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