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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.
Filmography
all 127
Movies 127
It Had to Be You (1947)
Wife to Spare (1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
The Killers (1946)
The Cat Creeps (1946)
Rhythm Round-Up (1945)
The Suspect (1945)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Someone to Remember (1943)
The Gorilla Man (1943)
The Hard Way (1943)
Busses Roar (1942)
Moontide (1942)
Lady Gangster (1942)
Bullet Scars (1942)
Remember the Day (1941)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Miss Polly (1941)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
Manpower (1941)
Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
The Lady and the Lug (1941)
Here Comes Happiness (1941)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos (1941)
Four Mothers (1941)
She Couldn't Say No (1940)
Money and the Woman (1940)
They Drive by Night (1940)
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
An Angel from Texas (1940)
The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
Four Wives (1939)
Private Detective (1939)
The Return of Doctor X (1939)
Kid Nightingale (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Espionage Agent (1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
Women in the Wind (1939)
Dodge City (1939)
On Trial (1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
Blackwell's Island (1939)
Devil's Island (1939)
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Hard to Get (1938)
Girls on Probation (1938)
Broadway Musketeers (1938)
Boy Meets Girl (1938)
Four Daughters (1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Racket Busters (1938)
In Old Chicago (1938)
Maid of Salem (1937)
Missing Girls (1936)
Dancing Pirate (1936)
Paddy O'Day (1936)
Never Too Late (1935)
Way Down East (1935)
Navy Wife (1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
The Daring Young Man (1935)
Roaring Roads (1935)
The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)
Meet the Baron (1933)
Night Nurse (1931)
Command Performance (1931)
Strictly Unconventional (1930)
Wide Open (1930)
Coquette (1929)
The Iron Mask (1929)
The Home Towners (1928)
Something Always Happens (1928)
Ramona (1928)
The Small Bachelor (1927)
What Happened To Father (1927)
Resurrection (1927)
The Broken Gate (1927)
Take It from Me (1926)
The Lily (1926)
The Passionate Quest (1926)
Ella Cinders (1926)
The Gilded Butterfly (1926)
The Only Thing (1925)
Stella Dallas (1925)
Eve's Secret (1925)
Enticement (1925)
Who Cares (1925)
The Dark Swan (1924)
Cornered (1924)
Broadway After Dark (1924)
How to Educate a Wife (1924)
Long Live the King (1923)
The Marriage Market (1923)
Peg o' My Heart (1922)
Nancy from Nowhere (1922)
The Glorious Fool (1922)
She Couldn't Help It (1920)
Nurse Marjorie (1920)
The Blooming Angel (1920)
The Mother and the Law (1919)
The Pest (1919)
The Long Lane's Turning (1919)
A Weaver of Dreams (1918)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
Betty in Search of a Thrill (1915)
Sunshine Molly (1915)
The Caprices of Kitty (1915)
Hypocrites (1915)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1873-06-09
Deathday1956-02-08 (82 years old)
Birth NameVera Mackey
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsVera Mackey, Miss Lewis
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