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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 9, 1886
Died
May 8, 1948
Place of Birth
N/A
Also Known As
- Vera Pogorelsky
Vera Gordon
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress. Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old. Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side. In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother. She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.
Known For
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Mrs. Cohen
Abie's Irish Rose
1946
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Vera Gordon
Stage Door Canteen
1943
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Mrs. Lefkowitz
The Big Street
1942
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Sister Lapidus
The Living Ghost
1942
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Mrs. Levine
You and Me
1938
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Mrs. Levinsky
Michael O'Halloran
1937
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Mrs. Cohen
The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
1930
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One of Henry VIII's Wives
Madam Satan
1930
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Mrs. Cohen
The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
1930
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Benny's Mother
Four Walls
1928
Credits
Abie's Irish Rose
as Mrs. Cohen
1946
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Stage Door Canteen
as Vera Gordon
1943
6.1
The Big Street
as Mrs. Lefkowitz
1942
5.6
The Living Ghost
as Sister Lapidus
1942
4.1
You and Me
as Mrs. Levine
1938
6.5
Michael O'Halloran
as Mrs. Levinsky
1937
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The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
as Mrs. Cohen
1930
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Madam Satan
as One of Henry VIII's Wives
1930
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The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
as Mrs. Cohen
1930
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Four Walls
as Benny's Mother
1928
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The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
as Mrs. Cohen
1928
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An Affair of the Follies
1927
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Private Izzy Murphy
as Sara Goldberg
1926
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Millionaires
as Esther Rubens
1926
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Kosher Kitty Kelly
as Mrs. Feinbaum
1926
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Sweet Daddies
as Rose Finklebaum
1926
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The Cohens and Kellys
as Mrs. Cohen
1926
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In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Rosie Potash
1924
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Potash and Perlmutter
as Rosie Potash
1923
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The Good Provider
as Becky Binswanger
1922
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Your Best Friend
as Mrs. Esther Meyers
1922
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The Greatest Love
as Mrs. Lantini
1920
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The North Wind's Malice
as Rachel Guth
1920
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Humoresque
as Mama Kantor
1920
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