Vera Gordon
Born: 1886-06-09
Died: 1948-05-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress. Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old. Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side. In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother. She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.
Filmography
1946
- Abie's Irish Rose as Mrs. Cohen
1943
- Stage Door Canteen as Vera Gordon
1942
- The Big Street as Mrs. Lefkowitz
- The Living Ghost as Sister Lapidus
1938
- You and Me as Mrs. Levine
1937
- Michael O'Halloran as Mrs. Levinsky
1930
- Madam Satan as One of Henry VIII's Wives
- The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland as Mrs. Cohen
- The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa as Mrs. Cohen
1929
- The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City as Melitta Cohen
1928
- The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris as Mrs. Cohen
- Four Walls as Benny's Mother
1926
- Millionaires as Esther Rubens
- Private Izzy Murphy as Sara Goldberg
- Kosher Kitty Kelly as Mrs. Feinbaum
- Sweet Daddies as Rose Finklebaum
- The Cohens and Kellys as Mrs. Cohen
1924
- In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter as Rosie Potash
1923
- Potash and Perlmutter as Rosie Potash
1922
- The Good Provider as Becky Binswanger
- Your Best Friend as Mrs. Esther Meyers
1920
- The North Wind's Malice as Rachel Guth
- Humoresque as Mama Kantor
- The Greatest Love as Mrs. Lantini