Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

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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Movies starring Vera Lewis (126)

It Had to Be You (1947)

Mrs. Brown (Uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Woman In Chauffeured Car (Uncredited)

It's a Joke, Son! (1947)

Hortense Dimwitty

The Killers (1946)

Ma Hirsch (Uncredited)

The Suspect (1945)

Hannah Barlow (Uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

Justice Of The Peace's Wife (Uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke (1943)

Matilda (Uncredited)

Someone to Remember (1943)

Aggressive Miss Green

The Gorilla Man (1943)

Landlady (Uncredited)

The Hard Way (1943)

'Aunt Vera Elliott' In 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)

Moontide (1942)

Mrs. Simpson (Uncredited)

Bullet Scars (1942)

Indignant Woman In Car

Miss Polly (1941)

Elvira Pennywinkle

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

Mrs. Simpson (Uncredited)

Manpower (1941)

Wife Of The Justice Of The Peace (Uncredited)

The Lady and the Lug (1941)

Elsa's Society Friend (Uncredited)

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos (1941)

Mrs. Marshall (Uncredited)

Four Mothers (1941)

Mrs. Ridgefield

Money and the Woman (1940)

Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (Uncredited)

They Drive by Night (1940)

Landlady (Uncredited)

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

Queen Amélia Of France (Uncredited)

Four Wives (1939)

Mrs. Ridgefield

Kid Nightingale (1939)

Woman Crashing Vase (Uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Mrs. Edwards (Uncredited)

Espionage Agent (1939)

American Tourist Going To Desert

Naughty But Nice (1939)

Aunt Annabella Hardwick

Sweepstakes Winner (1939)

Mrs. Mccarthy, The Landlady

Dodge City (1939)

League Member In Polka-Dot Dress (Uncredited)

On Trial (1939)

Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

Blackwell's Island (1939)

Hospital Desk Nurse (Uncredited)

Devil's Island (1939)

Gaudet's Housekeeper

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)

Miss Van Deering (Uncredited)

Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)

Woman At Schmidt's Pet Store (Uncredited)

Hard to Get (1938)

Mrs. Petewyler (Uncredited)

Broadway Musketeers (1938)

Landlady (Uncredited)

Boy Meets Girl (1938)

Studio Cleaning Woman

Four Daughters (1938)

Mrs. Ridgefield

Racket Busters (1938)

Jordan's Neighbor (Uncredited)

In Old Chicago (1938)

Wedding Witness (Uncredited)

Maid of Salem (1937)

Townswoman (Uncredited)

Dancing Pirate (1936)

Orville's Mother (Uncredited)

Never Too Late (1935)

Mother Hartley

Navy Wife (1935)

Bridge Player

Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)

Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

The Daring Young Man (1935)

Secretary To The Duchess

The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)

Woman At Mayor's Outing (Uncredited)

Meet the Baron (1933)

Head Housekeeper (Uncredited)

Hold Your Man (1933)

Mrs. Gargan (Uncredited)

Strictly Unconventional (1930)

Duchess Of Brocklehurst

Wide Open (1930)

Mrs. Hathaway

Coquette (1929)

Miss Jenkins

The Iron Mask (1929)

Madame Peronne

Ramona (1928)

Señora Moreno

The Lily (1926)

Mrs. Arnaud Sr

Who Cares (1925)

Grandmother Ludlow

Long Live the King (1923)

Archduchess Annuncita

The Marriage Market (1923)

Aunt Agnes Piggott

Brass (1923)

Mrs. Jones

Peg o' My Heart (1922)

Mrs. Chichester

Nurse Marjorie (1920)

Duchess Of Donegal

The Pest (1919)

Housekeeper

A Weaver of Dreams (1918)

Aunt Hattie Taylor

Hypocrites (1915)

Parishioner (Uncredited)

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