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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.
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
as Hortense Dimwitty
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
as Mrs. Grimm
as Cora Williams
as Mrs. Squimp
as Fanny
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
as Matilda (uncredited)
as Aggressive Miss Green
as Landlady (uncredited)
as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
as Mrs. Dipper
as Courtroom Visitor with Dog (uncredited)
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
as Ma Silsby
as Indignant Woman in Car
as Teacher
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
as Elvira Pennywinkle
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
as Clubwoman
as Mrs. Slocum
as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Mrs. Jordan
as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
as Mrs. James
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
as Mrs. Ridgefield
as Pansy Hawkins
as Carrie
as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
as Mrs. Gates
as Mrs. Norma Stewart
as Mrs. MacPherson
as Carrie Ellis
as Mrs. Ridgefield
as Mrs. Widner
as Miss Sweetman
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
as Mrs. Gray
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
as American Tourist Going to Desert
as Rosemary Turnbull
as Sarah Krispan
as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
as Farmer's Wife
as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
as Mrs. Dibble
as Dowager (uncredited)
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
as Gaudet's Housekeeper
as Mrs. Appleton
as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
as Miss Lewis
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Studio Cleaning Woman
as Mrs. Ridgefield
as Juror (uncredited)
as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
as Ma Barton
as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
as Spinster (Uncredited)
as Aunt Flora
as Mother Hartley
as Mrs. Poole
as Bridge Player
as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
as Secretary to the Duchess
as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
as Miss Dillon
as Queen Elizabeth
as Duchess of Brocklehurst
as Mrs. Hathaway
as Miss Jenkins
as Madame Peronne
as Mrs. Calhoun
as Gräfin Agathe
as Señora Moreno
as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
as Mrs. Waddington
as Mrs. Bradberry
as Aunt Marya
as Invalid
as Mrs. Forsythe
as "Widder" Gasper
as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
as Ma Cinders
as Mrs. Ralston
as Princess Erek
as Mrs. Tibbets
as Duchess
as Mrs. Blake
as Grandmother Ludlow
as Mrs. Quinn
as Diana Lansdale
as Mrs. Smith
as Mrs. Bancks
as Archduchess Annuncita
as Aunt Agnes Piggott
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
as Mrs. Jones
as Mrs. Chichester
as Mrs. Kelly
as Miss Hart
as Mother Hogan
as Aunt Penelope
as Mrs. Adams
as Duchess of Donegal
as Leading lady
as Floss's Aunt
as Mollie
as Mrs. Pomeroy
as Miss Mary Jenkins
as Aunt Marie Provost
as Housekeeper
as Mrs. Robert Derby
as Charlotte Allen
as Ike's Wife
as Mrs. Abigail King
as Aunt Hattie Taylor
as Mrs. Westfall
as Mrs. Flint
as The Giantess
as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
as Georgie's Mother
as Mrs. Hastings
as Mrs. O'Brien
as Miss Smythe
as Parishioner (uncredited)