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Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

ActingBorn June 9, 1873Died February 8, 1956 (age 82)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.

Filmography

1947
It Had to Be You

as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

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1947Movie
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

Movie
1947
It's a Joke, Son!

as Hortense Dimwitty

Movie
1946
The Killers

as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Spook Busters

as Mrs. Grimm

Movie
1946
The Cat Creeps

as Cora Williams

Movie
1945
Rhythm Round-Up

as Mrs. Squimp

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1945Movie
1945
The Suspect

as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Mr. Skeffington

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Matilda (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Someone to Remember

as Aggressive Miss Green

Movie
1943
The Gorilla Man

as Landlady (uncredited)

Movie
1943
The Hard Way

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

Movie
1942
Busses Roar

as Mrs. Dipper

Movie
1942
Moontide

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Lady Gangster

as Ma Silsby

Movie
1942
Bullet Scars

as Indignant Woman in Car

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1941Movie
1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Head Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Miss Polly

as Elvira Pennywinkle

Movie
1941
One Foot in Heaven

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

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1941Movie
1941Movie
1941
Manpower

as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

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1941
Bad Men of Missouri

as Mrs. Jordan

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1941
The Lady and the Lug

as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

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1941Movie
1941
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Four Mothers

as Mrs. Ridgefield

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1940
She Couldn't Say No

as Pansy Hawkins

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1940Movie
1940
Money and the Woman

as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)

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1940
They Drive by Night

as Landlady (uncredited)

Movie
1940
All This, and Heaven Too

as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)

Movie
1940
An Angel from Texas

as Mrs. Gates

Movie
1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian

as Mrs. Norma Stewart

Movie
1940
Adventure in Diamonds

as Mrs. MacPherson

Movie
1940
Granny Get Your Gun

as Carrie Ellis

Movie
1939
Four Wives

as Mrs. Ridgefield

Movie
1939
Private Detective

as Mrs. Widner

Movie
1939
The Return of Doctor X

as Miss Sweetman

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1939
Kid Nightingale

as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)

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1939Movie
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

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1939
Espionage Agent

as American Tourist Going to Desert

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1939Movie
1939
Hell's Kitchen

as Sarah Krispan

Movie
1939
Naughty But Nice

as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

Movie
1939
Sweepstakes Winner

as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

Movie
1939
Women in the Wind

as Farmer's Wife

Movie
1939
Dodge City

as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)

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1939
On Trial

as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

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1939Movie
1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Dowager (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Blackwell's Island

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Devil's Island

as Gaudet's Housekeeper

Movie
1938
Comet Over Broadway

as Mrs. Appleton

Movie
1938
Nancy Drew… Detective

as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Hard to Get

as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Girls on Probation

as Miss Lewis

Movie
1938
Broadway Musketeers

as Landlady (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Boy Meets Girl

as Studio Cleaning Woman

Movie
1938
Four Daughters

as Mrs. Ridgefield

Movie
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Juror (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Racket Busters

as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

Movie
1938
In Old Chicago

as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Maid of Salem

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Movie
1936
Missing Girls

as Ma Barton

Movie
1936
Dancing Pirate

as Orville's Mother (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Don’t Get Personal

as Spinster (Uncredited)

Movie
1936
Paddy O'Day

as Aunt Flora

Movie
1935
Never Too Late

as Mother Hartley

Movie
1935
Way Down East

as Mrs. Poole

Movie
1935
Navy Wife

as Bridge Player

Movie
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

Movie
1935
The Daring Young Man

as Secretary to the Duchess

Movie
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town

as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Meet the Baron

as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Hold Your Man

as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Night Nurse

as Miss Dillon

Movie
1931
Command Performance

as Queen Elizabeth

Movie
1930
Strictly Unconventional

as Duchess of Brocklehurst

Movie
1930
Wide Open

as Mrs. Hathaway

Movie
1929
Coquette

as Miss Jenkins

Movie
1929
The Iron Mask

as Madame Peronne

Movie
1928
The Home Towners

as Mrs. Calhoun

Movie
1928
Something Always Happens

as Gräfin Agathe

Movie
1928
Ramona

as Señora Moreno

Movie
1928
Satan and the Woman

as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield

Movie
1927
The Small Bachelor

as Mrs. Waddington

Movie
1927
What Happened To Father

as Mrs. Bradberry

Movie
1927
Resurrection

as Aunt Marya

Movie
1927
The Broken Gate

as Invalid

Movie
1926
Take It from Me

as Mrs. Forsythe

Movie
1926
King of the Pack

as "Widder" Gasper

Movie
1926
The Lily

as Mrs. Arnaud Sr

Movie
1926
Ella Cinders

as Ma Cinders

Movie
1926
The Gilded Butterfly

as Mrs. Ralston

Movie
1925
The Only Thing

as Princess Erek

Movie
1925
Stella Dallas

as Mrs. Tibbets

Movie
1925
Eve's Secret

as Duchess

Movie
1925
Enticement

as Mrs. Blake

Movie
1925
Who Cares

as Grandmother Ludlow

Movie
1924
The Dark Swan

as Mrs. Quinn

Movie
1924
In Every Woman's Life

as Diana Lansdale

Movie
1924
Broadway After Dark

as Mrs. Smith

Movie
1924
How to Educate a Wife

as Mrs. Bancks

Movie
1923
Long Live the King

as Archduchess Annuncita

Movie
1923
The Marriage Market

as Aunt Agnes Piggott

Movie
1923
Desire

as Mrs. De Witt Harlan

Movie
1923
Brass

as Mrs. Jones

Movie
1922
Peg o' My Heart

as Mrs. Chichester

Movie
1922
Nancy from Nowhere

as Mrs. Kelly

Movie
1922
The Glorious Fool

as Miss Hart

Movie
1920
She Couldn't Help It

as Mother Hogan

Movie
1920
A Full House

as Aunt Penelope

Movie
1920
The Poor Simp

as Mrs. Adams

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1920
Nurse Marjorie

as Duchess of Donegal

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1920
The Devil's Riddle

as Leading lady

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1920
The Blooming Angel

as Floss's Aunt

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1919Movie
1919
The Merry-Go-Round

as Mrs. Pomeroy

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1919
The Mother and the Law

as Miss Mary Jenkins

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1919
Yvonne from Paris

as Aunt Marie Provost

Movie
1919
The Pest

as Housekeeper

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1919
The Lamb and the Lion

as Mrs. Robert Derby

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1919
The Long Lane's Turning

as Charlotte Allen

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1919Movie
1918
A Bit of Jade

as Mrs. Abigail King

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1918
A Weaver of Dreams

as Aunt Hattie Taylor

Movie
1917
The Trouble Buster

as Mrs. Westfall

Movie
1917
Lost in Transit

as Mrs. Flint

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1917
Jack and the Beanstalk

as The Giantess

Movie
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

Movie
1915
The Kid Magicians

as Georgie's Mother

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1915Movie
1915
Sunshine Molly

as Mrs. O'Brien

Movie
1915
The Caprices of Kitty

as Miss Smythe

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1915
Hypocrites

as Parishioner (uncredited)

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Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 9, 1873
Day of DeathFebruary 8, 1956
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
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