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Vera Lewis

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJun 9, 1873 (Died at 83)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1920 – 1956
Known Credits138 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Vera Lewis

Also known as:Vera MackeyMiss Lewis
Total Works

138

138 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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. 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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
The Killers
7.4
The Killers
1946•movie
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
The Roaring Twenties
7.5
as Mrs. Gray

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 138 titles featuring Vera Lewis

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

The Killers
7.4
The Killers
1946•movie

as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

as Mrs. Gray

They Drive by Night
6.9

as Landlady (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Head Nurse (uncredited)

Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939•movie

as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)

Night Nurse
6.8
Night Nurse
1931•movie

as Miss Dillon

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.1

as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
6.8
Mr. Skeffington
1944•movie

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

The Suspect
6.8
The Suspect
1945•movie

as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

The Return of Doctor X
6.0

as Miss Sweetman

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.0

as Juror (uncredited)

All This, and Heaven Too
7.2

as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)

In Old Chicago
6.7
In Old Chicago
1938•movie

as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Moontide
6.4
Moontide
1942•movie

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

Four Daughters
6.6
Four Daughters
1938•movie

as Mrs. Ridgefield

The Iron Mask
6.6
The Iron Mask
1929•movie

as Madame Peronne

Coquette
5.9
Coquette
1929•movie

as Miss Jenkins

Hypocrites
5.6
Hypocrites
1915•movie

as Parishioner (uncredited)

Lady Gangster
5.7
Lady Gangster
1942•movie

as Ma Silsby

The Hard Way
6.5
The Hard Way
1943•movie

as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941•movie

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

Hold Your Man
6.3
Hold Your Man
1933•movie

as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)

Ella Cinders
7.1
Ella Cinders
1926•movie

as Ma Cinders

Nancy Drew… Detective
6.5

as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
6.5
Princess O'Rourke
1943•movie

as Matilda (uncredited)

Manpower
6.5
Manpower
1941•movie

as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze
6.3

as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

Dancing Pirate
5.7
Dancing Pirate
1936•movie

as Orville's Mother (uncredited)

Stella Dallas
7.1
Stella Dallas
1925•movie

as Mrs. Tibbets

Racket Busters
5.6
Racket Busters
1938•movie

as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
6.8

as Rosemary Turnbull

Devil's Island
5.7
Devil's Island
1939•movie

as Gaudet's Housekeeper

The Cat Creeps
5.0
The Cat Creeps
1946•movie

as Cora Williams

Four Wives
5.5
Four Wives
1939•movie

as Mrs. Ridgefield

The Mother and the Law
6.5

as Miss Mary Jenkins

Espionage Agent
6.3
Espionage Agent
1939•movie

as American Tourist Going to Desert

Hollywood and Vine
4.4
Hollywood and Vine
1945•movie

as Fanny

Bullet Scars
6.5
Bullet Scars
1942•movie

as Indignant Woman in Car

Miss Polly
4.9
Miss Polly
1941•movie

as Elvira Pennywinkle

It's a Joke, Son!
6.6
It's a Joke, Son!
1947•movie

as Hortense Dimwitty

Girls on Probation
6.2
Girls on Probation
1938•movie

as Miss Lewis

Busses Roar
6.6
Busses Roar
1942•movie

as Mrs. Dipper

Naughty but Nice
6.8
Naughty but Nice
1939•movie

as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

Blackwell's Island
5.5
Blackwell's Island
1939•movie

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

Torchy Gets Her Man
5.9

as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

Maid of Salem
6.2
Maid of Salem
1937•movie

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Boy Meets Girl
6.9
Boy Meets Girl
1938•movie

as Studio Cleaning Woman

Remember the Day
7.3
Remember the Day
1941•movie

as Teacher

Spook Busters
5.5
Spook Busters
1946•movie

as Mrs. Grimm

Four Mothers
6.8
Four Mothers
1941•movie

as Mrs. Ridgefield

Hell's Kitchen
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
1939•movie

as Sarah Krispan

Wide Open
5.8
Wide Open
1930•movie

as Mrs. Hathaway

Ramona
6.8
Ramona
1928•movie

as Señora Moreno

The Courageous Dr. Christian
6.2

as Mrs. Norma Stewart

An Angel from Texas
5.3

as Mrs. Gates

Meet the Baron
5.3
Meet the Baron
1933•movie

as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)

Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

as Mrs. Jordan

Hard to Get
6.3
Hard to Get
1938•movie

as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
5.4

as Mrs. Slocum

Command Performance
5.1

as Queen Elizabeth

Women in the Wind
6.8
Women in the Wind
1939•movie

as Farmer's Wife

Nurse Marjorie
6.1
Nurse Marjorie
1920•movie

as Duchess of Donegal

Broadway Musketeers
4.4

as Landlady (uncredited)

The Gorilla Man
5.8
The Gorilla Man
1943•movie

as Landlady (uncredited)

Adventure in Diamonds
6.0

as Mrs. MacPherson

Money and the Woman
4.4

as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)

Missing Girls
6.2
Missing Girls
1936•movie

as Ma Barton

Never Too Late
5.5
Never Too Late
1935•movie

as Mother Hartley

Way Down East
4.5
Way Down East
1935•movie

as Mrs. Poole

Strictly Unconventional
4.2

as Duchess of Brocklehurst

Kid Nightingale
6.4
Kid Nightingale
1939•movie

as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
6.8

as Dowager (uncredited)

It Had to Be You
7.8
It Had to Be You
1947•movie

as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

The Meanest Gal in Town
7.2

as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)

Private Detective
6.8
Private Detective
1939•movie

as Mrs. Widner

Three Girls About Town
6.5

as Clubwoman

Yes, My Darling Daughter
4.5

as Mrs. Dibble

Sweepstakes Winner
5.2
Sweepstakes Winner
1939•movie

as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady

On Trial
6.1
On Trial
1939•movie

as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8

She Couldn't Say No
7.5

as Pansy Hawkins

Comet Over Broadway
5.7

as Mrs. Appleton

Someone to Remember
7.7

as Aggressive Miss Green

Peg o' My Heart
7.3
Peg o' My Heart
1922•movie

as Mrs. Chichester

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
4.3

as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)

Here Comes Happiness
6.0

as Mrs. James

Granny Get Your Gun
5.7

as Carrie Ellis

Jack and the Beanstalk
5.0

as The Giantess

Betty in Search of a Thrill
3.0

as Mrs. Hastings

The Only Thing
5.0
The Only Thing
1925•movie

as Princess Erek

Paddy O'Day
7.0
Paddy O'Day
1936•movie

as Aunt Flora

Father Is A Prince
6.5
Father Is A Prince
1940•movie

as Carrie

Navy Wife
6.0
Navy Wife
1935•movie

as Bridge Player

The Lady and the Lug
8.0

as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

Brass
5.0
Brass
1923•movie

as Mrs. Jones

The Blooming Angel
7.0
The Blooming Angel
1920•movie

as Floss's Aunt

The Broken Gate
7.0
The Broken Gate
1927•movie

as Invalid

The Glorious Fool
10.0
The Glorious Fool
1922•movie

as Miss Hart

The Pest
9.0
The Pest
1919•movie

as Housekeeper

Lombardi, Ltd.
10.0
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919•movie

as Mollie

Take It from Me
9.0
Take It from Me
1926•movie

as Mrs. Forsythe

The Small Bachelor
8.0
The Small Bachelor
1927•movie

as Mrs. Waddington

Broadway After Dark
10.0

as Mrs. Smith

How to Educate a Wife
9.0

as Mrs. Bancks

The Daring Young Man
10.0

as Secretary to the Duchess

The Gilded Butterfly
9.0

as Mrs. Ralston

The Dark Swan
8.0
The Dark Swan
1924•movie

as Mrs. Quinn

Rhythm Round-Up
8.0
Rhythm Round-Up
1945•movie

as Mrs. Squimp

The Home Towners
8.0
The Home Towners
1928•movie

as Mrs. Calhoun

What Happened To Father
8.0

as Mrs. Bradberry

Enticement
7.0
Enticement
1925•movie

as Mrs. Blake

Long Live the King
7.0
Long Live the King
1923•movie

as Archduchess Annuncita

The Lily
7.0
The Lily
1926•movie

as Mrs. Arnaud Sr

The Marriage Market
9.0

as Aunt Agnes Piggott

Eve's Secret
9.0
Eve's Secret
1925•movie

as Duchess

Resurrection
7.0
Resurrection
1927•movie

as Aunt Marya

She Couldn't Help It
10.0

as Mother Hogan

Nancy from Nowhere
10.0
Nancy from Nowhere
1922•movie

as Mrs. Kelly

Who Cares
7.0
Who Cares
1925•movie

as Grandmother Ludlow

Something Always Happens
10.0

as Gräfin Agathe

The Long Lane's Turning
7.0

as Charlotte Allen

Yvonne from Paris
10.0
Yvonne from Paris
1919•movie

as Aunt Marie Provost

A Bit of Jade
7.0
A Bit of Jade
1918•movie

as Mrs. Abigail King

Desire
7.0
Desire
1923•movie

as Mrs. De Witt Harlan

The Poor Simp
7.0
The Poor Simp
1920•movie

as Mrs. Adams

In Every Woman's Life
9.0

as Diana Lansdale

The Lamb and the Lion
9.0

as Mrs. Robert Derby

A Full House
7.0
A Full House
1920•movie

as Aunt Penelope

The Devil's Riddle
9.0
The Devil's Riddle
1920•movie

as Leading lady

The Merry-Go-Round
8.0
The Merry-Go-Round
1919•movie

as Mrs. Pomeroy

King of the Pack
9.0
King of the Pack
1926•movie

as "Widder" Gasper

Satan and the Woman
8.0

as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield

Sunshine Molly
Sunshine Molly
1915•movie

as Mrs. O'Brien

A Weaver of Dreams
A Weaver of Dreams
1918•movie

as Aunt Hattie Taylor

As the Sun Went Down

as Ike's Wife

The Trouble Buster
The Trouble Buster
1917•movie

as Mrs. Westfall

Lost in Transit
Lost in Transit
1917•movie

as Mrs. Flint