Biography
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.
Acted in 140
1940s
- 1947
It Had to Be You
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Wife to Spare
Movie
It's a Joke, Son!
Hortense Dimwitty
- 1946
Spook Busters
Mrs. Grimm
The Cat Creeps
Cora Williams
- 1945
Rhythm Round-Up
Mrs. Squimp
Hollywood and Vine
Fanny
The Suspect
Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
- 1944
- 1943
Princess O'Rourke
Matilda (uncredited)
Someone to Remember
Aggressive Miss Green
The Gorilla Man
Landlady (uncredited)
The Hard Way
'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
- 1942
Busses Roar
Mrs. Dipper
The Gay Sisters
Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
Indignant Woman in Car
- 1941
Remember the Day
Teacher
Miss Polly
Elvira Pennywinkle
One Foot in Heaven
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
Clubwoman
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Mrs. Slocum
Manpower
Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Lady and the Lug
Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
Mrs. James
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Four Mothers
Mrs. Ridgefield
- 1940
She Couldn't Say No
Pansy Hawkins
Father Is A Prince
Carrie
Money and the Woman
Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas
Mrs. Gates
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Mrs. Norma Stewart
Adventure in Diamonds
Mrs. MacPherson
Granny Get Your Gun
Carrie Ellis
1930s
- 1939
Four Wives
Mrs. Ridgefield
Private Detective
Mrs. Widner
Kid Nightingale
Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
American Tourist Going to Desert
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Rosemary Turnbull
Hell's Kitchen
Sarah Krispan
Naughty but Nice
Aunt Annabella Hardwick
Sweepstakes Winner
Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
Women in the Wind
Farmer's Wife
On Trial
Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Mrs. Dibble
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Dowager (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Devil's Island
Gaudet's Housekeeper
- 1938
Comet Over Broadway
Mrs. Appleton
Nancy Drew… Detective
Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
Miss Lewis
Broadway Musketeers
Landlady (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
Studio Cleaning Woman
Four Daughters
Mrs. Ridgefield
In Old Chicago
Wedding Witness (uncredited)
- 1937
Maid of Salem
Townswoman (Uncredited)
- 1936
Missing Girls
Ma Barton
Dancing Pirate
Orville's Mother (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
Aunt Flora
- 1935
Never Too Late
Mother Hartley
Way Down East
Mrs. Poole
Navy Wife
Bridge Player
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
The Daring Young Man
Secretary to the Duchess
- 1934
The Meanest Gal in Town
Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
- 1933
Meet the Baron
Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
- 1931
Night Nurse
Miss Dillon
Command Performance
Queen Elizabeth
- 1930
Strictly Unconventional
Duchess of Brocklehurst
Wide Open
Mrs. Hathaway
1920s
- 1929
Coquette
Miss Jenkins
- 1928
The Home Towners
Mrs. Calhoun
Something Always Happens
Gräfin Agathe
Ramona
Señora Moreno
Satan and the Woman
Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
- 1927
The Small Bachelor
Mrs. Waddington
What Happened To Father
Mrs. Bradberry
Resurrection
Aunt Marya
The Broken Gate
Invalid
- 1926
Take It from Me
Mrs. Forsythe
King of the Pack
"Widder" Gasper
The Lily
Mrs. Arnaud Sr
Ella Cinders
Ma Cinders
The Gilded Butterfly
Mrs. Ralston
- 1925
The Only Thing
Princess Erek
Stella Dallas
Mrs. Tibbets
Eve's Secret
Duchess
Enticement
Mrs. Blake
Who Cares
Grandmother Ludlow
- 1924
The Dark Swan
Mrs. Quinn
In Every Woman's Life
Diana Lansdale
Broadway After Dark
Mrs. Smith
How to Educate a Wife
Mrs. Bancks
- 1923
Long Live the King
Archduchess Annuncita
The Marriage Market
Aunt Agnes Piggott
Desire
Mrs. De Witt Harlan
Brass
Mrs. Jones
- 1922
Peg o' My Heart
Mrs. Chichester
The Glorious Fool
Miss Hart
- 1920
She Couldn't Help It
Mother Hogan
A Full House
Aunt Penelope
The Poor Simp
Mrs. Adams
Nurse Marjorie
Duchess of Donegal
The Devil's Riddle
Leading lady
The Blooming Angel
Floss's Aunt
1910s
- 1919
Lombardi, Ltd.
Mollie
The Merry-Go-Round
Mrs. Pomeroy
The Mother and the Law
Miss Mary Jenkins
Yvonne from Paris
Aunt Marie Provost
The Pest
Housekeeper
The Lamb and the Lion
Mrs. Robert Derby
The Long Lane's Turning
Charlotte Allen
As the Sun Went Down
Ike's Wife
- 1918
A Bit of Jade
Mrs. Abigail King
A Weaver of Dreams
Aunt Hattie Taylor
- 1917
The Trouble Buster
Mrs. Westfall
Lost in Transit
Mrs. Flint
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giantess
- 1916
- 1915
Betty in Search of a Thrill
Mrs. Hastings
Sunshine Molly
Mrs. O'Brien
Hypocrites
Parishioner (uncredited)
