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