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