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Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress.
Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old.
Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side.
In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother.
She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.
1946
as Mrs. Cohen
1943
as Vera Gordon
1942
as Mrs. Lefkowitz
1942
as Sister Lapidus
1938
as Mrs. Lewine
1937
as Mrs. Levinsky
1930
as Mrs. Cohen
1930
as Mrs. Cohen
1928
as Benny's Mother
1928
as Mrs. Cohen
1927
1926
as Sara Goldberg
1926
as Esther Rubens
1926
as Mrs. Feinbaum
1926
as Rose Finklebaum
1926
as Mrs. Cohen
1924
as Rosie Potash
1923
as Rosie Potash
1922
as Becky Binswanger
1922
as Mrs. Esther Meyers
1920
as Mrs. Lantini
1920
as Mama Kantor