Vera Lewis
Acting
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.
Movies(142)
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
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
Don’t Get Personal
Spinster (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
Satan and the Woman
Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
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
King of the Pack
"Widder" Gasper
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
In Every Woman's Life
Diana Lansdale
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
Desire
Mrs. De Witt Harlan
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
A Full House
Aunt Penelope
1920
The Poor Simp
Mrs. Adams
1920
Nurse Marjorie
Duchess of Donegal
1920
The Devil's Riddle
Leading lady
1920
The Blooming Angel
Floss's Aunt
1920
Lombardi, Ltd.
Mollie
1919
The Merry-Go-Round
Mrs. Pomeroy
1919
The Mother and the Law
Miss Mary Jenkins
1919
Yvonne from Paris
Aunt Marie Provost
1919
The Pest
Housekeeper
1919
The Lamb and the Lion
Mrs. Robert Derby
1919
The Long Lane's Turning
Charlotte Allen
1919
As the Sun Went Down
Ike's Wife
1919
A Bit of Jade
Mrs. Abigail King
1918
A Weaver of Dreams
Aunt Hattie Taylor
1918
The Trouble Buster
Mrs. Westfall
1917
Lost in Transit
Mrs. Flint
1917
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giantess
1917
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
1916
The Kid Magicians
Georgie's Mother
1915
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