Vera Lewis
Acting
Born June 9, 1873, New York City, New York, USA
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
- 1947It Had to Be You — Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
- 1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue — Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
- 1947It's a Joke, Son! — Hortense Dimwitty
- 1947Wife to Spare
- 1946Spook Busters — Mrs. Grimm
- 1946The Cat Creeps — Cora Williams
- 1946The Killers — Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
- 1945Hollywood and Vine — Fanny
- 1945Rhythm Round-Up — Mrs. Squimp
- 1945The Suspect — Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
- 1944Mr. Skeffington — Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
- 1943Princess O'Rourke — Matilda (uncredited)
- 1943Someone to Remember — Aggressive Miss Green
- 1943The Gorilla Man — Landlady (uncredited)
- 1943The Hard Way — 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
- 1942Bullet Scars — Indignant Woman in Car
- 1942Busses Roar — Mrs. Dipper
- 1942Lady Gangster — Ma Silsby
- 1942Moontide — Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- 1942The Gay Sisters — Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited)
- 1941Bad Men of Missouri — Mrs. Jordan
- 1941Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos — Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
- 1941Four Mothers — Mrs. Ridgefield
- 1941Here Comes Happiness — Mrs. James
- 1941Manpower — Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1941Miss Polly — Elvira Pennywinkle
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not Enough — Mrs. Slocum
- 1941One Foot in Heaven — Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- 1941Remember the Day — Teacher
- 1941The Lady and the Lug — Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
- 1941They Died with Their Boots On — Head Nurse (uncredited)
- 1941Three Girls About Town — Clubwoman
- 1940Adventure in Diamonds — Mrs. MacPherson
- 1940All This, and Heaven Too — Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
- 1940An Angel from Texas — Mrs. Gates
- 1940Father Is A Prince — Carrie
- 1940Granny Get Your Gun — Carrie Ellis
- 1940Money and the Woman — Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
- 1940She Couldn't Say No — Pansy Hawkins
- 1940The Courageous Dr. Christian — Mrs. Norma Stewart
- 1940They Drive by Night — Landlady (uncredited)
- 1939Blackwell's Island — Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- 1939Devil's Island — Gaudet's Housekeeper
- 1939Dodge City — League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
- 1939Espionage Agent — American Tourist Going to Desert
- 1939Four Wives — Mrs. Ridgefield
- 1939Hell's Kitchen — Sarah Krispan
- 1939Kid Nightingale — Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
- 1939Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase — Rosemary Turnbull
- 1939Naughty but Nice — Aunt Annabella Hardwick
- 1939On Trial — Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
- 1939Private Detective — Mrs. Widner
- 1939Sweepstakes Winner — Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
- 1939The Return of Doctor X — Miss Sweetman
- 1939The Roaring Twenties — Mrs. Gray
- 1939Torchy Blane in Chinatown — Dowager (uncredited)
- 1939Women in the Wind — Farmer's Wife
- 1939Yes, My Darling Daughter — Mrs. Dibble
- 1938Boy Meets Girl — Studio Cleaning Woman
- 1938Broadway Musketeers — Landlady (uncredited)
- 1938Comet Over Broadway — Mrs. Appleton
- 1938Four Daughters — Mrs. Ridgefield
- 1938Girls on Probation — Miss Lewis
- 1938Hard to Get — Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
- 1938In Old Chicago — Wedding Witness (uncredited)
- 1938Nancy Drew… Detective — Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
- 1938Racket Busters — Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse — Juror (uncredited)
- 1938Torchy Gets Her Man — Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
- 1937Maid of Salem — Townswoman (Uncredited)
- 1936Dancing Pirate — Orville's Mother (uncredited)
- 1936Don’t Get Personal — Spinster (Uncredited)
- 1936Missing Girls — Ma Barton
- 1936Paddy O'Day — Aunt Flora
- 1935Man on the Flying Trapeze — Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
- 1935Navy Wife — Bridge Player
- 1935Never Too Late — Mother Hartley
- 1935The Daring Young Man — Secretary to the Duchess
- 1935Way Down East — Mrs. Poole
- 1934The Meanest Gal in Town — Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
- 1933Hold Your Man — Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
- 1933Meet the Baron — Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
- 1931Command Performance — Queen Elizabeth
- 1931Night Nurse — Miss Dillon
- 1930Strictly Unconventional — Duchess of Brocklehurst
- 1930Wide Open — Mrs. Hathaway
- 1929Coquette — Miss Jenkins
- 1929The Iron Mask — Madame Peronne
- 1928Ramona — Señora Moreno
- 1928Satan and the Woman — Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
- 1928Something Always Happens — Gräfin Agathe
- 1928The Home Towners — Mrs. Calhoun
- 1927Resurrection — Aunt Marya
- 1927The Broken Gate — Invalid
- 1927The Small Bachelor — Mrs. Waddington
- 1927What Happened To Father — Mrs. Bradberry
- 1926Ella Cinders — Ma Cinders
- 1926King of the Pack — "Widder" Gasper
- 1926Take It from Me — Mrs. Forsythe
- 1926The Gilded Butterfly — Mrs. Ralston
- 1926The Lily — Mrs. Arnaud Sr
- 1925Enticement — Mrs. Blake
- 1925Eve's Secret — Duchess
- 1925Stella Dallas — Mrs. Tibbets
- 1925The Only Thing — Princess Erek
- 1925Who Cares — Grandmother Ludlow
- 1924Broadway After Dark — Mrs. Smith
- 1924How to Educate a Wife — Mrs. Bancks
- 1924In Every Woman's Life — Diana Lansdale
- 1924The Dark Swan — Mrs. Quinn
- 1923Brass — Mrs. Jones
- 1923Desire — Mrs. De Witt Harlan
- 1923Long Live the King — Archduchess Annuncita
- 1923The Marriage Market — Aunt Agnes Piggott
- 1922Nancy from Nowhere — Mrs. Kelly
- 1922Peg o' My Heart — Mrs. Chichester
- 1922The Glorious Fool — Miss Hart
- 1920A Full House — Aunt Penelope
- 1920Nurse Marjorie — Duchess of Donegal
- 1920She Couldn't Help It — Mother Hogan
- 1920The Blooming Angel — Floss's Aunt
- 1920The Devil's Riddle — Leading lady
- 1920The Poor Simp — Mrs. Adams
- 1919As the Sun Went Down — Ike's Wife
- 1919Lombardi, Ltd. — Mollie
- 1919The Lamb and the Lion — Mrs. Robert Derby
- 1919The Long Lane's Turning — Charlotte Allen
- 1919The Merry-Go-Round — Mrs. Pomeroy
- 1919The Mother and the Law — Miss Mary Jenkins
- 1919The Pest — Housekeeper
- 1919Yvonne from Paris — Aunt Marie Provost
- 1918A Bit of Jade — Mrs. Abigail King
- 1918A Weaver of Dreams — Aunt Hattie Taylor
- 1917Jack and the Beanstalk — The Giantess
- 1917Lost in Transit — Mrs. Flint
- 1917The Trouble Buster — Mrs. Westfall
- 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages — Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
- 1915Betty in Search of a Thrill — Mrs. Hastings
- 1915Hypocrites — Parishioner (uncredited)
- 1915Sunshine Molly — Mrs. O'Brien
- 1915The Caprices of Kitty — Miss Smythe
- 1915The Kid Magicians — Georgie's Mother