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Vera Lewis

Acting Born Jun 9, 1873 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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.

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Known for

Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Film

The Killers

as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Film

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

Man from Atlantis

as Miss Sweetman

Full filmography

  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Head Nurse (uncredited)
  • Mr. Skeffington (1944) as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
  • The Killers (1946) as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Mrs. Gray
  • Dodge City (1939) as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
  • They Drive by Night (1940) as Landlady (uncredited)
  • The Suspect (1945) as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
  • All This, and Heaven Too (1940) as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
  • In Old Chicago (1938) as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
  • The Return of Doctor X (1939) as Miss Sweetman
  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) as Juror (uncredited)
  • The Hard Way (1943) as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
  • Four Mothers (1941) as Mrs. Ridgefield
  • Night Nurse (1931) as Miss Dillon
  • Espionage Agent (1939) as American Tourist Going to Desert
  • The Iron Mask (1929) as Madame Peronne
  • Four Wives (1939) as Mrs. Ridgefield
  • Bullet Scars (1942) as Indignant Woman in Car
  • Boy Meets Girl (1938) as Studio Cleaning Woman
  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
  • Dancing Pirate (1936) as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
  • Hell's Kitchen (1939) as Sarah Krispan