Vera Lewis
Born
June 9, 1873
Died
February 8, 1956 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Known For

It Had to Be You
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
1947
Wife to Spare
1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
1947

It's a Joke, Son!
Hortense Dimwitty
1947

The Killers
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
1946

Spook Busters
Mrs. Grimm
1946

The Cat Creeps
Cora Williams
1946

Rhythm Round-Up
Mrs. Squimp
1945

Hollywood and Vine
Fanny
1945

The Suspect
Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
1945

Mr. Skeffington
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1944

Princess O'Rourke
Matilda (uncredited)
1943

Someone to Remember
Aggressive Miss Green
1943

The Gorilla Man
Landlady (uncredited)
1943

The Hard Way
'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
1943

Busses Roar
Mrs. Dipper
1942

Moontide
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1942

Lady Gangster
Ma Silsby
1942

Bullet Scars
Indignant Woman in Car
1942

Remember the Day
Teacher
1941

They Died with Their Boots On
Head Nurse (uncredited)
1941

Miss Polly
Elvira Pennywinkle
1941

One Foot in Heaven
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1941

Three Girls About Town
Clubwoman
1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Mrs. Slocum
1941

Manpower
Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1941

Bad Men of Missouri
Mrs. Jordan
1941
The Lady and the Lug
Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
1941

Here Comes Happiness
Mrs. James
1941

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
1941

Four Mothers
Mrs. Ridgefield
1941

She Couldn't Say No
Pansy Hawkins
1940

Father Is A Prince
Carrie
1940

Money and the Woman
Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
1940

They Drive by Night
Landlady (uncredited)
1940

All This, and Heaven Too
Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
1940

An Angel from Texas
Mrs. Gates
1940

The Courageous Dr. Christian
Mrs. Norma Stewart
1940

Adventure in Diamonds
Mrs. MacPherson
1940

Granny Get Your Gun
Carrie Ellis
1940

Four Wives
Mrs. Ridgefield
1939

Private Detective
Mrs. Widner
1939

The Return of Doctor X
Miss Sweetman
1939

Kid Nightingale
Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
1939

The Roaring Twenties
Mrs. Gray
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
1939

Espionage Agent
American Tourist Going to Desert
1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Miss Rosemary Turnbull
1939

Hell's Kitchen
Sarah Krispan
1939

Naughty But Nice
Aunt Annabella Hardwick
1939

Sweepstakes Winner
Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
1939

Women in the Wind
Farmer's Wife
1939

Dodge City
League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
1939

On Trial
Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
1939

Yes, My Darling Daughter
Mrs. Dibble
1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Dowager (uncredited)
1939

Blackwell's Island
Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
1939

Devil's Island
Gaudet's Housekeeper
1939

Comet Over Broadway
Mrs. Appleton
1938

Nancy Drew… Detective
Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
1938

Torchy Gets Her Man
Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
1938

Hard to Get
Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
1938

Girls on Probation
Miss Lewis
1938

Broadway Musketeers
Landlady (uncredited)
1938

Boy Meets Girl
Studio Cleaning Woman
1938

Four Daughters
Mrs. Ridgefield
1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Juror (uncredited)
1938

Racket Busters
Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
1938

In Old Chicago
Wedding Witness (uncredited)
1938

Maid of Salem
Townswoman (Uncredited)
1937

Missing Girls
Ma Barton
1936

Dancing Pirate
Orville's Mother (uncredited)
1936

Paddy O'Day
Aunt Flora
1936

Never Too Late
Mother Hartley
1935

Way Down East
Mrs. Poole
1935

Navy Wife
Bridge Player
1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
1935

The Daring Young Man
Secretary to the Duchess
1935

The Meanest Gal in Town
Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
1934

Meet the Baron
Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
1933

Hold Your Man
Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
1933

Night Nurse
Miss Dillon
1931

Command Performance
Queen Elizabeth
1931

Strictly Unconventional
Duchess of Brocklehurst
1930

Wide Open
Mrs. Hathaway
1930

Coquette
Miss Jenkins
1929

The Iron Mask
Madame Peronne
1929

The Home Towners
Mrs. Calhoun
1928

Something Always Happens
Gräfin Agathe
1928

Ramona
Señora Moreno
1928

The Small Bachelor
Mrs. Waddington
1927

What Happened To Father
Mrs. Bradberry
1927

Resurrection
Aunt Marya
1927

The Broken Gate
Invalid
1927

Take It from Me
Mrs. Forsythe
1926

The Lily
Mrs. Arnaud Sr
1926

Ella Cinders
Ma Cinders
1926

The Gilded Butterfly
Mrs. Ralston
1926

The Only Thing
Princess Erek
1925

Stella Dallas
Mrs. Tibbets
1925

Eve's Secret
Duchess
1925

Enticement
Mrs. Blake
1925

Who Cares
Grandmother Ludlow
1925

The Dark Swan
Mrs. Quinn
1924

Broadway After Dark
Mrs. Smith
1924

How to Educate a Wife
Mrs. Bancks
1924

Long Live the King
Archduchess Annuncita
1923

The Marriage Market
Aunt Agnes Piggott
1923

Brass
Mrs. Jones
1923

Peg o' My Heart
Mrs. Chichester
1922
Nancy from Nowhere
Mrs. Kelly
1922

The Glorious Fool
Miss Hart
1922

She Couldn't Help It
Mother Hogan
1920

Nurse Marjorie
Duchess of Donegal
1920

The Blooming Angel
Floss's Aunt
1920

Lombardi, Ltd.
Mollie
1919

The Mother and the Law
Miss Mary Jenkins
1919

The Pest
Housekeeper
1919

A Weaver of Dreams
Aunt Hattie Taylor
1918

Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giantess
1917

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
1916
Betty in Search of a Thrill
Mrs. Hastings
1915

Sunshine Molly
Mrs. O'Brien
1915
The Caprices of Kitty
Miss Smythe
1915

Hypocrites
Parishioner (uncredited)
1915