Vera Tschechowa
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Vera Tschechowa was a German actress, producer, director, and screenwriter from a distinguished artistic family. She was the daughter of actress Ada Tschechowa and the granddaughter of Russian-born actors Olga Tschechowa and Michael Chekhov; her great-great-uncle was the famous playwright Anton Chekhov. She became known as “The Girl with the Cat Eyes” after starring in Eugen York's film of the same name. Tschechowa began her career in film and theater in the late 1950s, making her screen debut in 1957. She appeared in over 90 film and television productions, earning critical recognition for roles such as Ulla Wickweber in Das Brot der frühen Jahre. In addition to acting, she co-founded Atossa Filmproduktion in 1980 and later focused on directing documentaries and television portraits of notable figures from politics and the arts. Her autobiography Überwiegend heiter: Mein ziemlich bewegtes Leben was published in 2022.
Known for
Credits
Tausend Augen (1984)
as Victoria
The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958)
as Tamara
Love at Twenty (1962)
Actor
The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)
as Feder-Lissy
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern (1957)
as Anne Scherzer
Cold Blood (1975)
as Corinna
The Young Sinner (1960)
as Carola
Angel in a Taxi (1958)
as The dancer Camilla
Call Girls of Frankfurt (1966)
as Vera Paterny
Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959)
as Manuela O’Brien
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance (2022)
as Self
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen (1979)
Actor
Meine 99 Bräute (1958)
as Else Heer
Love and So Forth (1968)
as Nina
And That on Monday Morning (1959)
as Monika
Froher Herbst des Lebens (1961)
as Ginevra Dunbar
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin? (1970)
as Kristina
Olifant (1973)
as Charis
Euridice BA 2037 (1975)
as Evridiki
Der Schimmelreiter (1978)
as Vollina Harders
Earthbound (1989)
as Hanna Frey
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit (1977)
as Sylvia
Desperado City (1982)
as Hilke
Tarot (1986)
as Charlotte
The Axe of Wandsbek (1982)
as Fräulein Blüthe
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen (1978)
Actor
Unter Achtzehn (1957)
as Elfie Breitner
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker (1963)
as Blanche Fleury
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen (1984)
as Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Haus Vaterland (1983)
Actor
The First Circle (1973)
as Clara
Wassa Schelesnowa (1963)
as Lisa
Love at First Sight (1991)
as Elsas Mutter
Die chinesische Mauer (1965)
as Julia
Panic Time (1980)
as Frau Dr. Wunder
Krebsstation (1970)
as Dr. Wera
Der Schleier fiel… (1960)
as Lisa Roth
Erika's Passions (1976)
as Franziska
Directing Hell (2011)
Actor
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben (2008)
as Self
Melodie und Rhythmus (1959)
as (uncredited)
The Girl with the Cat Eyes (1958)
as Katja
Blaubart (1984)
as Gisela
Der Rebell, der keiner war (1965)
as Minnie Powell
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek (1975)
as Lucy Lockit
Suspicion of Guilt (1996)
as Mrs. Clausthal
Anatomie eines Unfalls (1965)
as Lilo Förster
Jahreszeiten der Liebe (1979)
Actor
Thomas More (1964)
as Margaret More
The Bread of Those Early Years (1962)
as Ulla Wickwebe
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle (1986)
as Anita Cliff
Der eine Tag im Jahr (1967)
as Jane
Frei zum Abschuß (1989)
Actor
Reserl am Hofe (1984)
as Baroness
Neptun und Isolde (1992)
Actor
Tschechow in meinem Leben (1985)
as Self
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk (1964)
as Sinitschka
Verhör am Nachmittag (1965)
as Barbara Winkler
Leocadia (1964)
as Amanda