Vera Lewis

Born: 1873-06-09 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1956-02-08

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
It's a Joke, Son! as Hortense Dimwitty
It Had to Be You as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Wife to Spare

1946

Spook Busters as Mrs. Grimm
The Cat Creeps as Cora Williams
The Killers as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

1945

Rhythm Round-Up as Mrs. Squimp
Hollywood and Vine as Fanny

1944

The Suspect as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

1943

Princess O'Rourke as Matilda (uncredited)
Someone to Remember as Aggressive Miss Green
The Gorilla Man as Landlady (uncredited)
The Hard Way as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)

1942

Moontide as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Busses Roar as Mrs. Dipper
Bullet Scars as Indignant Woman in Car
Lady Gangster as Ma Silsby

1941

Four Mothers as Mrs. Ridgefield
Manpower as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Lady and the Lug as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On as Head Nurse (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness as Mrs. James
Miss Polly as Elvira Pennywinkle
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Remember the Day as Teacher
Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Mrs. Slocum
Three Girls About Town as Clubwoman
Bad Men of Missouri as Mrs. Jordan

1940

Money and the Woman as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
The Courageous Dr. Christian as Mrs. Norma Stewart
They Drive by Night as Landlady (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas as Mrs. Gates
All This, and Heaven Too as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
Granny Get Your Gun as Carrie Ellis
Father Is A Prince as Carrie
She Couldn't Say No as Pansy Hawkins
Adventure in Diamonds as Mrs. MacPherson

1939

Dodge City as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
Four Wives as Mrs. Ridgefield
Sweepstakes Winner as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
Espionage Agent as American Tourist Going to Desert
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties as Mrs. Gray
The Return of Doctor X as Miss Sweetman
Blackwell's Island as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Miss Rosemary Turnbull
Women in the Wind as Farmer's Wife
Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Dowager (uncredited)
Private Detective as Mrs. Widner
Hell's Kitchen as Sarah Krispan
Devil's Island as Gaudet's Housekeeper
Yes, My Darling Daughter as Mrs. Dibble
Naughty But Nice as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
On Trial as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

1938

Four Daughters as Mrs. Ridgefield
Broadway Musketeers as Landlady (uncredited)
Girls on Probation as Miss Lewis
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Juror (uncredited)
In Old Chicago as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway as Mrs. Appleton
Hard to Get as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
Nancy Drew… Detective as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl as Studio Cleaning Woman
Racket Busters as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

1937

Maid of Salem as Townswoman (Uncredited)

1936

Missing Girls as Ma Barton
Paddy O'Day as Aunt Flora
Dancing Pirate as Orville's Mother (uncredited)

1935

Navy Wife as Bridge Player
Way Down East as Mrs. Poole
Never Too Late as Mother Hartley
Man on the Flying Trapeze as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
The Daring Young Man as Secretary to the Duchess

1934

The Meanest Gal in Town as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

1933

Hold Your Man as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
Meet the Baron as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

1931

Night Nurse as Miss Dillon
Command Performance as Queen Elizabeth

1930

Strictly Unconventional as Duchess of Brocklehurst
Wide Open as Mrs. Hathaway

1929

Coquette as Miss Jenkins
The Iron Mask as Madame Peronne

1928

Ramona as Señora Moreno
Something Always Happens as Gräfin Agathe
The Home Towners as Mrs. Calhoun

1927

Resurrection as Aunt Marya
The Broken Gate as Invalid
What Happened To Father as Mrs. Bradberry
The Small Bachelor as Mrs. Waddington

1926

The Lily as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
Take It from Me as Mrs. Forsythe
The Gilded Butterfly as Mrs. Ralston
Ella Cinders as Ma Cinders

1925

Stella Dallas as Mrs. Tibbets
Who Cares as Grandmother Ludlow
Enticement as Mrs. Blake
The Only Thing as Princess Erek
Eve's Secret as Duchess

1924

How to Educate a Wife as Mrs. Bancks
Broadway After Dark as Mrs. Smith
In Every Woman's Life as Diana Lansdale
The Dark Swan as Mrs. Quinn

1923

Brass as Mrs. Jones
Desire as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
The Marriage Market as Aunt Agnes Piggott
Long Live the King as Archduchess Annuncita

1922

Peg o' My Heart as Mrs. Chichester
Nancy from Nowhere as Mrs. Kelly
The Glorious Fool as Miss Hart

1920

The Blooming Angel as Floss's Aunt
The Poor Simp as Mrs. Adams
She Couldn't Help It as Mother Hogan
Nurse Marjorie as Duchess of Donegal

1919

The Mother and the Law as Miss Mary Jenkins
As the Sun Went Down as Ike's Wife
Lombardi, Ltd. as Mollie
The Pest as Housekeeper
Yvonne from Paris as Aunt Marie Provost
The Long Lane's Turning as Charlotte Allen

1918

A Bit of Jade as Mrs. Abigail King
A Weaver of Dreams as Aunt Hattie Taylor

1917

Jack and the Beanstalk as The Giantess
The Trouble Buster as Mrs. Westfall

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

1915

Hypocrites as Parishioner (uncredited)
Sunshine Molly as Mrs. O'Brien
The Kid Magicians as Georgie's Mother
The Caprices of Kitty as Miss Smythe
Betty in Search of a Thrill as Mrs. Hastings