
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.

The Killers
MOVIE • 1946

The Hard Way
MOVIE • 1943

Missing Girls
MOVIE • 1936

Mr. Skeffington
MOVIE • 1944

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
MOVIE • 1939

Comet Over Broadway
MOVIE • 1938

Dodge City
MOVIE • 1939

They Drive by Night
MOVIE • 1940

Princess O'Rourke
MOVIE • 1943

Nancy Drew… Detective
MOVIE • 1938

Manpower
MOVIE • 1941

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
MOVIE • 1916

The Roaring Twenties
MOVIE • 1939

The Blooming Angel
MOVIE • 1920

All This, and Heaven Too
MOVIE • 1940

They Died with Their Boots On
MOVIE • 1941

Moontide
MOVIE • 1942

Hell's Kitchen
MOVIE • 1939