Vera Lewis
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.
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Movies (50)
It Had to Be You
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
1947
Wife to Spare
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
1947
It's a Joke, Son!
as Hortense Dimwitty
1947
The Killers
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
1946
Spook Busters
as Mrs. Grimm
1946
The Cat Creeps
as Cora Williams
1946
Rhythm Round-Up
as Mrs. Squimp
1945
Hollywood and Vine
as Fanny
1945
The Suspect
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
1945
Mr. Skeffington
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1944
Princess O'Rourke
as Matilda (uncredited)
1943
Someone to Remember
as Aggressive Miss Green
1943
The Gorilla Man
as Landlady (uncredited)
1943
The Hard Way
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
1943
Busses Roar
as Mrs. Dipper
1942
Moontide
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1942
Lady Gangster
as Ma Silsby
1942
Bullet Scars
as Indignant Woman in Car
1942
Remember the Day
as Teacher
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
1941
Miss Polly
as Elvira Pennywinkle
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1941
Three Girls About Town
as Clubwoman
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Mrs. Slocum
1941
Manpower
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Jordan
1941
The Lady and the Lug
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
1941
Here Comes Happiness
as Mrs. James
1941
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
1941
Four Mothers
as Mrs. Ridgefield
1941
She Couldn't Say No
as Pansy Hawkins
1940
Father Is A Prince
as Carrie
1940
Money and the Woman
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
1940
They Drive by Night
as Landlady (uncredited)
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
1940
An Angel from Texas
as Mrs. Gates
1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
1940
Adventure in Diamonds
as Mrs. MacPherson
1940
Granny Get Your Gun
as Carrie Ellis
1940
Four Wives
as Mrs. Ridgefield
1939
Private Detective
as Mrs. Widner
1939
The Return of Doctor X
as Miss Sweetman
1939
Kid Nightingale
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
1939
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Gray
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
1939
Espionage Agent
as American Tourist Going to Desert
1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Rosemary Turnbull
1939
Hell's Kitchen
as Sarah Krispan
1939
Naughty But Nice
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
1939