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
- The Killers as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
- The Cat Creeps as Cora Williams
- Spook Busters as Mrs. Grimm
1945
- The Suspect as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
- Hollywood and Vine as Fanny
- Rhythm Round-Up as Mrs. Squimp
1944
- Mr. Skeffington as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1943
- Princess O'Rourke as Matilda (uncredited)
- The Hard Way as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
- Someone to Remember as Aggressive Miss Green
- The Gorilla Man as Landlady (uncredited)
1942
- Moontide as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- Lady Gangster as Ma Silsby
- Bullet Scars as Indignant Woman in Car
- Busses Roar as Mrs. Dipper
1941
- They Died with Their Boots On as Head Nurse (uncredited)
- Bad Men of Missouri as Mrs. Jordan
- Three Girls About Town as Clubwoman
- One Foot in Heaven as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- Four Mothers as Mrs. Ridgefield
- Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
- Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Mrs. Slocum
- Manpower as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- Remember the Day as Teacher
- The Lady and the Lug as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
- Miss Polly as Elvira Pennywinkle
- Here Comes Happiness as Mrs. James
1940
- They Drive by Night as Landlady (uncredited)
- All This, and Heaven Too as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
- An Angel from Texas as Mrs. Gates
- Father Is A Prince as Carrie
- Money and the Woman as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
- Granny Get Your Gun as Carrie Ellis
- She Couldn't Say No as Pansy Hawkins
- The Courageous Dr. Christian as Mrs. Norma Stewart
- Adventure in Diamonds as Mrs. MacPherson
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
- Dodge City as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
- The Roaring Twenties as Mrs. Gray
- The Return of Doctor X as Miss Sweetman
- Women in the Wind as Farmer's Wife
- Naughty but Nice as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
- Yes, My Darling Daughter as Mrs. Dibble
- Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Dowager (uncredited)
- Devil's Island as Gaudet's Housekeeper
- Espionage Agent as American Tourist Going to Desert
- Sweepstakes Winner as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Rosemary Turnbull
- Blackwell's Island as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- Hell's Kitchen as Sarah Krispan
- Private Detective as Mrs. Widner
- Four Wives as Mrs. Ridgefield
- Kid Nightingale as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
- On Trial as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
1938
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Juror (uncredited)
- In Old Chicago as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
- Torchy Gets Her Man as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
- Four Daughters as Mrs. Ridgefield
- Nancy Drew… Detective as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
- Broadway Musketeers as Landlady (uncredited)
- Hard to Get as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
- Comet Over Broadway as Mrs. Appleton
- Boy Meets Girl as Studio Cleaning Woman
- Racket Busters as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
- Girls on Probation as Miss Lewis
1937
- Maid of Salem as Townswoman (Uncredited)
1936
- Don’t Get Personal as Spinster (Uncredited)
- Paddy O'Day as Aunt Flora
- Missing Girls as Ma Barton
- Dancing Pirate as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
1935
- The Daring Young Man as Secretary to the Duchess
- Man on the Flying Trapeze as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
- Way Down East as Mrs. Poole
- Navy Wife as Bridge Player
- Never Too Late as Mother Hartley
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
- The Iron Mask as Madame Peronne
- Coquette as Miss Jenkins
1928
- Satan and the Woman as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
- Something Always Happens as Gräfin Agathe
- The Home Towners as Mrs. Calhoun
- Ramona as Señora Moreno
1927
- What Happened To Father as Mrs. Bradberry
- The Broken Gate as Invalid
- Resurrection as Aunt Marya
- The Small Bachelor as Mrs. Waddington
1926
- Take It from Me as Mrs. Forsythe
- King of the Pack as "Widder" Gasper
- The Lily as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
- Ella Cinders as Ma Cinders
- The Gilded Butterfly as Mrs. Ralston
1925
- Stella Dallas as Mrs. Tibbets
- Eve's Secret as Duchess
- The Only Thing as Princess Erek
- Who Cares as Grandmother Ludlow
- Enticement as Mrs. Blake
1924
- In Every Woman's Life as Diana Lansdale
- How to Educate a Wife as Mrs. Bancks
- Broadway After Dark as Mrs. Smith
- The Dark Swan as Mrs. Quinn
1923
- Desire as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
- Long Live the King as Archduchess Annuncita
- The Marriage Market as Aunt Agnes Piggott
- Brass as Mrs. Jones
1922
- Peg o' My Heart as Mrs. Chichester
- Nancy from Nowhere as Mrs. Kelly
- The Glorious Fool as Miss Hart
1920
- The Devil's Riddle as Leading lady
- She Couldn't Help It as Mother Hogan
- The Blooming Angel as Floss's Aunt
- The Poor Simp as Mrs. Adams
- A Full House as Aunt Penelope
- Nurse Marjorie as Duchess of Donegal
1919
- The Lamb and the Lion as Mrs. Robert Derby
- The Long Lane's Turning as Charlotte Allen
- The Mother and the Law as Miss Mary Jenkins
- The Merry-Go-Round as Mrs. Pomeroy
- As the Sun Went Down as Ike's Wife
- Yvonne from Paris as Aunt Marie Provost
- The Pest as Housekeeper
- Lombardi, Ltd. as Mollie
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
- Lost in Transit as Mrs. Flint
1916
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
1915
- The Caprices of Kitty as Miss Smythe
- Hypocrites as Parishioner (uncredited)
- Sunshine Molly as Mrs. O'Brien
- The Kid Magicians as Georgie's Mother
- Betty in Search of a Thrill as Mrs. Hastings