Vera Lewis
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 cla...
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
The Killers
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
They Died with Their Boots On
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Landlady (uncredited)
Dodge City
League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
Filmography
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
Wife to Spare
1947
It's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Hortense Dimwitty
It Had to Be You
1947
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Spook Busters
1946
as Mrs. Grimm
The Killers
1946
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
The Cat Creeps
1946
as Cora Williams
The Suspect
1945
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
as Mrs. Squimp
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Fanny
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Someone to Remember
1943
as Aggressive Miss Green
The Gorilla Man
1943
as Landlady (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Matilda (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Lady Gangster
1942
as Ma Silsby
Busses Roar
1942
as Mrs. Dipper
Moontide
1942
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
1942
as Indignant Woman in Car
Manpower
1941
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Miss Polly
1941
as Elvira Pennywinkle
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Mrs. Slocum
Four Mothers
1941
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Clubwoman
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Jordan
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
Remember the Day
1941
as Teacher
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Mrs. James
The Lady and the Lug
1941
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Pansy Hawkins
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Carrie
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Mrs. Gates
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Mrs. MacPherson
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
as Carrie Ellis
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Miss Sweetman
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Mrs. Gray
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Rosemary Turnbull
Hell's Kitchen
1939
as Sarah Krispan
Naughty but Nice
1939
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
Four Wives
1939
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Devil's Island
1939
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Dodge City
1939
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
1939
as Farmer's Wife
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
1939
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939
as American Tourist Going to Desert
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Dowager (uncredited)
Private Detective
1939
as Mrs. Widner
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Mrs. Dibble
Sweepstakes Winner
1939
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
On Trial
1939
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Juror (uncredited)
Four Daughters
1938
as Mrs. Ridgefield
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Mrs. Appleton
Racket Busters
1938
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Studio Cleaning Woman
Girls on Probation
1938
as Miss Lewis
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Landlady (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
1938
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
Hard to Get
1938
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
1937
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
Missing Girls
1936
as Ma Barton
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Aunt Flora
Dancing Pirate
1936
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
Don’t Get Personal
1936
as Spinster (Uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
Never Too Late
1935
as Mother Hartley
Way Down East
1935
as Mrs. Poole
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Secretary to the Duchess
Navy Wife
1935
as Bridge Player
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
1933
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
Night Nurse
1931
as Miss Dillon
Command Performance
1931
as Queen Elizabeth
Wide Open
1930
as Mrs. Hathaway
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
The Iron Mask
1929
as Madame Peronne
Coquette
1929
as Miss Jenkins
Ramona
1928
as Señora Moreno
The Home Towners
1928
as Mrs. Calhoun
Something Always Happens
1928
as Gräfin Agathe
Satan and the Woman
1928
as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
The Broken Gate
1927
as Invalid
The Small Bachelor
1927
as Mrs. Waddington
What Happened To Father
1927
as Mrs. Bradberry
Resurrection
1927
as Aunt Marya
Take It from Me
1926
as Mrs. Forsythe
Ella Cinders
1926
as Ma Cinders
The Gilded Butterfly
1926
as Mrs. Ralston
The Lily
1926
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
King of the Pack
1926
as "Widder" Gasper
Stella Dallas
1925
as Mrs. Tibbets
The Only Thing
1925
as Princess Erek
Enticement
1925
as Mrs. Blake
Eve's Secret
1925
as Duchess
Who Cares
1925
as Grandmother Ludlow
How to Educate a Wife
1924
as Mrs. Bancks
Broadway After Dark
1924
as Mrs. Smith
The Dark Swan
1924
as Mrs. Quinn
In Every Woman's Life
1924
as Diana Lansdale
Long Live the King
1923
as Archduchess Annuncita
The Marriage Market
1923
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
Brass
1923
as Mrs. Jones
Desire
1923
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
The Glorious Fool
1922
as Miss Hart
Peg o' My Heart
1922
as Mrs. Chichester
Nancy from Nowhere
1922
as Mrs. Kelly
The Blooming Angel
1920
as Floss's Aunt
Nurse Marjorie
1920
as Duchess of Donegal
She Couldn't Help It
1920
as Mother Hogan
The Poor Simp
1920
as Mrs. Adams
A Full House
1920
as Aunt Penelope
The Devil's Riddle
1920
as Leading lady
The Pest
1919
as Housekeeper
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Mollie
The Mother and the Law
1919
as Miss Mary Jenkins
The Long Lane's Turning
1919
as Charlotte Allen
As the Sun Went Down
1919
as Ike's Wife
Yvonne from Paris
1919
as Aunt Marie Provost
The Lamb and the Lion
1919
as Mrs. Robert Derby
The Merry-Go-Round
1919
as Mrs. Pomeroy
A Weaver of Dreams
1918
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
A Bit of Jade
1918
as Mrs. Abigail King
Jack and the Beanstalk
1917
as The Giantess
The Trouble Buster
1917
as Mrs. Westfall
Lost in Transit
1917
as Mrs. Flint
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
The Caprices of Kitty
1915
as Miss Smythe
Betty in Search of a Thrill
1915
as Mrs. Hastings
Hypocrites
1915
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Sunshine Molly
1915
as Mrs. O'Brien
The Kid Magicians
1915
as Georgie's Mother