Vera Lewis

Biography

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.

Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Killers

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

They Died with Their Boots On

Mr. Skeffington

Dodge City

The Roaring Twenties

Four Mothers

All Movies (142)

• It Had to Be You1947 · as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
• Wife to Spare1947
• It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947 · as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
• It's a Joke, Son!1947 · as Hortense Dimwitty
• The Killers1946 · as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
• Spook Busters1946 · as Mrs. Grimm
• The Cat Creeps1946 · as Cora Williams
• Rhythm Round-Up1945 · as Mrs. Squimp
• Hollywood and Vine1945 · as Fanny
• The Suspect1945 · as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
• Mr. Skeffington1944 · as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
• Princess O'Rourke1943 · as Matilda (uncredited)
• Someone to Remember1943 · as Aggressive Miss Green
• The Gorilla Man1943 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• The Hard Way1943 · as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
• Busses Roar1942 · as Mrs. Dipper
• Moontide1942 · as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
• Lady Gangster1942 · as Ma Silsby
• Bullet Scars1942 · as Indignant Woman in Car
• Remember the Day1941 · as Teacher
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Head Nurse (uncredited)
• Miss Polly1941 · as Elvira Pennywinkle
• One Foot in Heaven1941 · as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
• Three Girls About Town1941 · as Clubwoman
• Nine Lives Are Not Enough1941 · as Mrs. Slocum
• Manpower1941 · as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• Bad Men of Missouri1941 · as Mrs. Jordan
• The Lady and the Lug1941 · as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
• Here Comes Happiness1941 · as Mrs. James
• Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos1941 · as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
• Four Mothers1941 · as Mrs. Ridgefield
• She Couldn't Say No1940 · as Pansy Hawkins
• Father Is A Prince1940 · as Carrie
• Money and the Woman1940 · as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
• They Drive by Night1940 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• All This, and Heaven Too1940 · as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
• An Angel from Texas1940 · as Mrs. Gates
• The Courageous Dr. Christian1940 · as Mrs. Norma Stewart
• Adventure in Diamonds1940 · as Mrs. MacPherson
• Granny Get Your Gun1940 · as Carrie Ellis
• Four Wives1939 · as Mrs. Ridgefield
• Private Detective1939 · as Mrs. Widner
• The Return of Doctor X1939 · as Miss Sweetman
• Kid Nightingale1939 · as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
• The Roaring Twenties1939 · as Mrs. Gray
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
• Espionage Agent1939 · as American Tourist Going to Desert
• Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase1939 · as Rosemary Turnbull
• Hell's Kitchen1939 · as Sarah Krispan
• Naughty But Nice1939 · as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
• Sweepstakes Winner1939 · as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
• Women in the Wind1939 · as Farmer's Wife
• Dodge City1939 · as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
• On Trial1939 · as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
• Yes, My Darling Daughter1939 · as Mrs. Dibble
• Torchy Blane in Chinatown1939 · as Dowager (uncredited)
• Blackwell's Island1939 · as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
• Devil's Island1939 · as Gaudet's Housekeeper
• Comet Over Broadway1938 · as Mrs. Appleton
• Nancy Drew… Detective1938 · as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
• Torchy Gets Her Man1938 · as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
• Hard to Get1938 · as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
• Girls on Probation1938 · as Miss Lewis
• Broadway Musketeers1938 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Boy Meets Girl1938 · as Studio Cleaning Woman
• Four Daughters1938 · as Mrs. Ridgefield
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Juror (uncredited)
• Racket Busters1938 · as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
• In Old Chicago1938 · as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
• Maid of Salem1937 · as Townswoman (Uncredited)
• Missing Girls1936 · as Ma Barton
• Dancing Pirate1936 · as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
• Don’t Get Personal1936 · as Spinster (Uncredited)
• Paddy O'Day1936 · as Aunt Flora
• Never Too Late1935 · as Mother Hartley
• Way Down East1935 · as Mrs. Poole
• Navy Wife1935 · as Bridge Player
• Man on the Flying Trapeze1935 · as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
• The Daring Young Man1935 · as Secretary to the Duchess
• The Meanest Gal in Town1934 · as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
• Meet the Baron1933 · as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
• Hold Your Man1933 · as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
• Night Nurse1931 · as Miss Dillon
• Command Performance1931 · as Queen Elizabeth
• Strictly Unconventional1930 · as Duchess of Brocklehurst
• Wide Open1930 · as Mrs. Hathaway
• Coquette1929 · as Miss Jenkins
• The Iron Mask1929 · as Madame Peronne
• The Home Towners1928 · as Mrs. Calhoun
• Something Always Happens1928 · as Gräfin Agathe
• Ramona1928 · as Señora Moreno
• Satan and the Woman1928 · as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
• The Small Bachelor1927 · as Mrs. Waddington
• What Happened To Father1927 · as Mrs. Bradberry
• Resurrection1927 · as Aunt Marya
• The Broken Gate1927 · as Invalid
• Take It from Me1926 · as Mrs. Forsythe
• King of the Pack1926 · as "Widder" Gasper
• The Lily1926 · as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
• Ella Cinders1926 · as Ma Cinders
• The Gilded Butterfly1926 · as Mrs. Ralston
• The Only Thing1925 · as Princess Erek
• Stella Dallas1925 · as Mrs. Tibbets
• Eve's Secret1925 · as Duchess
• Enticement1925 · as Mrs. Blake
• Who Cares1925 · as Grandmother Ludlow
• The Dark Swan1924 · as Mrs. Quinn
• In Every Woman's Life1924 · as Diana Lansdale
• Broadway After Dark1924 · as Mrs. Smith
• How to Educate a Wife1924 · as Mrs. Bancks
• Long Live the King1923 · as Archduchess Annuncita
• The Marriage Market1923 · as Aunt Agnes Piggott
• Desire1923 · as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
• Brass1923 · as Mrs. Jones
• Peg o' My Heart1922 · as Mrs. Chichester
• Nancy from Nowhere1922 · as Mrs. Kelly
• The Glorious Fool1922 · as Miss Hart
• She Couldn't Help It1920 · as Mother Hogan
• A Full House1920 · as Aunt Penelope
• The Poor Simp1920 · as Mrs. Adams
• Nurse Marjorie1920 · as Duchess of Donegal
• The Devil's Riddle1920 · as Leading lady
• The Blooming Angel1920 · as Floss's Aunt
• Lombardi, Ltd.1919 · as Mollie
• The Merry-Go-Round1919 · as Mrs. Pomeroy
• The Mother and the Law1919 · as Miss Mary Jenkins
• Yvonne from Paris1919 · as Aunt Marie Provost
• The Pest1919 · as Housekeeper
• The Lamb and the Lion1919 · as Mrs. Robert Derby
• The Long Lane's Turning1919 · as Charlotte Allen
• As the Sun Went Down1919 · as Ike's Wife
• A Bit of Jade1918 · as Mrs. Abigail King
• A Weaver of Dreams1918 · as Aunt Hattie Taylor
• The Trouble Buster1917 · as Mrs. Westfall
• Lost in Transit1917 · as Mrs. Flint
• Jack and the Beanstalk1917 · as The Giantess
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
• The Kid Magicians1915 · as Georgie's Mother
• Betty in Search of a Thrill1915 · as Mrs. Hastings
• Sunshine Molly1915 · as Mrs. O'Brien
• The Caprices of Kitty1915 · as Miss Smythe
• Hypocrites1915 · as Parishioner (uncredited)