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name: "Vera Lewis"
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born: "9 June 1873"
died: "8 February 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_over: 4
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# Vera Lewis

Actor. Born 9 June 1873 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 8 February 1956.

## Details

- **Born:** 9 June 1873, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 8 February 1956
- **Also known as:** Vera Mackey, Miss Lewis
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 acting, 3 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 70 (2), 1940s 69 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 2, History 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3555709, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507849/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29953

## Biography

Vera Lewis was an American actress who worked in stage and film. She was born in New York City on 10 June 1873 and died on 8 February 1956 in Woodland Hills, California. She was married to the actor Ralph Lewis.

She began her career in stage productions in Manhattan and made her film debut in 1915. Lewis appeared in more than 180 films between 1915 and 1947, including many silent pictures and a large number of sound-era character roles. Her credits include *Intolerance* (1916) and *Four Daughters* (1938), in which she played Mrs. Ridgefield.

She continued working steadily through the 1930s and 1940s, often in supporting parts, before retiring after 1947.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (1)

- *Four Daughters* (1938), Fi1m 75, as Mrs. Ridgefield — [page](https://film.one/film/four-daughters-1938.md)

### Also credited (3) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md)
- *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), Fi1m 64, as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md)
- *In Old Chicago* (1938), Fi1m 64, as Wedding Witness (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-chicago.md)

## Complete filmography (142)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *It Had to Be You* (1947), as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
- *Wife to Spare* (1947), Actor
- *It Happened on Fifth Avenue* (1947), as Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
- *It's a Joke, Son!* (1947), as Hortense Dimwitty
- *The Killers* (1946), as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
- *Spook Busters* (1946), as Mrs. Grimm
- *The Cat Creeps* (1946), as Cora Williams
- *Rhythm Round-Up* (1945), as Mrs. Squimp
- *Hollywood and Vine* (1945), as Fanny
- *The Suspect* (1945), as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
- *Mr. Skeffington* (1944), as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
- *Princess O'Rourke* (1943), as Matilda (uncredited)
- *Someone to Remember* (1943), as Aggressive Miss Green
- *The Gorilla Man* (1943), as Landlady (uncredited)
- *The Hard Way* (1943), as 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
- *Busses Roar* (1942), as Mrs. Dipper
- *Moontide* (1942), as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- *Lady Gangster* (1942), as Ma Silsby
- *Bullet Scars* (1942), as Indignant Woman in Car
- *Remember the Day* (1941), as Teacher
- *They Died with Their Boots On* (1941), as Head Nurse (uncredited)
- *Miss Polly* (1941), as Elvira Pennywinkle
- *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md)
- *Three Girls About Town* (1941), as Clubwoman
- *Nine Lives Are Not Enough* (1941), as Mrs. Slocum
- *Manpower* (1941), as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- *Bad Men of Missouri* (1941), as Mrs. Jordan
- *The Lady and the Lug* (1941), as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
- *Here Comes Happiness* (1941), as Mrs. James
- *Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos* (1941), as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
- *Four Mothers* (1941), as Mrs. Ridgefield
- *She Couldn't Say No* (1940), as Pansy Hawkins
- *Father Is A Prince* (1940), as Carrie
- *Money and the Woman* (1940), as Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited)
- *They Drive by Night* (1940), as Landlady (uncredited)
- *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md)
- *An Angel from Texas* (1940), as Mrs. Gates
- *The Courageous Dr. Christian* (1940), as Mrs. Norma Stewart
- *Adventure in Diamonds* (1940), as Mrs. MacPherson
- *Granny Get Your Gun* (1940), as Carrie Ellis
- *Four Wives* (1939), as Mrs. Ridgefield
- *Private Detective* (1939), as Mrs. Widner
- *The Return of Doctor X* (1939), as Miss Sweetman
- *Kid Nightingale* (1939), as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
- *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), as Mrs. Gray
- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *Espionage Agent* (1939), as American Tourist Going to Desert
- *Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase* (1939), as Rosemary Turnbull
- *Hell's Kitchen* (1939), as Sarah Krispan
- *Naughty but Nice* (1939), as Aunt Annabella Hardwick
- *Sweepstakes Winner* (1939), as Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
- *Women in the Wind* (1939), as Farmer's Wife
- *Dodge City* (1939), as League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited)
- *On Trial* (1939), as Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8
- *Yes, My Darling Daughter* (1939), as Mrs. Dibble
- *Torchy Blane in Chinatown* (1939), as Dowager (uncredited)
- *Blackwell's Island* (1939), as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- *Devil's Island* (1939), as Gaudet's Housekeeper
- *Comet Over Broadway* (1938), as Mrs. Appleton
- *Nancy Drew… Detective* (1938), as Miss Van Deering (uncredited)
- *Torchy Gets Her Man* (1938), as Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)
- *Hard to Get* (1938), as Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
- *Girls on Probation* (1938), as Miss Lewis
- *Broadway Musketeers* (1938), as Landlady (uncredited)
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1938), as Studio Cleaning Woman
- *Four Daughters* (1938), as Mrs. Ridgefield — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/four-daughters-1938.md)
- *The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse* (1938), as Juror (uncredited)
- *Racket Busters* (1938), as Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
- *In Old Chicago* (1938), as Wedding Witness (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-chicago.md)
- *Maid of Salem* (1937), as Townswoman (Uncredited)
- *Missing Girls* (1936), as Ma Barton
- *Dancing Pirate* (1936), as Orville's Mother (uncredited)
- *Don’t Get Personal* (1936), as Spinster (Uncredited)
- *Paddy O'Day* (1936), as Aunt Flora
- *Never Too Late* (1935), as Mother Hartley
- *Way Down East* (1935), as Mrs. Poole
- *Navy Wife* (1935), as Bridge Player
- *Man on the Flying Trapeze* (1935), as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
- *The Daring Young Man* (1935), as Secretary to the Duchess
- *The Meanest Gal in Town* (1934), as Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited)
- *Meet the Baron* (1933), as Head Housekeeper (uncredited)
- *Hold Your Man* (1933), as Mrs. Gargan (uncredited)
- *Night Nurse* (1931), as Miss Dillon
- *Command Performance* (1931), as Queen Elizabeth
- *Strictly Unconventional* (1930), as Duchess of Brocklehurst
- *Wide Open* (1930), as Mrs. Hathaway
- *Coquette* (1929), as Miss Jenkins
- *The Iron Mask* (1929), as Madame Peronne
- *The Home Towners* (1928), as Mrs. Calhoun
- *Something Always Happens* (1928), as Gräfin Agathe
- *Ramona* (1928), as Señora Moreno
- *Satan and the Woman* (1928), as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield
- *The Small Bachelor* (1927), as Mrs. Waddington
- *What Happened To Father* (1927), as Mrs. Bradberry
- *Resurrection* (1927), as Aunt Marya
- *The Broken Gate* (1927), as Invalid
- *Take It from Me* (1926), as Mrs. Forsythe
- *King of the Pack* (1926), as "Widder" Gasper
- *The Lily* (1926), as Mrs. Arnaud Sr
- *Ella Cinders* (1926), as Ma Cinders
- *The Gilded Butterfly* (1926), as Mrs. Ralston
- *The Only Thing* (1925), as Princess Erek
- *Stella Dallas* (1925), as Mrs. Tibbets
- *Eve's Secret* (1925), as Duchess
- *Enticement* (1925), as Mrs. Blake
- *Who Cares* (1925), as Grandmother Ludlow
- *The Dark Swan* (1924), as Mrs. Quinn
- *In Every Woman's Life* (1924), as Diana Lansdale
- *Broadway After Dark* (1924), as Mrs. Smith
- *How to Educate a Wife* (1924), as Mrs. Bancks
- *Long Live the King* (1923), as Archduchess Annuncita
- *The Marriage Market* (1923), as Aunt Agnes Piggott
- *Desire* (1923), as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
- *Brass* (1923), as Mrs. Jones
- *Peg o' My Heart* (1922), as Mrs. Chichester
- *Nancy from Nowhere* (1922), as Mrs. Kelly
- *The Glorious Fool* (1922), as Miss Hart
- *She Couldn't Help It* (1920), as Mother Hogan
- *A Full House* (1920), as Aunt Penelope
- *The Poor Simp* (1920), as Mrs. Adams
- *Nurse Marjorie* (1920), as Duchess of Donegal
- *The Devil's Riddle* (1920), as Leading lady
- *The Blooming Angel* (1920), as Floss's Aunt
- *Lombardi, Ltd.* (1919), as Mollie
- *The Merry-Go-Round* (1919), as Mrs. Pomeroy
- *The Mother and the Law* (1919), as Miss Mary Jenkins
- *Yvonne from Paris* (1919), as Aunt Marie Provost
- *The Pest* (1919), as Housekeeper
- *The Lamb and the Lion* (1919), as Mrs. Robert Derby
- *The Long Lane's Turning* (1919), as Charlotte Allen
- *As the Sun Went Down* (1919), as Ike's Wife
- *A Bit of Jade* (1918), as Mrs. Abigail King
- *A Weaver of Dreams* (1918), as Aunt Hattie Taylor
- *The Trouble Buster* (1917), as Mrs. Westfall
- *Lost in Transit* (1917), as Mrs. Flint
- *Jack and the Beanstalk* (1917), as The Giantess
- *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), as Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
- *The Kid Magicians* (1915), as Georgie's Mother
- *Betty in Search of a Thrill* (1915), as Mrs. Hastings
- *Sunshine Molly* (1915), as Mrs. O'Brien
- *The Caprices of Kitty* (1915), as Miss Smythe
- *Hypocrites* (1915), as Parishioner (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Vera Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/1230089/gallery-1cccefb73564.jpg) Vera Lewis — film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Vera_Lewis_in_Lady_Gangster.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Vera Lewis in Lady Gangster - cropped screenshot (1942)](https://film.one/media/person/1230089/gallery-80d3f0343cb8.png) Vera Lewis in Lady Gangster - cropped screenshot (1942) — film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Vera_Lewis_in_Lady_Gangster_%281942%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Vera Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/1230089/gallery-15035a6bea9a.jpg) Vera Lewis — Image via TMDB

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