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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

Bio

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.

Known for

It Had to Be You

Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

6.5

1947

Wife to Spare

0.0

1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

7.0

1947

It's a Joke, Son!

Hortense Dimwitty

6.9

1947

The Killers

Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

7.3

1946

Spook Busters

Mrs. Grimm

4.7

1946

The Cat Creeps

Cora Williams

4.8

1946

Rhythm Round-Up

Mrs. Squimp

0.0

1945

Hollywood and Vine

Fanny

4.4

1945

The Suspect

Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

6.7

1945

Mr. Skeffington

Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

6.7

1944

Princess O'Rourke

Matilda (uncredited)

6.4

1943

Someone to Remember

Aggressive Miss Green

7.0

1943

The Gorilla Man

Landlady (uncredited)

5.0

1943

The Hard Way

'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)

6.6

1943

Busses Roar

Mrs. Dipper

6.6

1942

Moontide

Mrs. Simpson

6.3

1942

Lady Gangster

Ma Silsby

5.8

1942

Bullet Scars

Indignant Woman in Car

6.2

1942

Remember the Day

Teacher

6.6

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Head Nurse (uncredited)

6.6

1941

Miss Polly

Elvira Pennywinkle

5.0

1941

One Foot in Heaven

Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

6.6

1941

Three Girls About Town

Clubwoman

5.3

1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Mrs. Slocum

5.0

1941

Manpower

Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

6.7

1941

Bad Men of Missouri

6.0

1939

Kid Nightingale

Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)

5.5

1939

The Roaring Twenties

Mrs. Gray

7.5

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

7.9

1939

Espionage Agent

American Tourist Going to Desert

5.9

1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Miss Rosemary Turnbull

6.7

1939

Hell's Kitchen

Sarah Krispan

6.2

1939

Naughty But Nice

Aunt Annabella Hardwick

6.2

1939

Sweepstakes Winner

Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

3.7

1939

Women in the Wind

Farmer's Wife

6.8

1939

Dodge City

League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)

6.9

1939

On Trial

Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

5.5

1939

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Mrs. Dibble

4.0

1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Dowager (uncredited)

6.0

1939

Blackwell's Island

Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

5.0

1939

Devil's Island

Gaudet's Housekeeper

5.4

1939

Comet Over Broadway

Mrs. Appleton

5.0

1938

Nancy Drew… Detective

Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

6.3

1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

5.9

1938

Hard to Get

Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

6.0

1938

Girls on Probation

Miss Lewis

5.9

1938

Broadway Musketeers

Landlady (uncredited)

4.3

1938

Boy Meets Girl

Studio Cleaning Woman

6.2

1938

Four Daughters

Mrs. Ridgefield

6.5

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Juror (uncredited)

7.2

1938

Racket Busters

Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

5.1

1938

In Old Chicago

Wedding Witness (uncredited)

6.4

1938

Maid of Salem

Townswoman (Uncredited)

5.9

1937

Missing Girls

Ma Barton

5.0

1936

Dancing Pirate

Orville's Mother (uncredited)

5.6

1936

Paddy O'Day

Aunt Flora

7.0

1936

Never Too Late

Mother Hartley

4.0

1935

Way Down East

Mrs. Poole

3.0

1935

Navy Wife

Bridge Player

5.0

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

5.9

1935

The Daring Young Man

Secretary to the Duchess

0.0

1935

The Meanest Gal in Town

Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

6.5

1934

Meet the Baron

Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

4.3

1933

Hold Your Man

Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)

6.1

1933

Night Nurse

Miss Dillon

6.7

1931

Command Performance

Queen Elizabeth

4.1

1931

Strictly Unconventional

Duchess of Brocklehurst

3.5

1930

Wide Open

Mrs. Hathaway

5.3

1930

Coquette

Miss Jenkins

5.6

1929

The Iron Mask

Madame Peronne

6.7

1929

The Home Towners

Mrs. Calhoun

0.0

1928

Ramona

Señora Moreno

1926

Ella Cinders

7.0

1922

Nancy from Nowhere

Mrs. Kelly

0.0

1922

The Glorious Fool

5.0

1917

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

7.0

1916

Betty in Search of a Thrill

Mrs. Hastings

3.0

1915

Sunshine Molly

Mrs. O'Brien

0.0

1915

The Caprices of Kitty

Miss Smythe

0.0

1915

Hypocrites

Parishioner (uncredited)

5.8

1915