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