Vera Tschechowa
Vera Wilhelmowna Rust (22 July 1940 – 3 April 2024), known as Vera Tschechowa, was a German producer, director, screenwriter, and actress of Russian descent. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1996. She was widely known as Elvis Presley's companion, particularly in connection with his Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (OPV) public booster-advocacy and which they both undertook during Presley's first year in Germany with the U.S. Army (1959).
Her mother, Ada Tschechowa, was the daughter of Michael Chekhov (nephew of the Russian playwright and short story writer, Anton Chekov) and Olga Chekhova. Vera's name appeared, on 6 June 1971, as one of 28 women under the banner "We've had abortions!" ("Wir haben abgetrieben!") on the cover page of the West German magazine Stern. In that issue, 374 women publicly stated that they had had pregnancies terminated, which at that time was illegal.
Vera Tschechowa died in Berlin on 3 April 2024, at the age of 83.
Acted in
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
as Self
Directing Hell
2011
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
as Self
Suspicion of Guilt
1996
as Mrs. Clausthal
Neptun und Isolde
1992
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Christin Wendrich
Love at First Sight
1991
as Elsas Mutter
Insel der Träume
1991
as Lisa Rostow
Mit Leib und Seele
1989
as Frau Rahner
Peter Strohm
1989
as Alexandra Aust
Frei zum Abschuß
1989
Erdenschwer
1989
as Hanna Frey
Losberg
1986
as Ruth von Trenz
Tarot
1986
as Charlotte
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
as Anita Cliff
Reserl am Hofe
1984
as Baronin
Blaubart
1984
as Gisela
Der Fahnder
1984
as Lena
Tausend Augen
1984
as Victoria
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
1984
as Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Haus Vaterland
1983
The Axe of Wandsbek
1982
as Fräulein Blüthe
Desperado City
1982
as Hilke
A Case For Two
1981
as Julia Winter
Frau über vierzig
1981
as Hanna Lachner
Panic Time
1980
as Frau Dr. Wunder
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
1979
Die Pyramide
1979
as Self
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978
Der Schimmelreiter
1978
as Vollina Harders
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
1978
as Moira
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
1977
as Sylvia
Geschäft mit der Sonne
1977
as Birgit Schulz
Erika's Passions
1976
as Franziska
Euridice BA 2037
1975
as Evridiki
Cold Blood
1975
as Corinna
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
1975
as Lucy Lockit
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
1974
as Sécurité-Agentin
The First Circle
1973
Olifant
1973
as Charis
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
1972
as Alberts Geliebte
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Candidate
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self
Duell zu Dritt
1971
as Liz Bentley
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Wiktorija
Krebsstation
1970
as Dr. Wera
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
1970
as Kristina
Love and So Forth
1968
as Nina
Der eine Tag im Jahr
1967
as Jane
Cliff Dexter
1966
as Violet
Hot Nights in Frankfurt
1966
as Vera Paterny
Jörg Preda berichtet
1966
as Jennifer Vernon
Der Rebell, der keiner war
1965
as Minnie Powell
Anatomie eines Unfalls
1965
as Lilo Förster
Die chinesische Mauer
1965
as Julia
Verhör am Nachmittag
1965
as Barbara Winkler
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
1964
Thomas More
1964
as Margaret More
Leocadia
1964
as Amanda
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
as Sinitschka
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
as Feder-Lissy
Interpol
1963
as Jeanette
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
1963
as Blanche Fleury
Wassa Schelesnowa
1963
as Lisa
Love at Twenty
1962
The Bread of Those Early Years
1962
as Ulla Wickwebe
Froher Herbst des Lebens
1961
as Ginevra Dunbar
The Young Sinner
1960
as Carola
Der Schleier fiel…
1960
as Lisa Roth
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
as Manuela O’Brien
And That on Monday Morning
1959
as Monika
Meine 99 Bräute
1958
as Else Heer
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958
as Katja
Angel in a Taxi
1958
as The dancer Camilla
The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958
as Tamara
Witwer mit fünf Töchtern
1957
as Anne Scherzer
Unter Achtzehn
1957
as Elfie Breitner
Deutscher Filmpreis
1951
as Self