Vera Tschechowa

Biography

Vera Tschechowa was a German actress, producer, director, and screenwriter from a distinguished artistic family. She was the daughter of actress Ada Tschechowa and the granddaughter of Russian-born actors Olga Tschechowa and Michael Chekhov; her great-great-uncle was the famous playwright Anton Chekhov. She became known as “The Girl with the Cat Eyes” after starring in Eugen York's film of the same name. Tschechowa began her career in film and theater in the late 1950s, making her screen debut in 1957. She appeared in over 90 film and television productions, earning critical recognition for roles such as Ulla Wickweber in Das Brot der frühen Jahre. In addition to acting, she co-founded Atossa Filmproduktion in 1980 and later focused on directing documentaries and television portraits of notable figures from politics and the arts. Her autobiography Überwiegend heiter: Mein ziemlich bewegtes Leben was published in 2022.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Scene of the Crime (1970) — Wiktorija
2. Love at Twenty (1962)
3. Euridice BA 2037 (1975) — Evridiki
4. A Case For Two (1981) — Julia Winter
5. Witwer mit 5 Töchtern (1957) — Anne Scherzer
6. The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) — Feder-Lissy
7. Cold Blood (1975) — Corinna
8. Der Fahnder (1984) — Lena
9. Call Girls of Frankfurt (1966) — Vera Paterny
10. Wolffs Revier (1992) — Christin Wendrich
11. Rex Gildo: The Last Dance (2022) — Self
12. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
13. 3 nach 9 (1974) — Self
14. The Bread of Those Early Years (1962) — Ulla Wickwebe
15. The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958) — Tamara
16. Tausend Augen (1984) — Victoria
17. Directing Hell (2011)
18. Peter Strohm (1989) — Alexandra Aust
19. Riverboat (1992) — Self
20. Desperado City (1982) — Hilke
21. Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959) — Manuela O’Brien
22. Tarot (1986) — Charlotte
23. Angel in a Taxi (1958) — The dancer Camilla
24. Love at First Sight (1991) — Elsas Mutter
25. Blaubart (1984) — Gisela
26. Do You Believe in Swedish Sin? (1970) — Kristina
27. Melodie und Rhythmus (1959) — (uncredited)
28. Dalli Dalli (1971) — Self - Candidate
29. The Young Sinner (1960) — Carola
30. Panic Time (1980) — Frau Dr. Wunder
31. The Girl with the Cat Eyes (1958) — Katja
32. Erika's Passions (1976) — Franziska
33. Verhör am Nachmittag (1965) — Barbara Winkler
34. The First Circle (1973) — Clara
35. Geschichten aus der Zukunft (1978) — Moira
36. Die Pyramide (1979) — Self
37. The Axe of Wandsbek (1982) — Fräulein Blüthe
38. Der Schimmelreiter (1978) — Vollina Harders
39. And That on Monday Morning (1959) — Monika
40. Treffpunkt im Unendlichen (1984) — Katia, Tänzerin in Paris

Directed

1. Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben (2008) — Director
2. Hans-Dietrich Genscher – Mein Halle (1993) — Director
3. Klaus-Maria Brandauer - Ansichten eines Räuberhauptmanns (1994) — Director