1873-06-09 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Wife to Spare | 1947-11-20 | |
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It's a Joke, Son! | Hortense Dimwitty | 1947-01-15 |
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
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It Had to Be You | Mrs. Brown (uncredited) | 1947-12-07 |
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The Cat Creeps | Cora Williams | 1946-05-17 |
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Spook Busters | Mrs. Grimm | 1946-08-24 |
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The Killers | Ma Hirsch (uncredited) | 1946-08-30 |
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The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
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Hollywood and Vine | Fanny | 1945-04-25 |
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Rhythm Round-Up | Mrs. Squimp | 1945-09-06 |
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Mr. Skeffington | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
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The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) | 1943-01-16 |
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Princess O'Rourke | Matilda (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
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Someone to Remember | Aggressive Miss Green | 1943-08-21 |
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The Hard Way | 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
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Busses Roar | Mrs. Dipper | 1942-09-19 |
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Bullet Scars | Indignant Woman in Car | 1942-03-07 |
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Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby | 1942-04-01 |
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Moontide | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Head Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
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Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Jordan | 1941-07-26 |
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Three Girls About Town | Clubwoman | 1941-10-23 |
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Remember the Day | Teacher | 1941-12-25 |
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Manpower | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum | 1941-09-20 |
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Here Comes Happiness | Mrs. James | 1941-03-15 |
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Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Mrs. Marshall (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
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The Lady and the Lug | Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited) | 1941-03-22 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1941-01-04 |
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Miss Polly | Elvira Pennywinkle | 1941-11-14 |
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All This, and Heaven Too | Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
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Granny Get Your Gun | Carrie Ellis | 1940-02-10 |
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Money and the Woman | Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
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Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson | 1940-03-08 |
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An Angel from Texas | Mrs. Gates | 1940-04-27 |
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Father Is A Prince | Carrie | 1940-11-18 |
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They Drive by Night | Landlady (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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The Courageous Dr. Christian | Mrs. Norma Stewart | 1940-04-04 |
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She Couldn't Say No | Pansy Hawkins | 1940-12-07 |
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Women in the Wind | Farmer's Wife | 1939-04-15 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
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Dodge City | League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
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Blackwell's Island | Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-01-24 |
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Kid Nightingale | Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited) | 1939-11-04 |
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Espionage Agent | American Tourist Going to Desert | 1939-09-30 |
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Dowager (uncredited) | 1939-02-02 |
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The Return of Doctor X | Miss Sweetman | 1939-11-23 |
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On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 | 1939-04-01 |
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Sweepstakes Winner | Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady | 1939-05-20 |
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Devil's Island | Gaudet's Housekeeper | 1939-01-07 |
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Four Wives | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1939-12-22 |
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Private Detective | Mrs. Widner | 1939-12-09 |
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Yes, My Darling Daughter | Mrs. Dibble | 1939-02-25 |
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Naughty But Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick | 1939-06-23 |
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Hell's Kitchen | Sarah Krispan | 1939-07-08 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Gray | 1939-10-28 |
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Rosemary Turnbull | 1939-09-09 |
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Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton | 1938-12-03 |
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Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) | 1938-11-19 |
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In Old Chicago | Wedding Witness (uncredited) | 1938-04-15 |
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Broadway Musketeers | Landlady (uncredited) | 1938-10-08 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Juror (uncredited) | 1938-07-20 |
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Girls on Probation | Miss Lewis | 1938-10-22 |
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Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman | 1938-08-27 |
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Racket Busters | Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) | 1938-07-16 |
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Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1938-08-09 |
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Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 |
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Hard to Get | Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
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Maid of Salem | Townswoman (Uncredited) | 1937-02-12 |
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Dancing Pirate | Orville's Mother (uncredited) | 1936-05-22 |
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Paddy O'Day | Aunt Flora | 1936-01-17 |
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Missing Girls | Ma Barton | 1936-09-10 |
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The Daring Young Man | Secretary to the Duchess | 1935-07-17 |
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Navy Wife | Bridge Player | 1935-09-17 |
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Way Down East | Mrs. Poole | 1935-10-25 |
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Never Too Late | Mother Hartley | 1935-11-27 |
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Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode | 1935-08-03 |
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The Meanest Gal in Town | Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) | 1934-01-12 |
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Meet the Baron | Head Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
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Hold Your Man | Mrs. Gargan (uncredited) | 1933-06-30 |
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Command Performance | Queen Elizabeth | 1931-01-19 |
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Night Nurse | Miss Dillon | 1931-07-16 |
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Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst | 1930-05-03 |
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Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway | 1930-02-01 |
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Coquette | Miss Jenkins | 1929-03-30 |
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The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne | 1929-02-21 |
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Ramona | Señora Moreno | 1928-03-27 |
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Something Always Happens | Gräfin Agathe | 1928-03-28 |
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The Home Towners | Mrs. Calhoun | 1928-11-03 |
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The Broken Gate | Invalid | 1927-02-15 |
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Resurrection | Aunt Marya | 1927-03-19 |
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The Small Bachelor | Mrs. Waddington | 1927-11-06 |
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What Happened To Father | Mrs. Bradberry | 1927-06-25 |
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The Lily | Mrs. Arnaud Sr | 1926-10-03 |
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Ella Cinders | Ma Cinders | 1926-06-06 |
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Take It from Me | Mrs. Forsythe | 1926-10-10 |
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The Gilded Butterfly | Mrs. Ralston | 1926-01-03 |
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The Only Thing | Princess Erek | 1925-11-22 |
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Who Cares | Grandmother Ludlow | 1925-02-01 |
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Enticement | Mrs. Blake | 1925-03-01 |
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Eve's Secret | Duchess | 1925-05-11 |
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Stella Dallas | Mrs. Tibbets | 1925-11-16 |
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Broadway After Dark | Mrs. Smith | 1924-05-19 |
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How to Educate a Wife | Mrs. Bancks | 1924-05-01 |
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In Every Woman's Life | Diana Lansdale | 1924-09-28 |
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The Dark Swan | Mrs. Quinn | 1924-11-26 |
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Long Live the King | Archduchess Annuncita | 1923-11-26 |
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Brass | Mrs. Jones | 1923-03-04 |
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Desire | Mrs. De Witt Harlan | 1923-10-01 |
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The Marriage Market | Aunt Agnes Piggott | 1923-10-25 |
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Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Kelly | 1922-01-22 |
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Peg o' My Heart | Mrs. Chichester | 1922-12-17 |
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The Glorious Fool | Miss Hart | 1922-01-01 |
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The Blooming Angel | Floss's Aunt | 1920-02-08 |
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Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal | 1920-04-03 |
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She Couldn't Help It | Mother Hogan | 1920-12-14 |
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The Poor Simp | Mrs. Adams | 1920-08-20 |
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The Pest | Housekeeper | 1919-04-20 |
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The Long Lane's Turning | Charlotte Allen | 1919-02-10 |
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The Mother and the Law | Miss Mary Jenkins | 1919-08-18 |
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The Lamb and the Lion | Mrs. Robert Derby | 1919-03-24 |
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Yvonne from Paris | Aunt Marie Provost | 1919-07-13 |
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As the Sun Went Down | Ike's Wife | 1919-02-10 |
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Lombardi, Ltd. | Mollie | 1919-10-01 |
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A Weaver of Dreams | Aunt Hattie Taylor | 1918-03-02 |
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A Bit of Jade | Mrs. Abigail King | 1918-04-01 |
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The Trouble Buster | Mrs. Westfall | 1917-10-08 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giantess | 1917-07-30 |
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Lost in Transit | Mrs. Flint | 1917-09-03 |
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) | 1916-09-04 |
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Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) | 1915-01-20 |
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Sunshine Molly | Mrs. O'Brien | 1915-03-18 |
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The Caprices of Kitty | Miss Smythe | 1915-03-08 |
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Betty in Search of a Thrill | Mrs. Hastings | 1915-05-17 |
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The Kid Magicians | Georgie's Mother | 1915-06-29 |
