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.
Movie | Wife to Spare | 1947-11-20 | |
Movie | It's a Joke, Son! | Hortense Dimwitty | 1947-01-15 |
Movie | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
Movie | Spook Busters | Mrs. Grimm | 1946-08-24 |
Movie | The Cat Creeps | Cora Williams | 1946-05-17 |
Movie | The Killers | Ma Hirsch (uncredited) | 1946-08-30 |
Movie | Hollywood and Vine | Fanny | 1945-04-25 |
Movie | The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
Movie | Rhythm Round-Up | Mrs. Squimp | 1945-09-06 |
Movie | Mr. Skeffington | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
Movie | The Hard Way | 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
Movie | The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) | 1943-01-16 |
Movie | Princess O'Rourke | Matilda (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
Movie | Someone to Remember | Aggressive Miss Green | 1943-08-21 |
Movie | Bullet Scars | Indignant Woman in Car | 1942-03-07 |
Movie | Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby | 1942-04-01 |
Movie | Moontide | Mrs. Simpson | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Jordan | 1941-07-26 |
Movie | Here Comes Happiness | Mrs. James | 1941-03-15 |
Movie | Manpower | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
Movie | Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1941-01-04 |
Movie | Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Mrs. Marshall (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
Movie | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum | 1941-09-20 |
Movie | Remember the Day | Teacher | 1941-12-25 |
Movie | Miss Polly | Elvira Pennywinkle | 1941-11-14 |
Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Head Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
Movie | Three Girls About Town | Clubwoman | 1941-10-23 |
Movie | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Mrs. Norma Stewart | 1940-04-04 |
Movie | Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson | 1940-03-08 |
Movie | Granny Get Your Gun | Carrie Ellis | 1940-02-10 |
Movie | All This, and Heaven Too | Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | An Angel from Texas | Mrs. Gates | 1940-04-27 |
Movie | Father Is A Prince | Carrie | 1940-11-18 |
Movie | Money and the Woman | Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
Movie | She Couldn't Say No | Pansy Hawkins | 1940-12-07 |
Movie | They Drive by Night | Landlady (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
Movie | Dodge City | League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
Movie | Women in the Wind | Farmer's Wife | 1939-04-15 |
Movie | Sweepstakes Winner | Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady | 1939-05-20 |
Movie | On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 | 1939-04-01 |
Movie | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Mrs. Dibble | 1939-02-25 |
Movie | Devil's Island | Gaudet's Housekeeper | 1939-01-07 |
Movie | Naughty But Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick | 1939-06-23 |
Movie | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Dowager (uncredited) | 1939-02-02 |
Movie | Blackwell's Island | Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-01-24 |
Movie | Hell's Kitchen | Sarah Krispan | 1939-07-08 |
Movie | Private Detective | Mrs. Widner | 1939-12-09 |
Movie | Four Wives | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | Kid Nightingale | Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited) | 1939-11-04 |
Movie | The Return of Doctor X | Miss Sweetman | 1939-11-23 |
Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Gray | 1939-10-28 |
Movie | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Miss Rosemary Turnbull | 1939-09-09 |
Movie | Espionage Agent | American Tourist Going to Desert | 1939-09-30 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman | 1938-08-27 |
Movie | Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1938-08-09 |
Movie | In Old Chicago | Wedding Witness (uncredited) | 1938-04-15 |
Movie | Racket Busters | Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) | 1938-07-16 |
Movie | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Juror (uncredited) | 1938-07-20 |
Movie | Broadway Musketeers | Landlady (uncredited) | 1938-10-08 |
Movie | Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton | 1938-12-03 |
Movie | Girls on Probation | Miss Lewis | 1938-10-22 |
Movie | Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) | 1938-11-19 |
Movie | Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 |
Movie | Hard to Get | Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
Movie | Maid of Salem | Townswoman (Uncredited) | 1937-02-12 |
Movie | Paddy O'Day | Aunt Flora | 1936-01-17 |
Movie | Dancing Pirate | Orville's Mother (uncredited) | 1936-05-22 |
Movie | Missing Girls | Ma Barton | 1936-09-10 |
Movie | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode | 1935-08-03 |
Movie | The Daring Young Man | Secretary to the Duchess | 1935-07-17 |
Movie | Navy Wife | Bridge Player | 1935-09-17 |
Movie | Way Down East | Mrs. Poole | 1935-10-25 |
Movie | Never Too Late | Mother Hartley | 1935-11-27 |
Movie | The Meanest Gal in Town | Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) | 1934-01-12 |
Movie | Meet the Baron | Head Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
Movie | Command Performance | Queen Elizabeth | 1931-01-19 |
Movie | Night Nurse | Miss Dillon | 1931-07-16 |
Movie | Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway | 1930-02-01 |
Movie | Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst | 1930-05-03 |
Movie | The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne | 1929-02-21 |
Movie | Coquette | Miss Jenkins (uncredited) | 1929-03-30 |
Movie | Ramona | Señora Moreno | 1928-03-27 |
Movie | The Home Towners | Mrs. Calhoun | 1928-11-03 |
Movie | The Small Bachelor | Mrs. Waddington | 1927-11-06 |
Movie | Resurrection | Aunt Marya | 1927-03-19 |
Movie | What Happened To Father | Mrs. Bradberry | 1927-06-25 |
Movie | Ella Cinders | Ma Cinders | 1926-06-06 |
Movie | The Lily | Mrs. Arnaud Sr | 1926-10-03 |
Movie | Enticement | Mrs. Blake | 1925-03-01 |
Movie | Eve's Secret | Duchess | 1925-05-11 |
Movie | Stella Dallas | Mrs. Tibbets | 1925-11-16 |
Movie | The Only Thing | Princess Erek | 1925-11-22 |
Movie | How to Educate a Wife | Mrs. Bancks | 1924-05-01 |
Movie | Broadway After Dark | Mrs. Smith | 1924-05-19 |
Movie | The Dark Swan | Mrs. Quinn | 1924-11-26 |
Movie | The Marriage Market | Aunt Agnes Piggott | 1923-10-25 |
Movie | The Glorious Fool | Miss Hart | 1922-01-01 |
Movie | Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Kelly | 1922-01-22 |
Movie | Peg o' My Heart | Mrs. Chichester | 1922-12-17 |
Movie | Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal | 1920-04-03 |
Movie | The Mother and the Law | Miss Mary Jenkins | 1919-08-18 |
Movie | A Weaver of Dreams | Aunt Hattie Taylor | 1918-03-02 |
Movie | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giantess | 1917-07-30 |
Movie | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) | 1916-09-04 |
Movie | Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) | 1915-01-20 |
Movie | Sunshine Molly | Mrs. O'Brien | 1915-03-18 |