Vera Lewis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1873-06-09 (83 years old)

Deathday

1956-02-08

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",...

Acting

1941

Manpower

as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

1939

The Return of Doctor X

as Miss Sweetman

1942

Lady Gangster

as Ma Silsby

1938

Nancy Drew… Detective

as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

1920

The Blooming Angel

as Floss's Aunt

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Juror (uncredited)

1927

The Broken Gate

as Invalid

1939

1922

The Glorious Fool

as Miss Hart

1945

The Suspect

as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

1919

The Pest

as Housekeeper

1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

as Miss Rosemary Turnbull

1938

Four Daughters

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

1919

1941

Miss Polly

as Elvira Pennywinkle

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

1946

Spook Busters

as Mrs. Grimm

1941

1936

Missing Girls

as Ma Barton

1941

Four Mothers

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1947

It's a Joke, Son!

as Hortense Dimwitty

1940

She Couldn't Say No

as Pansy Hawkins

1939

Hell's Kitchen

as Sarah Krispan

1930

Wide Open

as Mrs. Hathaway

1926

Take It from Me

as Mrs. Forsythe

1935

Never Too Late

as Mother Hartley

1935

Way Down East

as Mrs. Poole

1938

Comet Over Broadway

as Mrs. Appleton

1931

Night Nurse

as Miss Dillon

1929

The Iron Mask

as Madame Peronne

1928

Ramona

as Señora Moreno

1927

The Small Bachelor

as Mrs. Waddington

1915

The Caprices of Kitty

as Miss Smythe

1915

1930

Strictly Unconventional

as Duchess of Brocklehurst

1925

Stella Dallas

as Mrs. Tibbets

1931

Command Performance

as Queen Elizabeth

1919

The Mother and the Law

as Miss Mary Jenkins

1924

How to Educate a Wife

as Mrs. Bancks

1924

Broadway After Dark

as Mrs. Smith

1926

Ella Cinders

as Ma Cinders

1938

Racket Busters

as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

1938

Boy Meets Girl

as Studio Cleaning Woman

1939

Naughty But Nice

as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

1925

The Only Thing

as Princess Erek

1936

Paddy O'Day

as Aunt Flora

1938

Girls on Probation

as Miss Lewis

1939

Four Wives

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1939

Devil's Island

as Gaudet's Housekeeper

1939

Blackwell's Island

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

1939

Dodge City

as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)

1939

Women in the Wind

as Farmer's Wife

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

1920

Nurse Marjorie

as Duchess of Donegal

1935

The Daring Young Man

as Secretary to the Duchess

1915

Hypocrites

as Parishioner (uncredited)

1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Dowager (uncredited)

1942

Busses Roar

as Mrs. Dipper

1929

Coquette

as Miss Jenkins

1946

The Killers

as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

1942

Moontide

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1940

All This, and Heaven Too

as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)

1947

It Had to Be You

as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

1940

They Drive by Night

as Landlady (uncredited)

1940

The Courageous Dr. Christian

as Mrs. Norma Stewart

1940

1944

Mr. Skeffington

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

1940

An Angel from Texas

as Mrs. Gates

1933

Meet the Baron

as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

1943

Someone to Remember

as Aggressive Miss Green

1934

The Meanest Gal in Town

as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

1938

Broadway Musketeers

as Landlady (uncredited)

1939

Private Detective

as Mrs. Widner

1926

The Gilded Butterfly

as Mrs. Ralston

1924

The Dark Swan

as Mrs. Quinn

1941

1939

1945

Rhythm Round-Up

as Mrs. Squimp

1941

Bad Men of Missouri

as Mrs. Jordan

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as Head Nurse (uncredited)

1941

1928

The Home Towners

as Mrs. Calhoun

1922

Peg o' My Heart

as Mrs. Chichester

1927

What Happened To Father

as Mrs. Bradberry

1925

Enticement

as Mrs. Blake

1939

Sweepstakes Winner

as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

1935

Navy Wife

as Bridge Player

1939

On Trial

as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

1938

In Old Chicago

as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

1941

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)

1923

Long Live the King

as Archduchess Annuncita

1946

The Cat Creeps

as Cora Williams

1943

The Gorilla Man

as Landlady (uncredited)

1915

Sunshine Molly

as Mrs. O'Brien

1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

1943

Princess O'Rourke

as Matilda (uncredited)

1940

Adventure in Diamonds

as Mrs. MacPherson

1938

Hard to Get

as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

1941

1926

The Lily

as Mrs. Arnaud Sr

1923

The Marriage Market

as Aunt Agnes Piggott

1940

Money and the Woman

as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)

1941

The Lady and the Lug

as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

1945

1940

Granny Get Your Gun

as Carrie Ellis

1925

Eve's Secret

as Duchess

1943

The Hard Way

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

1937

Maid of Salem

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

1936

Dancing Pirate

as Orville's Mother (uncredited)

1927

Resurrection

as Aunt Marya

1942

Bullet Scars

as Indignant Woman in Car

1918

A Weaver of Dreams

as Aunt Hattie Taylor

1920

She Couldn't Help It

as Mother Hogan

1922

Nancy from Nowhere

as Mrs. Kelly

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1917

Jack and the Beanstalk

as The Giantess

1925

Who Cares

as Grandmother Ludlow

1933

Hold Your Man

as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)

1928

Something Always Happens

as Gräfin Agathe

1923

Brass

as Mrs. Jones

1919

The Long Lane's Turning

as Charlotte Allen

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