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Vera Lewis
Actor· New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
48 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! | Hortense Dimwitty | Film |
| 1946 | Spook Busters | Mrs. Grimm | Film |
| 1945 | The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine | Fanny | Film |
| 1943 | The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Moontide | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Busses Roar | Mrs. Dipper | Film |
| 1942 | Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby | Film |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield | Film |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum | Film |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Landlady (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson | Film |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Carrie | Film |
| 1940 | She Couldn't Say No | Pansy Hawkins | Film |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Farmer's Wife | Film |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Miss Sweetman | Film |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Mrs. Ridgefield | Film |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Gray | Film |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Dowager (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Mrs. Widner | Film |
| 1939 | On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 | Film |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Rosemary Turnbull | Film |
| 1939 | Naughty but Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick | Film |
| 1939 | Hell's Kitchen | Sarah Krispan | Film |
| 1938 | Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield | Film |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman | Film |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton | Film |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day | Aunt Flora | Film |
| 1936 | Missing Girls | Ma Barton | Film |
| 1936 | Don’t Get Personal | Spinster (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Dancing Pirate | Orville's Mother (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode | Film |
| 1935 | Way Down East | Mrs. Poole | Film |
| 1933 | Hold Your Man | Mrs. Gargan (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Night Nurse | Miss Dillon | Film |
| 1930 | Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway | Film |
| 1930 | Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst | Film |
| 1929 | The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne | Film |
| 1929 | Coquette | Miss Jenkins | Film |
| 1926 | Ella Cinders | Ma Cinders | Film |
| 1925 | Stella Dallas | Mrs. Tibbets | Film |
| 1922 | Peg o' My Heart | Mrs. Chichester | Film |
| 1920 | Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal | Film |
| 1917 | The Trouble Buster | Mrs. Westfall | Film |
| 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) | Film |
| 1915 | Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) | Film |
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