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 Had to Be You | Mrs. Brown (uncredited) | 1947-12-07 |
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
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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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Hollywood and Vine | Fanny | 1945-04-25 |
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Rhythm Round-Up | Mrs. Squimp | 1945-09-06 |
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The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) | 1944-12-22 |
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Mr. Skeffington | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
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Princess O'Rourke | Matilda (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
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The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) | 1943-01-16 |
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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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Moontide | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
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Bullet Scars | Indignant Woman in Car | 1942-03-07 |
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Busses Roar | Mrs. Dipper | 1942-09-19 |
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Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby | 1942-04-01 |
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Manpower | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
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Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Jordan | 1941-07-26 |
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Remember the Day | Teacher | 1941-12-25 |
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Three Girls About Town | Clubwoman | 1941-10-23 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Head Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
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Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1941-01-04 |
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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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Here Comes Happiness | Mrs. James | 1941-03-15 |
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Miss Polly | Elvira Pennywinkle | 1941-11-14 |
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum | 1941-09-20 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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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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The Courageous Dr. Christian | Mrs. Norma Stewart | 1940-04-04 |
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An Angel from Texas | Mrs. Gates | 1940-04-27 |
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Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson | 1940-03-08 |
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Money and the Woman | Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
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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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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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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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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
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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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Devil's Island | Gaudet's Housekeeper | 1939-01-07 |
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Kid Nightingale | Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited) | 1939-11-04 |
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Four Wives | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1939-12-22 |
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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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Yes, My Darling Daughter | Mrs. Dibble | 1939-02-25 |
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Sweepstakes Winner | Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady | 1939-05-20 |
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Private Detective | Mrs. Widner | 1939-12-09 |
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Miss Rosemary Turnbull | 1939-09-09 |
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On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 | 1939-04-01 |
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Naughty But Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick | 1939-06-23 |
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Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 |
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Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton | 1938-12-03 |
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In Old Chicago | Wedding Witness (uncredited) | 1938-04-15 |
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Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) | 1938-11-19 |
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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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Racket Busters | Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) | 1938-07-16 |
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Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman | 1938-08-27 |
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Hard to Get | Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
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Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1938-08-09 |
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Maid of Salem | Townswoman (Uncredited) | 1937-02-12 |
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Missing Girls | Ma Barton | 1936-09-10 |
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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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Navy Wife | Bridge Player | 1935-09-17 |
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The Daring Young Man | Secretary to the Duchess | 1935-07-17 |
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Way Down East | Mrs. Poole | 1935-10-25 |
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Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode | 1935-08-03 |
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Never Too Late | Mother Hartley | 1935-11-27 |
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The Meanest Gal in Town | Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) | 1934-01-12 |
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Hold Your Man | Mrs. Gargan (uncredited) | 1933-06-30 |
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Meet the Baron | Head Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
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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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Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway | 1930-02-01 |
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Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst | 1930-05-03 |
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The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne | 1929-02-21 |
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Coquette | Miss Jenkins | 1929-03-30 |
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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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Resurrection | Aunt Marya | 1927-03-19 |
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The Broken Gate | Invalid | 1927-02-15 |
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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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Take It from Me | Mrs. Forsythe | 1926-10-10 |
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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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The Gilded Butterfly | Mrs. Ralston | 1926-01-03 |
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Who Cares | Grandmother Ludlow | 1925-02-01 |
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The Only Thing | Princess Erek | 1925-11-22 |
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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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Enticement | Mrs. Blake | 1925-03-01 |
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Broadway After Dark | Mrs. Smith | 1924-05-19 |
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The Dark Swan | Mrs. Quinn | 1924-11-26 |
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How to Educate a Wife | Mrs. Bancks | 1924-05-01 |
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Long Live the King | Archduchess Annuncita | 1923-11-26 |
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The Marriage Market | Aunt Agnes Piggott | 1923-10-25 |
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Brass | Mrs. Jones | 1923-03-04 |
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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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Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Kelly | 1922-01-22 |
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Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal | 1920-04-03 |
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The Blooming Angel | Floss's Aunt | 1920-02-08 |
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She Couldn't Help It | Mother Hogan | 1920-12-14 |
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As the Sun Went Down | Ike's Wife | 1919-02-10 |
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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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Yvonne from Paris | Aunt Marie Provost | 1919-07-13 |
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Lombardi, Ltd. | Mollie | 1919-10-01 |
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The Pest | Housekeeper | 1919-04-20 |
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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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Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giantess | 1917-07-30 |
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) | 1916-09-04 |
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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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Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) | 1915-01-20 |
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Sunshine Molly | Mrs. O'Brien | 1915-03-18 |
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The Kid Magicians | Georgie's Mother | 1915-06-29 |
