Vera Lewis
Acting
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
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movieIt Had to Be You
1947
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
movieIt Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
movieIt's a Joke, Son!
1947
Hortense Dimwitty
movieThe Killers
1946
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
movieSpook Busters
1946
Mrs. Grimm
movieThe Cat Creeps
1946
Cora Williams
movieRhythm Round-Up
1945
Mrs. Squimp
movieThe Suspect
1945
Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
movieMr. Skeffington
1944
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
moviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
Matilda (uncredited)
movieSomeone to Remember
1943
Aggressive Miss Green
movieThe Gorilla Man
1943
Landlady (uncredited)
movieThe Hard Way
1943
'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
movieBusses Roar
1942
Mrs. Dipper
movieMoontide
1942
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
movieLady Gangster
1942
Ma Silsby
movieBullet Scars
1942
Indignant Woman in Car
movieRemember the Day
1941
Teacher
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Head Nurse (uncredited)
movieMiss Polly
1941
Elvira Pennywinkle
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
movieThree Girls About Town
1941
Clubwoman
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
Mrs. Slocum
movieManpower
1941
Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
movieBad Men of Missouri
1941
Mrs. Jordan
movieThe Lady and the Lug
1941
Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
movieHere Comes Happiness
1941
Mrs. James
movieCliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
movieFour Mothers
1941
Mrs. Ridgefield
movieShe Couldn't Say No
1940
Pansy Hawkins
movieMoney and the Woman
1940
Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
movieThey Drive by Night
1940
Landlady (uncredited)
movieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940
Mrs. Gates
movieThe Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
Mrs. Norma Stewart
movieAdventure in Diamonds
1940
Mrs. MacPherson
movieGranny Get Your Gun
1940
Carrie Ellis
movieFour Wives
1939
Mrs. Ridgefield
moviePrivate Detective
1939
Mrs. Widner
movieThe Return of Doctor X
1939
Miss Sweetman
movieKid Nightingale
1939
Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
Mrs. Gray
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
movieEspionage Agent
1939
American Tourist Going to Desert
movieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
Rosemary Turnbull
movieHell's Kitchen
1939
Sarah Krispan
movieNaughty but Nice
1939
Aunt Annabella Hardwick
movieSweepstakes Winner
1939
Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
movieWomen in the Wind
1939
Farmer's Wife
movieDodge City
1939
League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
movieOn Trial
1939
Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
movieYes, My Darling Daughter
1939
Mrs. Dibble
movieTorchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
Dowager (uncredited)
movieBlackwell's Island
1939
Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
movieDevil's Island
1939
Gaudet's Housekeeper
movieComet Over Broadway
1938
Mrs. Appleton
movieNancy Drew… Detective
1938
Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
movieTorchy Gets Her Man
1938
Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
movieHard to Get
1938
Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
movieGirls on Probation
1938
Miss Lewis
movieBroadway Musketeers
1938
Landlady (uncredited)
movieBoy Meets Girl
1938
Studio Cleaning Woman
movieFour Daughters
1938
Mrs. Ridgefield
movieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Juror (uncredited)
movieRacket Busters
1938
Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
movieIn Old Chicago
1938
Wedding Witness (uncredited)
movieMaid of Salem
1937
Townswoman (Uncredited)
movieMissing Girls
1936
Ma Barton
movieDancing Pirate
1936
Orville's Mother (uncredited)
Don’t Get Personal
1936
Spinster (Uncredited)
moviePaddy O'Day
1936
Aunt Flora
movieNever Too Late
1935
Mother Hartley
movieWay Down East
1935
Mrs. Poole
movieNavy Wife
1935
Bridge Player
movieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
movieThe Daring Young Man
1935
Secretary to the Duchess
movieThe Meanest Gal in Town
1934
Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
movieMeet the Baron
1933
Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
movieHold Your Man
1933
Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
movieNight Nurse
1931
Miss Dillon
movieCommand Performance
1931
Queen Elizabeth
movieStrictly Unconventional
1930
Duchess of Brocklehurst
movieWide Open
1930
Mrs. Hathaway
movieCoquette
1929
Miss Jenkins
movieThe Iron Mask
1929
Madame Peronne
movieThe Home Towners
1928
Mrs. Calhoun
movieSomething Always Happens
1928
Gräfin Agathe
movieRamona
1928
Señora Moreno
Satan and the Woman
1928
Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
movieThe Small Bachelor
1927
Mrs. Waddington
movieWhat Happened To Father
1927
Mrs. Bradberry
movieResurrection
1927
Aunt Marya
movieThe Broken Gate
1927
Invalid
movieTake It from Me
1926
Mrs. Forsythe
movieKing of the Pack
1926
"Widder" Gasper
movieThe Lily
1926
Mrs. Arnaud Sr
movieElla Cinders
1926
Ma Cinders
movieThe Gilded Butterfly
1926
Mrs. Ralston
movieThe Only Thing
1925
Princess Erek
movieStella Dallas
1925
Mrs. Tibbets
movieEve's Secret
1925
Duchess
movieEnticement
1925
Mrs. Blake
movieWho Cares
1925
Grandmother Ludlow
movieThe Dark Swan
1924
Mrs. Quinn
movieIn Every Woman's Life
1924
Diana Lansdale
movieBroadway After Dark
1924
Mrs. Smith
movieHow to Educate a Wife
1924
Mrs. Bancks
movieLong Live the King
1923
Archduchess Annuncita
movieThe Marriage Market
1923
Aunt Agnes Piggott
movieDesire
1923
Mrs. De Witt Harlan
movieBrass
1923
Mrs. Jones
moviePeg o' My Heart
1922
Mrs. Chichester
movieNancy from Nowhere
1922
Mrs. Kelly
movieThe Glorious Fool
1922
Miss Hart
movieShe Couldn't Help It
1920
Mother Hogan
movieA Full House
1920
Aunt Penelope
movieThe Poor Simp
1920
Mrs. Adams
movieNurse Marjorie
1920
Duchess of Donegal
movieThe Devil's Riddle
1920
Leading lady
movieThe Blooming Angel
1920
Floss's Aunt
movieLombardi, Ltd.
1919
Mollie
movieThe Merry-Go-Round
1919
Mrs. Pomeroy
movieThe Mother and the Law
1919
Miss Mary Jenkins
movieYvonne from Paris
1919
Aunt Marie Provost
movieThe Pest
1919
Housekeeper
movieThe Lamb and the Lion
1919
Mrs. Robert Derby
movieThe Long Lane's Turning
1919
Charlotte Allen
movieAs the Sun Went Down
1919
Ike's Wife
movieA Bit of Jade
1918
Mrs. Abigail King
movieA Weaver of Dreams
1918
Aunt Hattie Taylor
movieThe Trouble Buster
1917
Mrs. Westfall
movieLost in Transit
1917
Mrs. Flint
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1917
The Giantess
movieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
The Kid Magicians
1915
Georgie's Mother
movieBetty in Search of a Thrill
1915
Mrs. Hastings
movieSunshine Molly
1915
Mrs. O'Brien
movieHypocrites
1915
Parishioner (uncredited)