FLIXREC
Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Acting June 9, 1873 (82 years old) February 8, 1956 New York City, New York, USA

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 143

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

1939
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

1916
The Killers 7.4

The Killers

as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

1946
They Drive by Night 6.9

They Drive by Night

as Landlady (uncredited)

1940
It Happened on Fifth Avenue 7.1

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

1947
They Died with Their Boots On 6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

as Head Nurse (uncredited)

1941
All This, and Heaven Too 7.2

All This, and Heaven Too

as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)

1940
The Roaring Twenties 7.5

The Roaring Twenties

as Mrs. Gray

1939
The Iron Mask 6.6

The Iron Mask

as Madame Peronne

1929
Dodge City 6.9

Dodge City

as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)

1939
It Had to Be You 7.8

It Had to Be You

as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

1947
The Return of Doctor X 6.0

The Return of Doctor X

as Miss Sweetman

1939
Mr. Skeffington 6.8

Mr. Skeffington

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

1944
One Foot in Heaven 6.9

One Foot in Heaven

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1941
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 7.0

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Juror (uncredited)

1938
An Angel from Texas 5.3

An Angel from Texas

as Mrs. Gates

1940
Bad Men of Missouri 6.2

Bad Men of Missouri

as Mrs. Jordan

1941
Yes, My Darling Daughter 4.5

Yes, My Darling Daughter

as Mrs. Dibble

1939
Father Is A Prince 6.5

Father Is A Prince

as Carrie

1940
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 6.8

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

as Rosemary Turnbull

1939
The Hard Way 6.5

The Hard Way

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

1943
Devil's Island 5.7

Devil's Island

as Gaudet's Housekeeper

1939
In Old Chicago 6.7

In Old Chicago

as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

1938
Princess O'Rourke 6.5

Princess O'Rourke

as Matilda (uncredited)

1943
Manpower 6.5

Manpower

as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1941
Moontide 6.4

Moontide

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

1942
The Suspect 6.8

The Suspect

as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

1945
Money and the Woman 4.4

Money and the Woman

as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)

1940
Women in the Wind 6.8

Women in the Wind

as Farmer's Wife

1939
Dancing Pirate 5.7

Dancing Pirate

as Orville's Mother (uncredited)

1936
Four Daughters 6.6

Four Daughters

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1938
Night Nurse 6.8

Night Nurse

as Miss Dillon

1931
Torchy Gets Her Man 5.9

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

1938
Man on the Flying Trapeze 6.3

Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

1935
Racket Busters 5.6

Racket Busters

as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

1938
Meet the Baron 5.3

Meet the Baron

as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

1933
The Gay Sisters 6.6

The Gay Sisters

as Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited)

1942
Espionage Agent 6.3

Espionage Agent

as American Tourist Going to Desert

1939
Missing Girls 6.2

Missing Girls

as Ma Barton

1936
The Daring Young Man 10.0

The Daring Young Man

as Secretary to the Duchess

1935
Nine Lives Are Not Enough 5.4

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Mrs. Slocum

1941
The Meanest Gal in Town 7.2

The Meanest Gal in Town

as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

1934
Blackwell's Island 5.5

Blackwell's Island

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

1939
Jack and the Beanstalk 5.0

Jack and the Beanstalk

as The Giantess

1917
Remember the Day 7.3

Remember the Day

as Teacher

1941
The Glorious Fool 10.0

The Glorious Fool

as Miss Hart

1922
Coquette 5.9

Coquette

as Miss Jenkins

1929
It's a Joke, Son! 6.6

It's a Joke, Son!

as Hortense Dimwitty

1947
What Happened To Father 8.0

What Happened To Father

as Mrs. Bradberry

1927
Way Down East 4.3

Way Down East

as Mrs. Poole

1935
Wide Open 5.8

Wide Open

as Mrs. Hathaway

1930
Four Mothers 6.7

Four Mothers

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1941
The Courageous Dr. Christian 6.2

The Courageous Dr. Christian

as Mrs. Norma Stewart

1940
Peg o' My Heart 7.3

Peg o' My Heart

as Mrs. Chichester

1922
Desire 7.0

Desire

as Mrs. De Witt Harlan

1923
Torchy Blane in Chinatown 6.6

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Dowager (uncredited)

1939
Here Comes Happiness 6.0

Here Comes Happiness

as Mrs. James

1941
The Lady and the Lug 8.0

The Lady and the Lug

as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

1941
Hold Your Man 6.3

Hold Your Man

as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)

1933
She Couldn't Say No 7.5

She Couldn't Say No

as Pansy Hawkins

1940
Kid Nightingale 6.4

Kid Nightingale

as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)

1939
As the Sun Went Down

As the Sun Went Down

as Ike's Wife

1919
Lady Gangster 5.7

Lady Gangster

as Ma Silsby

1942
Hypocrites 5.6

Hypocrites

as Parishioner (uncredited)

1915
King of the Pack 9.0

King of the Pack

as "Widder" Gasper

1926
Don’t Get Personal 10.0

Don’t Get Personal

as Spinster (Uncredited)

1936
Hell's Kitchen 6.8

Hell's Kitchen

as Sarah Krispan

1939
Long Live the King 7.0

Long Live the King

as Archduchess Annuncita

1923
In Every Woman's Life 9.0

In Every Woman's Life

as Diana Lansdale

1924
The Long Lane's Turning 7.0

The Long Lane's Turning

as Charlotte Allen

1919
Granny Get Your Gun 5.7

Granny Get Your Gun

as Carrie Ellis

1940
The Cat Creeps 5.0

The Cat Creeps

as Cora Williams

1946
Girls on Probation 6.2

Girls on Probation

as Miss Lewis

1938
Satan and the Woman 8.0

Satan and the Woman

as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield

1928
Nancy Drew… Detective 6.5

Nancy Drew… Detective

as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

1938
Boy Meets Girl 6.9

Boy Meets Girl

as Studio Cleaning Woman

1938
Four Wives 5.5

Four Wives

as Mrs. Ridgefield

1939
The Trouble Buster

The Trouble Buster

as Mrs. Westfall

1917
The Caprices of Kitty

The Caprices of Kitty

as Miss Smythe

1915
A Bit of Jade 7.0

A Bit of Jade

as Mrs. Abigail King

1918
Take It from Me 9.0

Take It from Me

as Mrs. Forsythe

1926
Hard to Get 6.3

Hard to Get

as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

1938
How to Educate a Wife 9.0

How to Educate a Wife

as Mrs. Bancks

1924
A Weaver of Dreams

A Weaver of Dreams

as Aunt Hattie Taylor

1918
The Merry-Go-Round 8.0

The Merry-Go-Round

as Mrs. Pomeroy

1919
The Marriage Market 9.0

The Marriage Market

as Aunt Agnes Piggott

1923
Three Girls About Town 6.5

Three Girls About Town

as Clubwoman

1941
Paddy O'Day 7.0

Paddy O'Day

as Aunt Flora

1936
Private Detective 6.8

Private Detective

as Mrs. Widner

1939
The Lamb and the Lion 9.0

The Lamb and the Lion

as Mrs. Robert Derby

1919
Spook Busters 5.5

Spook Busters

as Mrs. Grimm

1946
Navy Wife 6.0

Navy Wife

as Bridge Player

1935
Bullet Scars 6.5

Bullet Scars

as Indignant Woman in Car

1942
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos 4.3

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)

1941
Comet Over Broadway 5.7

Comet Over Broadway

as Mrs. Appleton

1938
Miss Polly 4.9

Miss Polly

as Elvira Pennywinkle

1941
Rhythm Round-Up 8.0

Rhythm Round-Up

as Mrs. Squimp

1945
The Mother and the Law 6.5

The Mother and the Law

as Miss Mary Jenkins

1919
Nancy from Nowhere 10.0

Nancy from Nowhere

as Mrs. Kelly

1922
Maid of Salem 6.2

Maid of Salem

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

1937
The Only Thing 5.0

The Only Thing

as Princess Erek

1925
The Devil's Riddle 9.0

The Devil's Riddle

as Leading lady

1920
Something Always Happens 10.0

Something Always Happens

as Gräfin Agathe

1928
Naughty but Nice 6.8

Naughty but Nice

as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

1939
She Couldn't Help It 10.0

She Couldn't Help It

as Mother Hogan

1920
Resurrection 7.0

Resurrection

as Aunt Marya

1927
Adventure in Diamonds 6.0

Adventure in Diamonds

as Mrs. MacPherson

1940
Sweepstakes Winner 5.2

Sweepstakes Winner

as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

1939
The Broken Gate 7.0

The Broken Gate

as Invalid

1927
Broadway After Dark 10.0

Broadway After Dark

as Mrs. Smith

1924
Never Too Late 5.5

Never Too Late

as Mother Hartley

1935
Broadway Musketeers 4.4

Broadway Musketeers

as Landlady (uncredited)

1938
Ella Cinders 7.1

Ella Cinders

as Ma Cinders

1926
On Trial 6.1

On Trial

as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

1939
Busses Roar 6.6

Busses Roar

as Mrs. Dipper

1942
The Small Bachelor 8.0

The Small Bachelor

as Mrs. Waddington

1927
Brass 5.0

Brass

as Mrs. Jones

1923
Nurse Marjorie 6.1

Nurse Marjorie

as Duchess of Donegal

1920
Ramona 6.8

Ramona

as Señora Moreno

1928
Lombardi, Ltd. 10.0

Lombardi, Ltd.

as Mollie

1919
The Lily 7.0

The Lily

as Mrs. Arnaud Sr

1926
Eve's Secret 9.0

Eve's Secret

as Duchess

1925
The Poor Simp 7.0

The Poor Simp

as Mrs. Adams

1920
Command Performance 5.1

Command Performance

as Queen Elizabeth

1931
Enticement 7.0

Enticement

as Mrs. Blake

1925
Someone to Remember 7.7

Someone to Remember

as Aggressive Miss Green

1943
Stella Dallas 7.1

Stella Dallas

as Mrs. Tibbets

1925
The Blooming Angel 7.0

The Blooming Angel

as Floss's Aunt

1920
Lost in Transit

Lost in Transit

as Mrs. Flint

1917
Who Cares 7.0

Who Cares

as Grandmother Ludlow

1925
Strictly Unconventional 4.2

Strictly Unconventional

as Duchess of Brocklehurst

1930
The Gilded Butterfly 9.0

The Gilded Butterfly

as Mrs. Ralston

1926
The Home Towners 8.0

The Home Towners

as Mrs. Calhoun

1928
The Dark Swan 8.0

The Dark Swan

as Mrs. Quinn

1924
The Gorilla Man 5.8

The Gorilla Man

as Landlady (uncredited)

1943
A Full House 7.0

A Full House

as Aunt Penelope

1920
Yvonne from Paris 10.0

Yvonne from Paris

as Aunt Marie Provost

1919
The Kid Magicians 9.0

The Kid Magicians

as Georgie's Mother

1915
Hollywood and Vine 4.4

Hollywood and Vine

as Fanny

1945
The Pest 9.0

The Pest

as Housekeeper

1919
Sunshine Molly

Sunshine Molly

as Mrs. O'Brien

1915
Wife to Spare 7.0

Wife to Spare

1947
Betty in Search of a Thrill 3.0

Betty in Search of a Thrill

as Mrs. Hastings

1915

Reviews

Loading reviews...