Vera Lewis
Birthday: 1873-06-09
Deathday: 1956-02-08
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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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.
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1947-12-07 | It Had to Be You | Mrs. Brown (uncredited) |
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1947-11-20 | Wife to Spare | |
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1947-04-17 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) |
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1947-01-15 | It's a Joke, Son! | Hortense Dimwitty |
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1946-08-30 | The Killers | Ma Hirsch (uncredited) |
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1946-08-24 | Spook Busters | Mrs. Grimm |
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1946-05-17 | The Cat Creeps | Cora Williams |
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1945-09-06 | Rhythm Round-Up | Mrs. Squimp |
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1945-04-25 | Hollywood and Vine | Fanny |
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1945-01-31 | The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) |
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1944-05-25 | Mr. Skeffington | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) |
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1943-10-23 | Princess O'Rourke | Matilda (uncredited) |
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1943-08-21 | Someone to Remember | Aggressive Miss Green |
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1943-01-16 | The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) |
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1943-01-13 | The Hard Way | 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) |
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1942-09-19 | Busses Roar | Mrs. Dipper |
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1942-05-29 | Moontide | Mrs. Simpson |
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1942-04-01 | Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby |
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1942-03-07 | Bullet Scars | Indignant Woman in Car |
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1941-12-25 | Remember the Day | Teacher |
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1941-11-20 | They Died with Their Boots On | Head Nurse (uncredited) |
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1941-11-14 | Miss Polly | Elvira Pennywinkle |
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1941-11-01 | One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) |
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1941-10-23 | Three Girls About Town | Clubwoman |
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1941-09-20 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum |
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1941-08-09 | Manpower | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
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1941-07-26 | Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Jordan |
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1941-03-22 | The Lady and the Lug | Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited) |
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1941-03-15 | Here Comes Happiness | Mrs. James |
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1941-03-08 | Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Mrs. Marshall (uncredited) |
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1941-01-04 | Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield |
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1940-12-07 | She Couldn't Say No | Pansy Hawkins |
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1940-11-18 | Father Is A Prince | Carrie |
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1940-08-17 | Money and the Woman | Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) |
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1940-07-26 | They Drive by Night | Landlady (uncredited) |
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1940-07-05 | All This, and Heaven Too | Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) |
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1940-04-27 | An Angel from Texas | Mrs. Gates |
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1940-04-04 | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Mrs. Norma Stewart |
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1940-03-08 | Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson |
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1940-02-10 | Granny Get Your Gun | Carrie Ellis |
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1939-12-22 | Four Wives | Mrs. Ridgefield |
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1939-12-09 | Private Detective | Mrs. Widner |
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1939-11-23 | The Return of Doctor X | Miss Sweetman |
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1939-11-04 | Kid Nightingale | Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited) |
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1939-10-28 | The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Gray |
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1939-10-19 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) |
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1939-09-30 | Espionage Agent | American Tourist Going to Desert |
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1939-09-09 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Miss Rosemary Turnbull |
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1939-07-08 | Hell's Kitchen | Sarah Krispan |
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1939-06-23 | Naughty But Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick |
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1939-05-20 | Sweepstakes Winner | Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady |
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1939-04-15 | Women in the Wind | Farmer's Wife |
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1939-04-08 | Dodge City | League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited) |
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1939-04-01 | On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 |
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1939-02-25 | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Mrs. Dibble |
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1939-02-02 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Dowager (uncredited) |
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1939-01-24 | Blackwell's Island | Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) |
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1939-01-07 | Devil's Island | Gaudet's Housekeeper |
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1938-12-03 | Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton |
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1938-11-19 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) |
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1938-11-12 | Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) |
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1938-11-05 | Hard to Get | Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) |
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1938-10-22 | Girls on Probation | Miss Lewis |
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1938-10-08 | Broadway Musketeers | Landlady (uncredited) |
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1938-08-27 | Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman |
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1938-08-09 | Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield |
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1938-07-20 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Juror (uncredited) |
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1938-07-16 | Racket Busters | Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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1938-04-15 | In Old Chicago | Wedding Witness (uncredited) |
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1937-02-12 | Maid of Salem | Townswoman (Uncredited) |
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1936-09-10 | Missing Girls | Ma Barton |
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1936-05-22 | Dancing Pirate | Orville's Mother (uncredited) |
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1936-01-17 | Paddy O'Day | Aunt Flora |
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1935-11-27 | Never Too Late | Mother Hartley |
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1935-10-25 | Way Down East | Mrs. Poole |
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1935-09-17 | Navy Wife | Bridge Player |
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1935-08-03 | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode |
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1935-07-17 | The Daring Young Man | Secretary to the Duchess |
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1934-01-12 | The Meanest Gal in Town | Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) |
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1933-10-20 | Meet the Baron | Head Housekeeper (uncredited) |
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1931-07-16 | Night Nurse | Miss Dillon |
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1931-01-19 | Command Performance | Queen Elizabeth |
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1930-05-03 | Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst |
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1930-02-01 | Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway |
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1929-03-30 | Coquette | Miss Jenkins |
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1929-02-21 | The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne |
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1928-11-03 | The Home Towners | Mrs. Calhoun |
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1928-03-27 | Ramona | Señora Moreno |
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1927-11-06 | The Small Bachelor | Mrs. Waddington |
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1927-06-25 | What Happened To Father | Mrs. Bradberry |
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1927-03-19 | Resurrection | Aunt Marya |
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1927-02-15 | The Broken Gate | Invalid |
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1926-10-10 | Take It from Me | Mrs. Forsythe |
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1926-10-03 | The Lily | Mrs. Arnaud Sr |
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1926-06-06 | Ella Cinders | Ma Cinders |
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1926-01-03 | The Gilded Butterfly | Mrs. Ralston |
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1925-11-22 | The Only Thing | Princess Erek |
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1925-11-16 | Stella Dallas | Mrs. Tibbets |
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1925-05-11 | Eve's Secret | Duchess |
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1925-03-01 | Enticement | Mrs. Blake |
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1925-02-01 | Who Cares | Grandmother Ludlow |
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1924-11-26 | The Dark Swan | Mrs. Quinn |
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1924-05-19 | Broadway After Dark | Mrs. Smith |
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1924-05-01 | How to Educate a Wife | Mrs. Bancks |
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1923-11-26 | Long Live the King | Archduchess Annuncita |
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1923-10-25 | The Marriage Market | Aunt Agnes Piggott |
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1922-12-17 | Peg o' My Heart | Mrs. Chichester |
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1922-01-22 | Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Kelly |
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1922-01-01 | The Glorious Fool | Miss Hart |
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1920-12-14 | She Couldn't Help It | Mother Hogan |
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1920-04-03 | Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal |
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1920-02-08 | The Blooming Angel | Floss's Aunt |
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1919-10-01 | Lombardi, Ltd. | Mollie |
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1919-08-18 | The Mother and the Law | Miss Mary Jenkins |
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1919-04-20 | The Pest | Housekeeper |
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1918-03-02 | A Weaver of Dreams | Aunt Hattie Taylor |
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1917-07-30 | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giantess |
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1916-09-04 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) |
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1915-05-17 | Betty in Search of a Thrill | Mrs. Hastings |
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1915-03-18 | Sunshine Molly | Mrs. O'Brien |
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1915-03-08 | The Caprices of Kitty | Miss Smythe |
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1915-01-20 | Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) |