle was the famous playwright Anton Chekhov. She became known as “The Girl with the Cat Eyes” after starring in Eugen York's film of the same name. Tschechowa began her career in film and theater in the late 1950s, making her screen debut in 1957. She appeared in over 90 film and television productions, earning critical recognition for roles such as Ulla Wickweber in Das Brot der frühen Jahre. In addition to acting, she co-founded Atossa Filmproduktion in 1980 and later focused on directing documentaries and television portraits of notable figures from politics and the arts. Her autobiography Überwiegend heiter: Mein ziemlich bewegtes Leben was published in 2022.
Known For
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Filmography
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Movie · as Self
Directing Hell
Movie
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Movie · as Self
Suspicion of Guilt
Movie · as Mrs. Clausthal
Neptun und Isolde
Movie
Wolffs Revier
TV · as Christin Wendrich · 1 ep
Riverboat
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love at First Sight
Movie · as Elsas Mutter
Insel der Träume
TV · as Lisa Rostow · 1 ep
Frei zum Abschuß
Movie
Earthbound
Movie · as Hanna Frey
Peter Strohm
TV · as Alexandra Aust · 1 ep
Mit Leib und Seele
TV · as Frau Rahner · 1 ep
Tarot
Movie · as Charlotte
The Secret of Lismore Castle
Movie · as Anita Cliff
Losberg
TV · as Ruth von Trenz · 51 eps
Tschechow in meinem Leben
Movie · as Self
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Movie · as Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Blaubart
Movie · as Gisela
Tausend Augen
Movie · as Victoria
Reserl am Hofe
Movie · as Baroness
Der Fahnder
TV · as Lena · 1 ep
Haus Vaterland
Movie
The Axe of Wandsbek
Movie · as Fräulein Blüthe
Desperado City
Movie · as Hilke
A Case For Two
TV · as Julia Winter · 1 ep
Frau über vierzig
TV · as Hanna Lachner · 12 eps
Panic Time
Movie · as Frau Dr. Wunder
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
Movie
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
Movie
Die Pyramide
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der Schimmelreiter
Movie · as Vollina Harders
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
Movie
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
TV · as Moira · 1 ep
Erika's Passions
Movie · as Franziska
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
Movie · as Sylvia
Geschäft mit der Sonne
TV · as Birgit Schulz · 13 eps
Cold Blood
Movie · as Corinna
Euridice BA 2037
Movie · as Evridiki
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
Movie · as Lucy Lockit
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
TV · as Sécurité-Agentin · 1 ep
3 nach 9
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The First Circle
Movie · as Clara
Olifant
Movie · as Charis
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
TV · as Alberts Geliebte · 1 ep
The Illegal
TV · as Katharina Feldmann · 3 eps
Dalli Dalli
TV · as Self - Candidate · 1 ep
Duell zu Dritt
TV · as Liz Bentley · 13 eps
Krebsstation
Movie · as Dr. Wera
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
Movie · as Kristina
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Wiktorija · 1 ep
Love and So Forth
Movie · as Nina
Der eine Tag im Jahr
Movie · as Jane
Call Girls of Frankfurt
Movie · as Vera Paterny
Cliff Dexter
TV · as Violet · 1 ep
Jörg Preda berichtet
TV · as Jennifer Vernon · 1 ep
Anatomie eines Unfalls
Movie · as Lilo Förster
Die chinesische Mauer
Movie · as Julia
Verhör am Nachmittag
Movie · as Barbara Winkler
Der Rebell, der keiner war
Movie · as Minnie Powell
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Movie · as Feder-Lissy
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Movie · as Sinitschka
Leocadia
Movie · as Amanda
Thomas More
Movie · as Margaret More
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
TV · 1 ep
Wassa Schelesnowa
Movie · as Lisa
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
Movie · as Blanche Fleury
Interpol
TV · as Jeanette · 1 ep
The Bread of Those Early Years
Movie · as Ulla Wickwebe
Love at Twenty
Movie
Froher Herbst des Lebens
Movie · as Ginevra Dunbar
The Young Sinner
Movie · as Carola
Der Schleier fiel…
Movie · as Lisa Roth
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Movie · as Manuela O’Brien
And That on Monday Morning
Movie · as Monika
Melodie und Rhythmus
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Movie · as Tamara
Meine 99 Bräute
Movie · as Else Heer
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
Movie · as Katja
Angel in a Taxi
Movie · as The dancer Camilla
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Movie · as Anne Scherzer
Unter Achtzehn
Movie · as Elfie Breitner
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep