Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born June 9, 1873
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.
MovieIt Had to Be You
1947
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Wife to Spare
1947
MovieIt Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
MovieIt's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Hortense Dimwitty
MovieThe Killers
1946
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
MovieSpook Busters
1946
as Mrs. Grimm
MovieThe Cat Creeps
1946
as Cora Williams
MovieRhythm Round-Up
1945
as Mrs. Squimp
MovieHollywood and Vine
1945
as Fanny
MovieThe Suspect
1945
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
MovieMr. Skeffington
1944
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
MoviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
as Matilda (uncredited)
MovieSomeone to Remember
1943
as Aggressive Miss Green
MovieThe Gorilla Man
1943
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieThe Hard Way
1943
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
MovieBusses Roar
1942
as Mrs. Dipper
MovieMoontide
1942
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
MovieLady Gangster
1942
as Ma Silsby
MovieBullet Scars
1942
as Indignant Woman in Car
MovieRemember the Day
1941
as Teacher
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
MovieMiss Polly
1941
as Elvira Pennywinkle
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
MovieThree Girls About Town
1941
as Clubwoman
MovieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Mrs. Slocum
MovieManpower
1941
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
MovieBad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Jordan
MovieThe Lady and the Lug
1941
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
MovieHere Comes Happiness
1941
as Mrs. James
MovieCliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
MovieFour Mothers
1941
as Mrs. Ridgefield
MovieShe Couldn't Say No
1940
as Pansy Hawkins
MovieFather Is A Prince
1940
as Carrie
MovieMoney and the Woman
1940
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
MovieThey Drive by Night
1940
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
MovieAn Angel from Texas
1940
as Mrs. Gates
MovieThe Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
MovieAdventure in Diamonds
1940
as Mrs. MacPherson
MovieGranny Get Your Gun
1940
as Carrie Ellis
MovieFour Wives
1939
as Mrs. Ridgefield
MoviePrivate Detective
1939
as Mrs. Widner
MovieThe Return of Doctor X
1939
as Miss Sweetman
MovieKid Nightingale
1939
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
MovieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
as Mrs. Gray
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
MovieEspionage Agent
1939
as American Tourist Going to Desert
MovieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Rosemary Turnbull
MovieHell's Kitchen
1939
as Sarah Krispan
MovieNaughty but Nice
1939
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
MovieSweepstakes Winner
1939
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
MovieWomen in the Wind
1939
as Farmer's Wife
MovieDodge City
1939
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
MovieOn Trial
1939
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
MovieYes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Mrs. Dibble
MovieTorchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Dowager (uncredited)
MovieBlackwell's Island
1939
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
MovieDevil's Island
1939
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
MovieComet Over Broadway
1938
as Mrs. Appleton
MovieNancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
MovieTorchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
MovieHard to Get
1938
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
MovieGirls on Probation
1938
as Miss Lewis
MovieBroadway Musketeers
1938
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieBoy Meets Girl
1938
as Studio Cleaning Woman
MovieFour Daughters
1938
as Mrs. Ridgefield
MovieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Juror (uncredited)
MovieRacket Busters
1938
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieIn Old Chicago
1938
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
MovieMaid of Salem
1937
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
MovieMissing Girls
1936
as Ma Barton
MovieDancing Pirate
1936
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
Don’t Get Personal
1936
as Spinster (Uncredited)
MoviePaddy O'Day
1936
as Aunt Flora
MovieNever Too Late
1935
as Mother Hartley
MovieWay Down East
1935
as Mrs. Poole
MovieNavy Wife
1935
as Bridge Player
MovieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
MovieThe Daring Young Man
1935
as Secretary to the Duchess
MovieThe Meanest Gal in Town
1934
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
MovieMeet the Baron
1933
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
MovieHold Your Man
1933
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
MovieNight Nurse
1931
as Miss Dillon
MovieCommand Performance
1931
as Queen Elizabeth
MovieStrictly Unconventional
1930
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
MovieWide Open
1930
as Mrs. Hathaway
MovieCoquette
1929
as Miss Jenkins
MovieThe Iron Mask
1929
as Madame Peronne
MovieThe Home Towners
1928
as Mrs. Calhoun
MovieSomething Always Happens
1928
as Gräfin Agathe
MovieRamona
1928
as Señora Moreno
Satan and the Woman
1928
as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
MovieThe Small Bachelor
1927
as Mrs. Waddington
MovieWhat Happened To Father
1927
as Mrs. Bradberry
MovieResurrection
1927
as Aunt Marya
MovieThe Broken Gate
1927
as Invalid
MovieTake It from Me
1926
as Mrs. Forsythe
MovieKing of the Pack
1926
as "Widder" Gasper
MovieThe Lily
1926
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
MovieElla Cinders
1926
as Ma Cinders
MovieThe Gilded Butterfly
1926
as Mrs. Ralston
MovieThe Only Thing
1925
as Princess Erek
MovieStella Dallas
1925
as Mrs. Tibbets
MovieEve's Secret
1925
as Duchess
MovieEnticement
1925
as Mrs. Blake
MovieWho Cares
1925
as Grandmother Ludlow
MovieThe Dark Swan
1924
as Mrs. Quinn
MovieIn Every Woman's Life
1924
as Diana Lansdale
MovieBroadway After Dark
1924
as Mrs. Smith
MovieHow to Educate a Wife
1924
as Mrs. Bancks
MovieLong Live the King
1923
as Archduchess Annuncita
MovieThe Marriage Market
1923
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
MovieDesire
1923
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
MovieBrass
1923
as Mrs. Jones
MoviePeg o' My Heart
1922
as Mrs. Chichester
MovieNancy from Nowhere
1922
as Mrs. Kelly
MovieThe Glorious Fool
1922
as Miss Hart
MovieShe Couldn't Help It
1920
as Mother Hogan
MovieA Full House
1920
as Aunt Penelope
MovieThe Poor Simp
1920
as Mrs. Adams
MovieNurse Marjorie
1920
as Duchess of Donegal
MovieThe Devil's Riddle
1920
as Leading lady
MovieThe Blooming Angel
1920
as Floss's Aunt
MovieLombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Mollie
MovieThe Merry-Go-Round
1919
as Mrs. Pomeroy
MovieThe Mother and the Law
1919
as Miss Mary Jenkins
MovieYvonne from Paris
1919
as Aunt Marie Provost
MovieThe Pest
1919
as Housekeeper
MovieThe Lamb and the Lion
1919
as Mrs. Robert Derby
MovieThe Long Lane's Turning
1919
as Charlotte Allen
MovieAs the Sun Went Down
1919
as Ike's Wife
MovieA Bit of Jade
1918
as Mrs. Abigail King
MovieA Weaver of Dreams
1918
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
MovieThe Trouble Buster
1917
as Mrs. Westfall
MovieLost in Transit
1917
as Mrs. Flint
MovieJack and the Beanstalk
1917
as The Giantess
MovieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
The Kid Magicians
1915
as Georgie's Mother
MovieBetty in Search of a Thrill
1915
as Mrs. Hastings
MovieSunshine Molly
1915
as Mrs. O'Brien
The Caprices of Kitty
1915
as Miss Smythe
MovieHypocrites
1915
as Parishioner (uncredited)
