Acting
Vera Lewis
EN, XX cinema · 142 credits
Born
9 June 1873
Died
8 February 1956 (aged 82)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Vera Mackey · Miss Lewis
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
Filmography
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
It's a Joke, Son!
as Hortense Dimwitty
It Had to Be You
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Spook Busters
as Mrs. Grimm
The Killers
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
The Cat Creeps
as Cora Williams
The Suspect
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Rhythm Round-Up
as Mrs. Squimp
Hollywood and Vine
as Fanny
Mr. Skeffington
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Someone to Remember
as Aggressive Miss Green
The Gorilla Man
as Landlady (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
as Matilda (uncredited)
The Hard Way
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Lady Gangster
as Ma Silsby
Busses Roar
as Mrs. Dipper
Moontide
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
as Indignant Woman in Car
Manpower
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Miss Polly
as Elvira Pennywinkle
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Mrs. Slocum
Four Mothers
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Three Girls About Town
as Clubwoman
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Jordan
They Died with Their Boots On
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
Remember the Day
as Teacher
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
as Mrs. James
The Lady and the Lug
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
She Couldn't Say No
as Pansy Hawkins
All This, and Heaven Too
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
Father Is A Prince
as Carrie
An Angel from Texas
as Mrs. Gates
Adventure in Diamonds
as Mrs. MacPherson
Money and the Woman
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Carrie Ellis
The Return of Doctor X
as Miss Sweetman
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Gray
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Rosemary Turnbull
Hell's Kitchen
as Sarah Krispan
Naughty but Nice
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
Four Wives
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Devil's Island
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
Blackwell's Island
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Dodge City
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
as Farmer's Wife
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as American Tourist Going to Desert
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Dowager (uncredited)
Private Detective
as Mrs. Widner
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Mrs. Dibble
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
On Trial
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Juror (uncredited)
Four Daughters
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Comet Over Broadway
as Mrs. Appleton
Racket Busters
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
as Studio Cleaning Woman
Girls on Probation
as Miss Lewis
Broadway Musketeers
as Landlady (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
Missing Girls
as Ma Barton
Paddy O'Day
as Aunt Flora
Dancing Pirate
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
Don’t Get Personal
1936
Don’t Get Personal
as Spinster (Uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
Never Too Late
as Mother Hartley
Way Down East
as Mrs. Poole
The Daring Young Man
as Secretary to the Duchess
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
Night Nurse
as Miss Dillon
Command Performance
as Queen Elizabeth
Wide Open
as Mrs. Hathaway
Strictly Unconventional
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
The Iron Mask
as Madame Peronne
Coquette
as Miss Jenkins
Ramona
as Señora Moreno
The Home Towners
as Mrs. Calhoun
Something Always Happens
as Gräfin Agathe
Satan and the Woman
as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
The Broken Gate
as Invalid
The Small Bachelor
as Mrs. Waddington
What Happened To Father
as Mrs. Bradberry
Resurrection
as Aunt Marya
Take It from Me
as Mrs. Forsythe
Ella Cinders
as Ma Cinders
The Gilded Butterfly
as Mrs. Ralston
The Lily
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
King of the Pack
as "Widder" Gasper
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Tibbets
The Only Thing
as Princess Erek
Enticement
as Mrs. Blake
Eve's Secret
as Duchess
Who Cares
as Grandmother Ludlow
How to Educate a Wife
as Mrs. Bancks
Broadway After Dark
as Mrs. Smith
The Dark Swan
as Mrs. Quinn
In Every Woman's Life
as Diana Lansdale
Long Live the King
as Archduchess Annuncita
The Marriage Market
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
Brass
as Mrs. Jones
Desire
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
The Glorious Fool
as Miss Hart
Peg o' My Heart
as Mrs. Chichester
Nancy from Nowhere
as Mrs. Kelly
The Blooming Angel
as Floss's Aunt
Nurse Marjorie
as Duchess of Donegal
She Couldn't Help It
as Mother Hogan
The Poor Simp
as Mrs. Adams
A Full House
as Aunt Penelope
The Devil's Riddle
as Leading lady
The Pest
as Housekeeper
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Mollie
The Mother and the Law
as Miss Mary Jenkins
The Long Lane's Turning
as Charlotte Allen
As the Sun Went Down
as Ike's Wife
Yvonne from Paris
as Aunt Marie Provost
The Lamb and the Lion
as Mrs. Robert Derby
The Merry-Go-Round
as Mrs. Pomeroy
A Weaver of Dreams
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
A Bit of Jade
as Mrs. Abigail King
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giantess
The Trouble Buster
as Mrs. Westfall
Lost in Transit
as Mrs. Flint
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
Betty in Search of a Thrill
as Mrs. Hastings
Hypocrites
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Sunshine Molly
as Mrs. O'Brien
The Kid Magicians
1915
The Kid Magicians
as Georgie's Mother