Portrait of Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Acting

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.

Born: June 9, 1873

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

1947
It Had to Be You

as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

1947
It's a Joke, Son!

as Hortense Dimwitty

1946
The Killers

as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

1946
Spook Busters

as Mrs. Grimm

1946
The Cat Creeps

as Cora Williams

1945
Rhythm Round-Up

as Mrs. Squimp

1945
1944
The Suspect

as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

1944
Mr. Skeffington

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Matilda (uncredited)

1943
Someone to Remember

as Aggressive Miss Green

1943
The Gorilla Man

as Landlady (uncredited)

1943
The Hard Way

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

1942
Busses Roar

as Mrs. Dipper

1942
Moontide

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1942
Lady Gangster

as Ma Silsby

1942
Bullet Scars

as Indignant Woman in Car

1941
1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Head Nurse (uncredited)

1941
Miss Polly

as Elvira Pennywinkle

1941
One Foot in Heaven

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1941
1941
1941
Manpower

as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1941
Bad Men of Missouri

as Mrs. Jordan

1941
The Lady and the Lug

as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

1941
1941
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)

1941
Four Mothers

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1940
She Couldn't Say No

as Pansy Hawkins

1940
1940
Money and the Woman

as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)

1940
They Drive by Night

as Landlady (uncredited)

1940
All This, and Heaven Too

as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)

1940
An Angel from Texas

as Mrs. Gates

1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian

as Mrs. Norma Stewart

1940
Adventure in Diamonds

as Mrs. MacPherson

1940
Granny Get Your Gun

as Carrie Ellis

1939
Four Wives

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1939
Private Detective

as Mrs. Widner

1939
The Return of Doctor X

as Miss Sweetman

1939
Kid Nightingale

as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)

1939
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

1939
Espionage Agent

as American Tourist Going to Desert

1939
1939
Hell's Kitchen

as Sarah Krispan

1939
Naughty But Nice

as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

1939
Sweepstakes Winner

as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

1939
Women in the Wind

as Farmer's Wife

1939
Dodge City

as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)

1939
On Trial

as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

1939
1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Dowager (uncredited)

1939
Blackwell's Island

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

1939
Devil's Island

as Gaudet's Housekeeper

1938
Comet Over Broadway

as Mrs. Appleton

1938
Nancy Drew… Detective

as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

1938
Hard to Get

as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

1938
Girls on Probation

as Miss Lewis

1938
Broadway Musketeers

as Landlady (uncredited)

1938
Boy Meets Girl

as Studio Cleaning Woman

1938
Four Daughters

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Juror (uncredited)

1938
Racket Busters

as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

1938
In Old Chicago

as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

1937
Maid of Salem

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

1936
Missing Girls

as Ma Barton

1936
Dancing Pirate

as Orville's Mother (uncredited)

1936
Paddy O'Day

as Aunt Flora

1935
Never Too Late

as Mother Hartley

1935
Way Down East

as Mrs. Poole

1935
Navy Wife

as Bridge Player

1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

1935
The Daring Young Man

as Secretary to the Duchess

1934
The Meanest Gal in Town

as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

1933
Meet the Baron

as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

1933
Hold Your Man

as Mrs. Gargan (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
The Home Towners

as Mrs. Calhoun

1928
Something Always Happens

as Gräfin Agathe

1928
Ramona

as Señora Moreno

1927
The Small Bachelor

as Mrs. Waddington

1927
What Happened To Father

as Mrs. Bradberry

1927
Resurrection

as Aunt Marya

1927
The Broken Gate

as Invalid

1926
Take It from Me

as Mrs. Forsythe

1926
The Lily

as Mrs. Arnaud Sr

1926
Ella Cinders

as Ma Cinders

1926
The Gilded Butterfly

as Mrs. Ralston

1925
The Only Thing

as Princess Erek

1925
Stella Dallas

as Mrs. Tibbets

1925
Eve's Secret

as Duchess

1925
Enticement

as Mrs. Blake

1925
Who Cares

as Grandmother Ludlow

1924
The Dark Swan

as Mrs. Quinn

1924
In Every Woman's Life

as Diana Lansdale

1924
Broadway After Dark

as Mrs. Smith

1924
How to Educate a Wife

as Mrs. Bancks

1923
Long Live the King

as Archduchess Annuncita

1923
The Marriage Market

as Aunt Agnes Piggott

1923
Desire

as Mrs. De Witt Harlan

1923
Brass

as Mrs. Jones

1922
Peg o' My Heart

as Mrs. Chichester

1922
Nancy from Nowhere

as Mrs. Kelly

1922
The Glorious Fool

as Miss Hart

1920
She Couldn't Help It

as Mother Hogan

1920
The Poor Simp

as Mrs. Adams

1920
Nurse Marjorie

as Duchess of Donegal

1920
The Blooming Angel

as Floss's Aunt

1919
1919
The Mother and the Law

as Miss Mary Jenkins

1919
Yvonne from Paris

as Aunt Marie Provost

1919
The Pest

as Housekeeper

1919
The Long Lane's Turning

as Charlotte Allen

1919
1918
A Bit of Jade

as Mrs. Abigail King

1918
A Weaver of Dreams

as Aunt Hattie Taylor

1917
The Trouble Buster

as Mrs. Westfall

1917
Jack and the Beanstalk

as The Giantess

1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

1915
Sunshine Molly

as Mrs. O'Brien

1915
Hypocrites

as Parishioner (uncredited)