Vera Lewis

Personal Info

Birthday

June 9, 1873

Day of Death

1956-02-08

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Vera Mackey

Miss Lewis

Vera Lewis

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.

Known For

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Killers

The Roaring Twenties

They Died with Their Boots On

Dancing Pirate

Mr. Skeffington

Filmography

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