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