Vera Lewis
Actress · Since 1916
Known for
Vera Lewis has grown into a veteran American actress who has spent far more time working than being talked about. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 138 titles. Of everything on the filmography, 'Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Roaring Twenties' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Vera Lewis
Actress · Since 1916
138 Movies
Vera Lewis has grown into a veteran American actress who has spent far more time working than being talked about. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 138 titles. Of everything on the filmography, 'Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Roaring Twenties' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Movies
Plays Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Plays Mrs. Gray
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Plays Madame Peronne
The Iron Mask
1929
Plays Miss Dillon
Night Nurse
1931
Plays Teacher
Remember the Day
1941
Plays Miss Sweetman
The Return of Doctor X
1939
Plays Hortense Dimwitty
It's a Joke, Son!
1947
Plays Aunt Annabella Hardwick
Naughty but Nice
1939
Plays Mrs. Jordan
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
Plays Sarah Krispan
Hell's Kitchen
1939
Plays Mrs. Gates
An Angel from Texas
1940
Plays Mrs. Poole
Way Down East
1935
Plays Rosemary Turnbull
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
Plays Duchess of Donegal
Nurse Marjorie
1920
Plays Gaudet's Housekeeper
Devil's Island
1939
Plays Mrs. Ridgefield
Four Wives
1939
Plays Carrie Ellis
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
Plays Miss Lewis
Girls on Probation
1938
Plays Mrs. Appleton
Comet Over Broadway
1938
Plays Mrs. Ridgefield
Four Daughters
1938
Plays Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Plays Mrs. Hathaway
Wide Open
1930
Plays Miss Mary Jenkins
The Mother and the Law
1919
Plays Mrs. Dibble
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
Plays Miss Jenkins
Coquette
1929
Plays Elvira Pennywinkle
Miss Polly
1941
Plays Farmer's Wife
Women in the Wind
1939
Plays Mrs. Chichester
Peg o' My Heart
1922
Plays Pansy Hawkins
She Couldn't Say No
1940
Plays Ma Cinders
Ella Cinders
1926
Plays Clubwoman
Three Girls About Town
1941
Plays Ma Barton
Missing Girls
1936
Plays American Tourist Going to Desert
Espionage Agent
1939
Plays Indignant Woman in Car
Bullet Scars
1942
Plays Mother Hartley
Never Too Late
1935
Plays Mrs. Grimm
Spook Busters
1946
Plays Mrs. MacPherson
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
Plays The Giantess
Jack and the Beanstalk
1917
Plays Mrs. Widner
Private Detective
1939
Plays Miss Hart
The Glorious Fool
1922
Plays Mrs. Norma Stewart
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
Plays Studio Cleaning Woman
Boy Meets Girl
1938
Plays Ma Silsby
Lady Gangster
1942
Plays Señora Moreno
Ramona
1928
Plays Mrs. Ridgefield
Four Mothers
1941
Plays Mrs. Slocum
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
Plays Aggressive Miss Green
Someone to Remember
1943
Plays Mrs. Dipper
Busses Roar
1942
Plays Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
On Trial
1939
Plays Mrs. James
Here Comes Happiness
1941
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It Had to Be You
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
1947
It's a Joke, Son!
Hortense Dimwitty
1947
The Killers
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
1946
Spook Busters
Mrs. Grimm
1946
The Cat Creeps
Cora Williams
1946
Rhythm Round-Up
Mrs. Squimp
1945
Hollywood and Vine
Fanny
1945
The Suspect
Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
1945
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Vera Lewis still alive?
Vera Lewis passed away on February 8, 1956 at age 82.
What are the most famous roles of Vera Lewis?
Vera Lewis is best known for roles in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Killers, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages.
How many movies has Vera Lewis been in?
Over a 41-year career (since 1915), Vera Lewis has appeared in 138 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Vera Lewis's first movie?
The career of Vera Lewis began with Hypocrites (1915).
What is Vera Lewis's most recent movie or series?
Vera Lewis's most recent release is It Had to Be You, which premiered on December 7, 1947.
Vera Lewis
1873-06-09 · New York City, New York, USA
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.