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", 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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
2. The Killers (1946) — Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
3. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
4. The Roaring Twenties (1939) — Mrs. Gray
5. They Drive by Night (1940) — Landlady (uncredited)
6. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Head Nurse (uncredited)
7. Dodge City (1939) — League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
8. Night Nurse (1931) — Miss Dillon
9. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) — Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
10. Mr. Skeffington (1944) — Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
11. The Suspect (1945) — Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
12. The Return of Doctor X (1939) — Miss Sweetman
13. All This, and Heaven Too (1940) — Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
14. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — Juror (uncredited)
15. In Old Chicago (1938) — Wedding Witness (uncredited)
16. Moontide (1942) — Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
17. Four Daughters (1938) — Mrs. Ridgefield
18. Coquette (1929) — Miss Jenkins
19. The Iron Mask (1929) — Madame Peronne
20. Hypocrites (1915) — Parishioner (uncredited)
21. One Foot in Heaven (1941) — Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
22. Lady Gangster (1942) — Ma Silsby
23. Ella Cinders (1926) — Ma Cinders
24. The Hard Way (1943) — 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
25. Nancy Drew… Detective (1938) — Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
26. Princess O'Rourke (1943) — Matilda (uncredited)
27. Hold Your Man (1933) — Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
28. Manpower (1941) — Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
29. Dancing Pirate (1936) — Orville's Mother (uncredited)
30. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) — Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
31. Stella Dallas (1925) — Mrs. Tibbets
32. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) — Rosemary Turnbull
33. Racket Busters (1938) — Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
34. Devil's Island (1939) — Gaudet's Housekeeper
35. The Cat Creeps (1946) — Cora Williams
36. Four Wives (1939) — Mrs. Ridgefield
37. The Mother and the Law (1919) — Miss Mary Jenkins
38. Espionage Agent (1939) — American Tourist Going to Desert
39. Hollywood and Vine (1945) — Fanny
40. Bullet Scars (1942) — Indignant Woman in Car