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)
Spook Busters
as Mrs. Grimm
(1946)
The Killers
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as Cora Williams
(1945)
Rhythm Round-Up
as Mrs. Squimp
(1945)
The Suspect
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
(1945)
Hollywood and Vine
as Fanny
(1944)
Mr. Skeffington
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
(1943)
The Gorilla Man
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1943)
Someone to Remember
as Aggressive Miss Green
(1943)
The Hard Way
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Matilda (uncredited)
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Ma Silsby
(1942)
Bullet Scars
as Indignant Woman in Car
(1942)
Moontide
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
(1942)
Busses Roar
as Mrs. Dipper
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Mrs. Ridgefield
(1941)
Here Comes Happiness
as Mrs. James
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
(1941)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
(1941)
The Lady and the Lug
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Teacher
(1941)
Manpower
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Mrs. Slocum
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Clubwoman
(1941)
Miss Polly
as Elvira Pennywinkle
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Jordan
(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)
They Drive by Night
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Carrie Ellis
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Carrie
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
(1940)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
(1940)
She Couldn't Say No
as Pansy Hawkins
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Gray
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Dowager (uncredited)
(1939)
Dodge City
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
(1939)
Private Detective
as Mrs. Widner
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Farmer's Wife
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Miss Sweetman
(1939)
Four Wives
as Mrs. Ridgefield
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
(1939)
Kid Nightingale
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as American Tourist Going to Desert
(1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Miss Rosemary Turnbull
(1939)
Blackwell's Island
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
(1939)
Hell's Kitchen
as Sarah Krispan
(1939)
Naughty But Nice
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
(1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Mrs. Dibble
(1939)
On Trial
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
(1938)
Comet Over Broadway
as Mrs. Appleton
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
(1938)
Four Daughters
as Mrs. Ridgefield
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Juror (uncredited)
(1938)
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Miss Lewis
(1938)
Broadway Musketeers
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1938)
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
(1938)
Boy Meets Girl
as Studio Cleaning Woman
(1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Jordan's Neighbor (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)
Never Too Late
as Mother Hartley
(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)
Way Down East
as Mrs. Poole
(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)
Coquette
as Miss Jenkins
(1929)
The Iron Mask
as Madame Peronne
(1928)
Something Always Happens
as Gräfin Agathe
(1928)
Ramona
as Señora Moreno
(1928)
The Home Towners
as Mrs. Calhoun
(1927)
Resurrection
as Aunt Marya
(1927)
The Small Bachelor
as Mrs. Waddington
(1927)
What Happened To Father
as Mrs. Bradberry
(1927)
The Broken Gate
as Invalid
(1926)
The Lily
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
(1926)
Ella Cinders
as Ma Cinders
(1926)
The Gilded Butterfly
as Mrs. Ralston
(1926)
Take It from Me
as Mrs. Forsythe
(1925)
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Tibbets
(1925)
The Only Thing
as Princess Erek
(1925)
Who Cares
as Grandmother Ludlow
(1925)
Enticement
as Mrs. Blake
(1925)
Eve's Secret
as Duchess
(1924)
The Dark Swan
as Mrs. Quinn
(1924)
Broadway After Dark
as Mrs. Smith
(1924)
How to Educate a Wife
as Mrs. Bancks
(1923)
Brass
as Mrs. Jones
(1923)
The Marriage Market
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
(1923)
Long Live the King
as Archduchess Annuncita
(1922)
Peg o' My Heart
as Mrs. Chichester
(1922)
The Glorious Fool
as Miss Hart
(1922)
Nancy from Nowhere
as Mrs. Kelly
(1920)
The Blooming Angel
as Floss's Aunt
(1920)
She Couldn't Help It
as Mother Hogan
(1920)
Nurse Marjorie
as Duchess of Donegal
(1919)
The Mother and the Law
as Miss Mary Jenkins
(1919)
As the Sun Went Down
as Ike's Wife
(1919)
The Pest
as Housekeeper
(1919)
The Long Lane's Turning
as Charlotte Allen
(1919)
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Mollie
(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 Kid Magicians
as Georgie's Mother
(1915)
Sunshine Molly
as Mrs. O'Brien
(1915)
The Caprices of Kitty
as Miss Smythe
(1915)
Betty in Search of a Thrill
as Mrs. Hastings