Vera Tschechowa
Biography
Vera Tschechowa was a German actress, producer, director, and screenwriter from a distinguished artistic family. She was the daughter of actress Ada Tschechowa and the granddaughter of Russian-born actors Olga Tschechowa and Michael Chekhov; her great-great-uncle was the famous playwright Anton Chekhov. She became known as “The Girl with the Cat Eyes” after starring in Eugen York's film of the same name. Tschechowa began her career in film and theater in the late 1950s, making her screen debut in 1957. She appeared in over 90 film and television productions, earning critical recognition for roles such as Ulla Wickweber in Das Brot der frühen Jahre. In addition to acting, she co-founded Atossa Filmproduktion in 1980 and later focused on directing documentaries and television portraits of notable figures from politics and the arts. Her autobiography Überwiegend heiter: Mein ziemlich bewegtes Leben was published in 2022.
Known For
Scene of the Crime
NDR Talk Show
Riverboat
A Case For Two
Wolffs Revier
Dalli Dalli
Dalli Dalli
Der Fahnder
All Movies (59)
- Rex Gildo: The Last Dance2022 · as Self
- Directing Hell2011
- Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben2008 · as Self
- Suspicion of Guilt1996 · as Mrs. Clausthal
- Neptun und Isolde1992
- Love at First Sight1991 · as Elsas Mutter
- Frei zum Abschuß1989
- Earthbound1989 · as Hanna Frey
- Tarot1986 · as Charlotte
- Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle1986 · as Anita Cliff
- Tschechow in meinem Leben1985 · as Self
- Reserl am Hofe1984 · as Baroness
- Blaubart1984 · as Gisela
- Tausend Augen1984 · as Victoria
- Treffpunkt im Unendlichen1984 · as Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
- Haus Vaterland1983
- The Axe of Wandsbek1982 · as Fräulein Blüthe
- Desperado City1982 · as Hilke
- Panic Time1980 · as Frau Dr. Wunder
- Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen1979
- Jahreszeiten der Liebe1979
- … von Herzen mit Schmerzen1978
- Der Schimmelreiter1978 · as Vollina Harders
- Zeit der Empfindsamkeit1977 · as Sylvia
- Erika's Passions1976 · as Franziska
- Euridice BA 20371975 · as Evridiki
- Cold Blood1975 · as Corinna
- Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek1975 · as Lucy Lockit
- The First Circle1973 · as Clara
- Olifant1973 · as Charis
- Krebsstation1970 · as Dr. Wera
- Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?1970 · as Kristina
- Love and So Forth1968 · as Nina
- Der eine Tag im Jahr1967 · as Jane
- Call Girls of Frankfurt1966 · as Vera Paterny
- Der Rebell, der keiner war1965 · as Minnie Powell
- Anatomie eines Unfalls1965 · as Lilo Förster
- Die chinesische Mauer1965 · as Julia
- Verhör am Nachmittag1965 · as Barbara Winkler
- Thomas More1964 · as Margaret More
- Leocadia1964 · as Amanda
- Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk1964 · as Sinitschka
- The Curse of the Hidden Vault1964 · as Feder-Lissy
- Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker1963 · as Blanche Fleury
- Wassa Schelesnowa1963 · as Lisa
- Love at Twenty1962
- The Bread of Those Early Years1962 · as Ulla Wickwebe
- Froher Herbst des Lebens1961 · as Ginevra Dunbar
- The Young Sinner1960 · as Carola
- Der Schleier fiel…1960 · as Lisa Roth
- Freddy unter fremden Sternen1959 · as Manuela O’Brien
- Melodie und Rhythmus1959 · as (uncredited)
- And That on Monday Morning1959 · as Monika
- Meine 99 Bräute1958 · as Else Heer
- The Girl with the Cat Eyes1958 · as Katja
- Angel in a Taxi1958 · as The dancer Camilla
- The Doctor of Stalingrad1958 · as Tamara
- Witwer mit 5 Töchtern1957 · as Anne Scherzer
- Unter Achtzehn1957 · as Elfie Breitner
All TV Shows (26)
- Wolffs Revier1992 · as Christin Wendrich
- Riverboat1992 · as Self
- Insel der Träume1991 · as Lisa Rostow
- Mit Leib und Seele1989 · as Frau Rahner
- Peter Strohm1989 · as Alexandra Aust
- Losberg1986 · as Ruth von Trenz
- Der Fahnder1984 · as Lena
- A Case For Two1981 · as Julia Winter
- Frau über vierzig1981 · as Hanna Lachner
- Die Pyramide1979 · as Self
- NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
- Geschichten aus der Zukunft1978 · as Moira
- Geschäft mit der Sonne1977 · as Birgit Schulz
- 3 nach 91974 · as Self
- Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin1974 · as Sécurité-Agentin
- Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau1972 · as Alberts Geliebte
- The Illegal1972 · as Katharina Feldmann
- Dalli Dalli1971 · as Self - Candidate
- Dalli Dalli1971 · as Self
- Duell zu Dritt1971 · as Liz Bentley
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Wiktorija
- Cliff Dexter1966 · as Violet
- Jörg Preda berichtet1966 · as Jennifer Vernon
- Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten1964
- Interpol1963 · as Jeanette
- German Film Award1951 · as Self