Acting · Berlin, Germany · Born July 22, 1940
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.
MovieRex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
as Self
MovieDirecting Hell
2011
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
as Self
Suspicion of Guilt
1996
as Mrs. Clausthal
Neptun und Isolde
1992
TVWolffs Revier
1992
as Christin Wendrich
TVRiverboat
1992
as Self
MovieLove at First Sight
1991
as Elsas Mutter
Insel der Träume
1991
as Lisa Rostow
Mit Leib und Seele
1989
as Frau Rahner
TVPeter Strohm
1989
as Alexandra Aust
Frei zum Abschuß
1989
MovieEarthbound
1989
as Hanna Frey
Losberg
1986
as Ruth von Trenz
MovieTarot
1986
as Charlotte
MovieDas Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
as Anita Cliff
MovieTschechow in meinem Leben
1985
as Self
Reserl am Hofe
1984
as Baroness
Blaubart
1984
as Gisela
TVDer Fahnder
1984
as Lena
MovieTausend Augen
1984
as Victoria
MovieTreffpunkt im Unendlichen
1984
as Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Haus Vaterland
1983
The Axe of Wandsbek
1982
as Fräulein Blüthe
MovieDesperado City
1982
as Hilke
TVA Case For Two
1981
as Julia Winter
Frau über vierzig
1981
as Hanna Lachner
MoviePanic Time
1980
as Frau Dr. Wunder
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
1979
Die Pyramide
1979
as Self
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978
MovieDer Schimmelreiter
1978
as Vollina Harders
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
1978
as Moira
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
1977
as Sylvia
Geschäft mit der Sonne
1977
as Birgit Schulz
MovieErika's Passions
1976
as Franziska
MovieEuridice BA 2037
1975
as Evridiki
MovieCold Blood
1975
as Corinna
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
1975
as Lucy Lockit
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
1974
as Sécurité-Agentin
MovieThe First Circle
1973
as Clara
Olifant
1973
as Charis
TVEine Frau bleibt eine Frau
1972
as Alberts Geliebte
TVThe Illegal
1972
as Katharina Feldmann
TVDalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Candidate
Duell zu Dritt
1971
as Liz Bentley
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Wiktorija
Krebsstation
1970
as Dr. Wera
MovieDo You Believe in Swedish Sin?
1970
as Kristina
MovieLove and So Forth
1968
as Nina
Der eine Tag im Jahr
1967
as Jane
TVCliff Dexter
1966
as Violet
MovieCall Girls of Frankfurt
1966
as Vera Paterny
Jörg Preda berichtet
1966
as Jennifer Vernon
Der Rebell, der keiner war
1965
as Minnie Powell
Anatomie eines Unfalls
1965
as Lilo Förster
MovieDie chinesische Mauer
1965
as Julia
MovieVerhör am Nachmittag
1965
as Barbara Winkler
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
1964
Thomas More
1964
as Margaret More
Leocadia
1964
as Amanda
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
as Sinitschka
MovieThe Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
as Feder-Lissy
TVInterpol
1963
as Jeanette
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
1963
as Blanche Fleury
Wassa Schelesnowa
1963
as Lisa
MovieLove at Twenty
1962
MovieThe Bread of Those Early Years
1962
as Ulla Wickwebe
Froher Herbst des Lebens
1961
as Ginevra Dunbar
MovieThe Young Sinner
1960
as Carola
MovieDer Schleier fiel…
1960
as Lisa Roth
MovieFreddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
as Manuela O’Brien
MovieMelodie und Rhythmus
1959
as (uncredited)
MovieAnd That on Monday Morning
1959
as Monika
MovieMeine 99 Bräute
1958
as Else Heer
MovieThe Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958
as Katja
MovieAngel in a Taxi
1958
as The dancer Camilla
MovieThe Doctor of Stalingrad
1958
as Tamara
MovieWitwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957
as Anne Scherzer
MovieUnter Achtzehn
1957
as Elfie Breitner
German Film Award
1951
as Self
