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