Vera Lewis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1873-06-09
Day of Death
1956-02-08 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Vera Lewis
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
Acting
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
(1947)
It Had to Be You
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
(1947)
It's a Joke, Son!
as Hortense Dimwitty
(1947)
(1946)
The Killers
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as Cora Williams
(1946)
Spook Busters
as Mrs. Grimm
(1945)
The Suspect
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
(1945)
Hollywood and Vine
as Fanny
(1945)
Rhythm Round-Up
as Mrs. Squimp
(1944)
Mr. Skeffington
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
(1943)
The Hard Way
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Matilda (uncredited)
(1943)
Someone to Remember
as Aggressive Miss Green
(1943)
The Gorilla Man
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Ma Silsby
(1942)
Moontide
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
(1942)
Bullet Scars
as Indignant Woman in Car
(1942)
Busses Roar
as Mrs. Dipper
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
(1941)
Manpower
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Mrs. Ridgefield
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Teacher
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Clubwoman
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Jordan
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Mrs. Slocum
(1941)
Here Comes Happiness
as Mrs. James
(1941)
The Lady and the Lug
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
(1941)
Miss Polly
as Elvira Pennywinkle
(1941)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Carrie
(1940)
Adventure in Diamonds
as Mrs. MacPherson
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as Mrs. Gates
(1940)
She Couldn't Say No
as Pansy Hawkins
(1940)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Carrie Ellis
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
(1939)
Dodge City
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Gray
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Miss Sweetman
(1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Miss Rosemary Turnbull
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
(1939)
Four Wives
as Mrs. Ridgefield
(1939)
Private Detective
as Mrs. Widner
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as American Tourist Going to Desert
(1939)
Naughty But Nice
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Farmer's Wife
(1939)
Hell's Kitchen
as Sarah Krispan
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Dowager (uncredited)
(1939)
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
(1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Mrs. Dibble
(1939)
Blackwell's Island
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
On Trial
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
(1939)
Kid Nightingale
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Juror (uncredited)
(1938)
Four Daughters
as Mrs. Ridgefield
(1938)
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
(1938)
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
(1938)
Comet Over Broadway
as Mrs. Appleton
(1938)
Boy Meets Girl
as Studio Cleaning Woman
(1938)
Broadway Musketeers
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Miss Lewis
(1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
(1937)
Maid of Salem
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
(1936)
Dancing Pirate
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
(1936)
Paddy O'Day
as Aunt Flora
(1936)
Missing Girls
as Ma Barton
(1935)
Way Down East
as Mrs. Poole
(1935)
The Daring Young Man
as Secretary to the Duchess
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
(1935)
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
(1935)
Never Too Late
as Mother Hartley
(1934)
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
(1933)
Hold Your Man
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
(1933)
Meet the Baron
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1931)
Night Nurse
as Miss Dillon
(1931)
Command Performance
as Queen Elizabeth
(1930)
Strictly Unconventional
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
(1930)
Wide Open
as Mrs. Hathaway
(1929)
The Iron Mask
as Madame Peronne
(1929)
Coquette
as Miss Jenkins
(1928)
Ramona
as Señora Moreno
(1928)
The Home Towners
as Mrs. Calhoun
(1928)
Something Always Happens
as Gräfin Agathe
(1927)
What Happened To Father
as Mrs. Bradberry
(1927)
The Broken Gate
as Invalid
(1927)
The Small Bachelor
as Mrs. Waddington
(1927)
Resurrection
as Aunt Marya
(1926)
Ella Cinders
as Ma Cinders
(1926)
The Gilded Butterfly
as Mrs. Ralston
(1926)
Take It from Me
as Mrs. Forsythe
(1926)
The Lily
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
(1925)
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Tibbets
(1925)
The Only Thing
as Princess Erek
(1925)
Enticement
as Mrs. Blake
(1925)
Who Cares
as Grandmother Ludlow
(1925)
Eve's Secret
as Duchess
(1924)
How to Educate a Wife
as Mrs. Bancks
(1924)
The Dark Swan
as Mrs. Quinn
(1924)
Broadway After Dark
as Mrs. Smith
(1923)
Brass
as Mrs. Jones
(1923)
Long Live the King
as Archduchess Annuncita
(1923)
The Marriage Market
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
(1922)
Peg o' My Heart
as Mrs. Chichester
(1922)
The Glorious Fool
as Miss Hart
(1922)
Nancy from Nowhere
as Mrs. Kelly
(1920)
Nurse Marjorie
as Duchess of Donegal
(1920)
She Couldn't Help It
as Mother Hogan
(1920)
The Blooming Angel
as Floss's Aunt
(1919)
The Mother and the Law
as Miss Mary Jenkins
(1919)
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Mollie
(1919)
The Pest
as Housekeeper
(1918)
A Weaver of Dreams
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
(1917)
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giantess
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
(1915)
Hypocrites
as Parishioner (uncredited)
(1915)
The Caprices of Kitty
as Miss Smythe
(1915)
Betty in Search of a Thrill
as Mrs. Hastings
(1915)
Sunshine Molly
as Mrs. O'Brien