Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and

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, beginning in the

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era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis.

Biography

She was born in

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, where she began acting in stage productions. Her film career started in 1915 with the film '' Hypocrites'', which starred

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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

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and

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. Already 56 years old by the time of her first talkie, she appeared in 58 films during the 1930s, and another 60 during the 1940s, almost all of them as a

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. She retired after 1947, and resided at the Motion Picture Country House in

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at the time of her death on February 8, 1956.

Family

Vera and Ralph Lewis had a daughter, Monica. During her marriage to Fred Johnson, Monica had four children. Thus in addition to her four grandchildren, Vera and Ralph had 10 great-grandchildren.2nd version of clip article Profile
google.com; accessed September 23, 2015.

Selected filmography

*''Dot's Elopement'' (1914, Short) - Dot's Mother *'' Hypocrites'' (1915) - Parishioner (uncredited) *'' The Caprices of Kitty'' (1915) - Miss Smyth *'' Sunshine Molly'' (1915, Short) - Mrs. O'Brien *'' Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915) - Mrs. Hastings *''The Kid Magicians'' (1915, Short) - Georgie's Mother *'' Cross Currents'' (1915) - Mrs. Van de Veer *'' The Price of Power'' (1916) - Pauline Belmont - John's Second Wife *''

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'' (1916) *'' Intolerance'' (1916) - Mary Jenkins *'' Married by Accident'' (1917, Short) - Edna's Maid *''

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'' (1917) - The Giantess *'' Lost in Transit'' (1917) - Mrs. Flint *'' The Trouble Buster'' (1917) - Mrs. Westfall *''

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'' (1918) - Aunt Hattie Taylor *'' A Bit of Jade'' (1918) - Mrs. Abigail King *'' The Vigilantes'' (1918) *'' The Long Lane's Turning'' (1919) - Charlotte Allen *'' As the Sun Went Down'' (1919) - Ike's Wife *'' The Lamb and the Lion'' (1919) - Mrs. Robert Derby *'' The Pest'' (1919) - Housekeeper *'' Yvonne from Paris'' (1919) - Aunt Marie Provost *''

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'' (1919) - Miss Mary Jenkins *''

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'' (1919) - Mrs. Pomeroy *''

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'' (1919) - Mollie *'' The Blooming Angel'' (1920) - Floss's Aunt *''

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'' (1920) - Leading lady *'' Nurse Marjorie'' (1920) - Duchess of Donegal *'' The Poor Simp'' (1920) - Mrs. Adams *'' A Full House'' (1920) - Aunt Penelope *'' She Couldn't Help It'' (1920) - Mother Hogan *'' Nancy from Nowhere'' (1922) - Mrs. Kelly *''

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'' (1922) - Mrs. Chichester * '' The Glorious Fool'' (1922) - Miss Hart *''

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'' (1923) - Mrs. Jones *''

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'' (1923) - Mrs. De Witt Harlan *''

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'' (1923) - Aunt Agnes Piggott *'' Long Live the King'' (1923) - Archduchess Annuncita *''

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'' (1923) - Wedding Guest (uncredited) *'' How to Educate a Wife'' (1924) - Mrs. Bancks *''

Broadway After Dark ''Broadway After Dark'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou, Norma Shearer, and Anna Q. Nilsson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Rose Dulane, a waitress at a restaurant, is ...

'' (1924) - Mrs. Smith *''

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'' (1924) - Mrs. Wells *''

In Every Woman's Life ''In Every Woman's Life'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Albert S. Le Vino. It is based on the 1920 novel ''Belonging'' by Olive Wadsley. The film stars Virginia Valli, Lloyd Hughes, Marc McDermott, G ...

'' (1924) - Diana Lansdale *'' The Dark Swan'' (1924) - Mrs. Quinn *'' Who Cares'' (1925) - Grandmother Ludlow *'' Eve's Secret'' (1925) - Duchess *'' Enticement'' (1925) - Mrs. Blake *'' Stella Dallas'' (1925) - Mrs. Tibbets *'' The Only Thing'' (1925) - Princess Erek *''

The Gilded Butterfly ''The Gilded Butterfly'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Bert Lytell, and Huntley Gordon. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Linda Haverhill is left penniless after the dea ...

'' (1926) - Mrs. Ralston *''

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'' (1926) - Ma Cinders *''

The Passionate Quest ''The Passionate Quest'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and written by Marian Constance Blackton. It is based on the 1924 novel '' The Passionate Quest'' by E. Phillips Oppenheim Edward Phillips Oppenheim (22 ...

'' (1926) - Mrs. Gardner *'' The Lily'' (1926) - Mrs. Arnaud Sr *'' King of the Pack'' (1926) - 'Widder' Gasper *'' Take It from Me'' (1926) - Mrs. Forsythe *'' The Broken Gate'' (1927) - Invalid *''

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'' (1927) - Aunt Marya *'' Thumbs Down'' (1927) - Mrs. Hale *'' What Happened to Father?'' (1927) - Mrs. Bradberry *''

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'' (1927) - Mrs. Waddington *''

Satan and the Woman ''Satan and the Woman'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Claire Windsor, Cornelius Keefe and Vera Lewis.Munden p.681 Cast * Claire Windsor as Judith Matheny * Cornelius Keefe as Edward Daingerfi ...

'' (1928) - Mrs. Leone Daingerfield *'' Something Always Happens'' (1928) - Gräfin Agathe *'' Ramona'' (1928) - Señora Moreno *''

The Home Towners ''The Home Towners'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Bryan Foy and starring Richard Bennett, Doris Kenyon, and Robert McWade. This film was the third all talking picture produced by Warner Brothers to be released. Cast * Richard B ...

'' (1928) - Mrs. Calhoun *'' The Iron Mask'' (1929) - Madame Peronne *'' Coquette'' (1929) - Miss Jenkins (uncredited) *'' The Drake Case'' (1929) - 'Miss' Drake (uncredited) *'' Wide Open'' (1930) - Mrs. Hathaway - Agatha's Mother *'' Strictly Unconventional'' (1930) - Duchess of Brocklehurst (uncredited) *''

Just Imagine ''Just Imagine'' is a 1930 American pre-Code science fiction musical-comedy film, directed by David Butler. The film is known for its art direction and special effects in its portrayal of New York City in an imagined 1980. ''Just Imagine'' sta ...

'' (1930) - 1980 Census Taker (uncredited) *'' Command Performance'' (1931) - Queen Elizabeth *'' Night Nurse'' (1931) - Miss Dillon *''

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'' (1933) - New York Theatergoer (uncredited) *'' Hold Your Man'' (1933) - Mrs. Gargan (uncredited) *''

My Lips Betray ''My Lips Betray'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Lilian Harvey, John Boles and El Brendel.Solomon p. 343 The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph C. Wright. Plot In ...

'' (1933) - Gossipy Woman in Curlers (uncredited) *'' Meet the Baron'' (1933) - Head Housekeeper (uncredited) *'' After Tonight'' (1933) - Anna Huber, a Cleaner (uncredited) *'' The Meanest Gal in Town'' (1934) - Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) *'' Roaring Roads'' (1935) - Aunt Harriet *''

Alias Mary Dow ''Alias Mary Dow'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Eilers, Ray Milland and Henry O'Neill.Quinlan p.331 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Berger. Premise In order to comfort his d ...

'' (1935) - Party Guest (uncredited) *'' The Daring Young Man'' (1935) - Secretary to the Duchess (uncredited) *'' Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (1935) - Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode *'' Navy Wife'' (1935) - Bridge Player (uncredited) *''

Way Down East ''Way Down East'' is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the melodramatic 19th century play ''Way Down East'' by Lottie Blair Parker. There wer ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Poole *'' Never Too Late'' (1935) - Mother Hartley *'' Paddy O'Day'' (1936) - Aunt Flora *'' Don't Get Personal'' (1936) - Spinster (uncredited) *'' Dancing Pirate'' (1936) - Orville's Mother (uncredited) *'' Missing Girls'' (1936) - Ma Barton *'' Maid of Salem'' (1937) - Townswoman (uncredited) *'' Nothing Sacred'' (1937) - Miss Sedgewick (uncredited) *'' In Old Chicago'' (1938) - Wedding Witness (uncredited) *'' Crime School'' (1938) - Aunt Liz (uncredited) *''

Little Miss Thoroughbred ''Little Miss Thoroughbred'' is a 1938 film directed by John Farrow. Peggy Ann Garner made her debut in the film. It was also known as Little Lady Luck. Plot Knowing her father's out there somewhere, little Janet runs away from an orphanage. A c ...

'' (1938) - Accident Spectator (uncredited) *''

Racket Busters ''Racket Busters'' is a 1938 film about crime in the trucking industry starring Humphrey Bogart and George Brent. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon. Plot summary Attorney Hugh Allison (Walter Abel) is appointed Special Prosecutor to investi ...

'' (1938) - Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) *'' The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' (1938) - Juror (uncredited) *'' Mr. Chump'' (1938) - Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited) *''

Four Daughters ''Four Daughters'' is a 1938 American romance film that tells the story of a happy musical family whose lives and loves are disrupted by the arrival of a charming young composer who interjects himself into the daughters' romantic lives. His cynic ...

'' (1938) - Mrs. Ridgefield *'' Boy Meets Girl'' (1938) - Studio Cleaning Woman (uncredited) *'' Broadway Musketeers'' (1938) - Landlady (uncredited) *'' The Sisters'' (1938) - Dowager at Ball (uncredited) *''

Girls on Probation ''Girls on Probation'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars Jane Bryan, Ronald Reagan, Anthony Averill, Sheila Bromley, Henry O'Neill and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was rele ...

'' (1938) - Miss Lewis - Secretary (uncredited) *'' Nancy Drew... Detective'' (1938) - Miss Van Deering (uncredited) *''

Angels with Dirty Faces ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was ...

'' (1938) - Soapy's Mother (uncredited) *'' Comet Over Broadway'' (1938) - Mrs. Appleton *''

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'' (1939) - Gaudet's Housekeeper (uncredited) *''

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'' (1939) - Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) *'' Torchy Blane in Chinatown'' (1939) - Dowager (uncredited) *'' Yes, My Darling Daughter'' (1939) - Mrs. Dibble (uncredited) *''

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'' (1939) - League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited) *'' On Trial'' (1939) - Mrs. Leeds - Juror #8 *''

Women in the Wind ''Women in the Wind'' is a 1939 film directed by John Farrow and starring Kay Francis, William Gargan and Victor Jory. The plot concerns women pilots competing in the so-called "Powder Puff Derby", an annual transcontinental air race solely for ...

'' (1939) - Farmer's Wife *'' Sweepstakes Winner'' (1939) - Mrs. McCarthy *'' Naughty but Nice'' (1939) - Aunt Annabella Hardwick *'' Hell's Kitchen'' (1939) - Sarah Krispan *'' Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase'' (1939) - Miss Rosemary Turnbull *'' Espionage Agent'' (1939) - American Tourist Going to Desert (uncredited) *'' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) - Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) *'' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) - Mrs. Gray *''

Kid Nightingale ''Kid Nightingale'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by George Amy and written by Charles Belden and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett, Edward Brophy, Charles D. Brown, Max Hoffman Jr., an ...

'' (1939) - Woman Crashing Vase Over Husband's Head (uncredited) *'' The Return of Doctor X'' (1939) - Miss Sweetman *''

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'' (1939) - Mrs. Widner *'' Four Wives'' (1939) - Mrs. Ridgefield *'' Granny Get Your Gun'' (1940) - Carrie *'' Adventure in Diamonds'' (1940) - Mrs. MacPherson *''

The Courageous Dr. Christian ''The Courageous Dr. Christian'' is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard Vorhaus. It was part of a film series about Dr. Christian. Plot summary Kindhearted Dr. Paul Christian is appalled by the harsh living conditions of homeless inhabit ...

'' (1940) - Mrs. Norma Stewart *''

An Angel from Texas ''An Angel from Texas'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. The film was released by War ...

'' (1940) - Mrs. Gates (uncredited) *'' Women in War'' (1940) - Pierre's Wife (uncredited) *'' The Man Who Talked Too Much'' (1940) - Minor Role (scenes deleted) *''

All This, and Heaven Too ''All This, and Heaven Too'' is a 1940 American drama film made by Warner Bros.-First National Pictures, produced and directed by Anatole Litvak with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson from the 1 ...

'' (1940) - Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) *'' They Drive By Night'' (1940) - Landlady (uncredited) *'' Money and the Woman'' (1940) - Mrs. Leslie, First Bank Depositor (uncredited) *'' Calling All Husbands'' (1940) - Mrs. McGillicuddy (uncredited) *'' Always a Bride'' (1940) - Second Old Maid (scenes deleted) *'' Father Is a Prince'' (1940) - Carrie *'' A Night at Earl Carroll's'' (1940) - Maidy, Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) *'' She Couldn't Say No'' (1940) - Pansy Hawkins *'' Four Mothers'' (1941) - Mrs. Ridgefield *'' Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) - Book Club Member (uncredited) *'' Here Comes Happiness'' (1941) - Mrs. James *''

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'' (1941) - Mrs. Turner (scenes deleted) *'' Model Wife'' (1941) - Mrs. Leahy (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) - (scenes deleted) *'' Bad Men of Missouri'' (1941) - Mrs. Jordan (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) - Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) *'' The Smiling Ghost'' (1941) - Mrs. Crockett (uncredited) *'' Nine Lives Are Not Enough'' (1941) - Mrs. Slocum *'' Passage from Hong Kong'' (1941) - Tourist (uncredited) *''

One Foot in Heaven ''One Foot in Heaven'' is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed ...

'' (1941) - Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) *'' Three Girls About Town'' (1941) - Clubwoman (uncredited) *'' Miss Polly'' (1941) - Elvira Pennywinkle *''

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'' (1941) - Head Nurse (uncredited) *'' The Body Disappears'' (1941) - Mrs. Moggs (uncredited) *'' Remember the Day'' (1941) - Teacher (uncredited) *''

Bullet Scars ''Bullet Scars'' is a 1942 American film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by D. Ross Lederman with top-billed stars Regis Toomey, Adele Longmire and Howard DaSilva. Plot Gangster Frank Dillon (Howard Da Silva) is on ...

'' (1942) - Charles' Wife (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) - Ma Silsby *''

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'' (1942) - First Customer (uncredited) *'' Moontide'' (1942) - Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) *''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Ro ...

'' (1942) - Actress (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) - Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited) *''

Busses Roar ''Busses Roar'' is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop. Plot A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells.Pryor, Thom ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Dipper *'' The Hard Way'' (1943) - Actress as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (uncredited) *'' The Gorilla Man'' (1943) - Landlady (uncredited) *'' Someone to Remember'' (1943) - Aggressive Miss Green *'' Princess O'Rourke'' (1943) - Matilda (uncredited) *'' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) - Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited) *'' The Suspect'' (1944) - Hannah Barlow (uncredited) *'' The Captain from Köpenick'' (completed in 1941, released in 1945) *'' Hollywood and Vine'' (1945) - Fanny *''Rhythm Round-Up'' (1945) - Mrs. Squimp *''

Cinderella Jones ''Cinderella Jones'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Charles Hoffman. The film stars Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Julie Bishop, William Prince, S. Z. Sakall, and Edward Everett Horton. The film wa ...

'' (1946) - Woman in Courtroom (uncredited) *'' The Cat Creeps'' (1946) - Cora Williams *''

Spook Busters ''Spook Busters'' is a 1946 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fourth film in the series of forty eight. Plot All of the boys have just graduated from school where they learned exterminat ...

'' (1946) - Mrs. Grimm *''

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'' (1946) - Ma Hirsch (uncredited) *'' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946) - Scrubwoman (uncredited) *'' It's a Joke, Son!'' (1947) - Hortense Dimwitty *'' Stallion Road'' (1947) - Mrs. Pelton, Engagement Party Guest (uncredited) *''

It Happened on Fifth Avenue ''It Happened on 5th Avenue'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Victor Moore, Ann Harding, Don DeFore, Charles Ruggles and Gale Storm. Herbert Clyde Lewis and Frederick Stephani were nominated for the Acad ...

'' (1947) - Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) *'' It Had to Be You'' (1947) - Mrs. Brown (scenes deleted)

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