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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 9, 1873
Died
February 8, 1956
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Vera Mackey
- Miss Lewis
Vera Lewis
0.2 Popularity
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
6.5
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
1947
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0.0
Wife to Spare
1947
7.0
Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
6.9
Hortense Dimwitty
It's a Joke, Son!
1947
7.3
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
The Killers
1946
4.8
Mrs. Grimm
Spook Busters
1946
4.8
Cora Williams
The Cat Creeps
1946
0.0
Mrs. Squimp
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
4.0
Fanny
Hollywood and Vine
1945
6.7
Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
The Suspect
1944
Credits
It Had to Be You
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
1947
6.5
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Wife to Spare
1947
0.0
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
1947
7.0
It's a Joke, Son!
as Hortense Dimwitty
1947
6.9
The Killers
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
1946
7.3
Spook Busters
as Mrs. Grimm
1946
4.8
The Cat Creeps
as Cora Williams
1946
4.8
Rhythm Round-Up
as Mrs. Squimp
1945
0.0
Hollywood and Vine
as Fanny
1945
4.0
The Suspect
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
1944
6.7
Mr. Skeffington
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1944
6.7
Princess O'Rourke
as Matilda (uncredited)
1943
6.3
Someone to Remember
as Aggressive Miss Green
1943
7.0
The Gorilla Man
as Landlady (uncredited)
1943
5.0
The Hard Way
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
1943
6.3
Busses Roar
as Mrs. Dipper
1942
6.6
Moontide
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1942
6.3
Lady Gangster
as Ma Silsby
1942
5.5
Bullet Scars
as Indignant Woman in Car
1942
6.2
Remember the Day
as Teacher
1941
6.6
They Died with Their Boots On
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Miss Polly
as Elvira Pennywinkle
1941
4.5
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Three Girls About Town
as Clubwoman
1941
5.3
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Mrs. Slocum
1941
5.0
Manpower
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1941
6.7
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Jordan
1941
5.6
The Lady and the Lug
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
1941
0.0
Here Comes Happiness
as Mrs. James
1941
5.0
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
1941
1.0
Four Mothers
as Mrs. Ridgefield
1941
6.2
She Couldn't Say No
as Pansy Hawkins
1940
6.8
Father Is A Prince
as Carrie
1940
5.0
Money and the Woman
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
1940
3.5
They Drive by Night
as Landlady (uncredited)
1940
6.9
All This, and Heaven Too
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
1940
7.2
An Angel from Texas
as Mrs. Gates
1940
4.8
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
1940
5.4
Adventure in Diamonds
as Mrs. MacPherson
1940
5.2
Granny Get Your Gun
as Carrie Ellis
1940
3.5
Four Wives
as Mrs. Ridgefield
1939
5.3
Private Detective
as Mrs. Widner
1939
6.0
The Return of Doctor X
as Miss Sweetman
1939
5.9
Kid Nightingale
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
1939
5.5
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Gray
1939
7.5
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
1939
7.8
Espionage Agent
as American Tourist Going to Desert
1939
5.9
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Rosemary Turnbull
1939
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
as Sarah Krispan
1939
6.2
Naughty But Nice
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
1939
6.2
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
1939
3.7
Women in the Wind
as Farmer's Wife
1939
6.8
Dodge City
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
1939
6.9
On Trial
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
1939
5.5
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Mrs. Dibble
1939
3.3
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Dowager (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Blackwell's Island
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Devil's Island
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
1939
5.4
Comet Over Broadway
as Mrs. Appleton
1938
5.0
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
1938
6.3
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
1938
5.6
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Girls on Probation
as Miss Lewis
1938
5.9
Broadway Musketeers
as Landlady (uncredited)
1938
3.5
Boy Meets Girl
as Studio Cleaning Woman
1938
6.5
Four Daughters
as Mrs. Ridgefield
1938
6.6
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Juror (uncredited)
1938
7.1
Racket Busters
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
1938
5.1
In Old Chicago
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
1938
6.6
Maid of Salem
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
1937
5.9
Missing Girls
as Ma Barton
1936
5.0
Dancing Pirate
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
1936
5.5
Paddy O'Day
as Aunt Flora
1936
7.0
Never Too Late
as Mother Hartley
1935
4.0
Way Down East
as Mrs. Poole
1935
3.0
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
1935
5.0
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
1935
6.0
The Daring Young Man
as Secretary to the Duchess
1935
0.0
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
1934
6.5
Meet the Baron
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
1933
4.2
Hold Your Man
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
1933
6.1
Night Nurse
as Miss Dillon
1931
6.7
Command Performance
as Queen Elizabeth
1931
4.1
Strictly Unconventional
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
1930
2.7
Wide Open
as Mrs. Hathaway
1930
5.3
Coquette
as Miss Jenkins
1929
5.7
The Iron Mask
as Madame Peronne
1929
6.7
The Home Towners
as Mrs. Calhoun
1928
0.0
Something Always Happens
as Gräfin Agathe
1928
0.0
Ramona
as Señora Moreno
1928
6.4
The Small Bachelor
as Mrs. Waddington
1927
0.0
What Happened To Father
as Mrs. Bradberry
1927
0.0
Resurrection
as Aunt Marya
1927
0.0
The Broken Gate
as Invalid
1927
0.0
Take It from Me
as Mrs. Forsythe
1926
0.0
The Lily
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
1926
0.0
Ella Cinders
as Ma Cinders
1926
7.0
The Gilded Butterfly
as Mrs. Ralston
1926
0.0
The Only Thing
as Princess Erek
1925
2.0
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Tibbets
1925
7.0
Eve's Secret
as Duchess
1925
0.0
Enticement
as Mrs. Blake
1925
0.0
Who Cares
as Grandmother Ludlow
1925
0.0
The Dark Swan
as Mrs. Quinn
1924
0.0
In Every Woman's Life
as Diana Lansdale
1924
0.0
Broadway After Dark
as Mrs. Smith
1924
0.0
How to Educate a Wife
as Mrs. Bancks
1924
0.0
Long Live the King
as Archduchess Annuncita
1923
0.0
The Marriage Market
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
1923
0.0
Desire
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
1923
0.0
Brass
as Mrs. Jones
1923
3.0
Peg o' My Heart
as Mrs. Chichester
1922
6.5
Nancy from Nowhere
as Mrs. Kelly
1922
0.0
The Glorious Fool
as Miss Hart
1922
0.0
She Couldn't Help It
as Mother Hogan
1920
0.0
The Poor Simp
as Mrs. Adams
1920
0.0
Nurse Marjorie
as Duchess of Donegal
1920
5.9
The Blooming Angel
as Floss's Aunt
1920
0.0
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Mollie
1919
0.0
The Mother and the Law
as Miss Mary Jenkins
1919
6.9
Yvonne from Paris
as Aunt Marie Provost
1919
0.0
The Pest
as Housekeeper
1919
0.0
As the Sun Went Down
as Ike's Wife
1919
0.0
The Long Lane's Turning
as Charlotte Allen
1919
0.0
A Bit of Jade
as Mrs. Abigail King
1918
0.0
A Weaver of Dreams
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
1918
0.0
The Trouble Buster
as Mrs. Westfall
1917
0.0
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giantess
1917
5.0
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
1916
7.1
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The Kid Magicians
as Georgie's Mother
1915
0.0
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Betty in Search of a Thrill
as Mrs. Hastings
1915
3.0
Sunshine Molly
as Mrs. O'Brien
1915
0.0
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The Caprices of Kitty
as Miss Smythe
1915
0.0
Hypocrites
as Parishioner (uncredited)
1915
5.6