Vera Lewis
Acting
- Born:
- 1873-06-09
- Died:
- 1956-02-08
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
It Had to Be You
Wife to Spare
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It's a Joke, Son!
The Killers
Spook Busters
The Cat Creeps
Rhythm Round-Up
Hollywood and Vine
The Suspect
Mr. Skeffington
Princess O'Rourke
Someone to Remember
The Gorilla Man
The Hard Way
Busses Roar
Moontide
Lady Gangster
Bullet Scars
Remember the Day
They Died with Their Boots On
Miss Polly
One Foot in Heaven
Three Girls About Town
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Manpower
Bad Men of Missouri
The Lady and the Lug
Here Comes Happiness
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Four Mothers
She Couldn't Say No
Father Is A Prince
Money and the Woman
They Drive by Night
All This, and Heaven Too
An Angel from Texas
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Adventure in Diamonds
Granny Get Your Gun
Four Wives
Private Detective
The Return of Doctor X
Kid Nightingale
The Roaring Twenties
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Espionage Agent
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Hell's Kitchen
Naughty but Nice
Sweepstakes Winner
Women in the Wind
Dodge City
On Trial
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Blackwell's Island
Devil's Island
Comet Over Broadway
Nancy Drew… Detective
Torchy Gets Her Man
Hard to Get
Girls on Probation
Broadway Musketeers
Boy Meets Girl
Four Daughters
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Racket Busters
In Old Chicago
Maid of Salem
Missing Girls
Dancing Pirate
Don’t Get Personal
Paddy O'Day
Never Too Late
Way Down East
Navy Wife
Man on the Flying Trapeze
The Daring Young Man
The Meanest Gal in Town
Meet the Baron
Hold Your Man
Night Nurse
Command Performance
Strictly Unconventional
Wide Open
Coquette
The Iron Mask
The Home Towners
Something Always Happens
Ramona
Satan and the Woman
The Small Bachelor
What Happened To Father
Resurrection
The Broken Gate
Take It from Me
King of the Pack
The Lily
Ella Cinders
The Gilded Butterfly
The Only Thing
Stella Dallas
Eve's Secret
Enticement
Who Cares
The Dark Swan
In Every Woman's Life
Broadway After Dark
How to Educate a Wife
Long Live the King
The Marriage Market
Desire
Brass
Peg o' My Heart
Nancy from Nowhere
The Glorious Fool
She Couldn't Help It
A Full House
The Poor Simp
Nurse Marjorie
The Devil's Riddle
The Blooming Angel
Lombardi, Ltd.
The Merry-Go-Round
The Mother and the Law
Yvonne from Paris
The Pest
The Lamb and the Lion
The Long Lane's Turning
As the Sun Went Down
A Bit of Jade
A Weaver of Dreams
The Trouble Buster
Lost in Transit
Jack and the Beanstalk
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Kid Magicians
Betty in Search of a Thrill
Sunshine Molly
The Caprices of Kitty
Hypocrites