Vera Gordon

Personal Info

Birthday

June 9, 1886

Day of Death

1948-05-08

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Also Known As

Vera Pogorelsky

Vera Gordon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress. Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky.

She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old. Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side.

Known For

Millionaires

The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland

The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa

The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris

Madam Satan

Four Walls

Humoresque

The Good Provider

Filmography

1946
Abie's Irish Rose
as Mrs. Cohen
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Vera Gordon
1942
The Big Street
as Mrs. Lefkowitz
The Living Ghost
as Sister Lapidus
1938
You and Me
as Mrs. Levine
1937
Michael O'Halloran
as Mrs. Levinsky
1930
The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
as Mrs. Cohen
Madam Satan
as One of Henry VIII's Wives
The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
as Mrs. Cohen
1928
Four Walls
as Benny's Mother
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
as Mrs. Cohen
1926
Private Izzy Murphy
as Sara Goldberg
Millionaires
as Esther Rubens
Kosher Kitty Kelly
as Mrs. Feinbaum
Sweet Daddies
as Rose Finklebaum
The Cohens and Kellys
as Mrs. Cohen
1924
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Rosie Potash
1923
Potash and Perlmutter
as Rosie Potash
1922
The Good Provider
as Becky Binswanger
Your Best Friend
as Mrs. Esther Meyers
1920
The Greatest Love
as Mrs. Lantini
The North Wind's Malice
as Rachel Guth
Humoresque
as Mama Kantor