Vera Tschechowa
Actor
Born July 22, 1940 in Berlin, Germany
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.
Filmography
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Self
Directing Hell
Wolffs Revier
Christin Wendrich
Riverboat
Self
Love at First Sight
Elsas Mutter
Peter Strohm
Alexandra Aust
Earthbound
Hanna Frey
Devil's Paradise
Tarot
Charlotte
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Anita Cliff
Tschechow in meinem Leben
Self
Der Fahnder
Lena
Tausend Augen
Victoria
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Desperado City
Hilke
A Case For Two
Julia Winter
Panic Time
Frau Dr. Wunder
NDR Talk Show
Self
Der Schimmelreiter
Vollina Harders
Erika's Passions
Franziska
Euridice BA 2037
Evridiki
Cold Blood
Corinna
The First Circle
Clara
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
Alberts Geliebte
The Illegal
Katharina Feldmann
Dalli Dalli
Self - Candidate
Scene of the Crime
Wiktorija
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
Kristina
Love and So Forth
Nina
Cliff Dexter
Violet
Call Girls of Frankfurt
Vera Paterny
Die chinesische Mauer
Julia
Verhör am Nachmittag
Barbara Winkler
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Feder-Lissy
Interpol
Jeanette
Love at Twenty
The Bread of Those Early Years
Ulla Wickwebe
The Young Sinner
Carola
Der Schleier fiel…
Lisa Roth
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Manuela O’Brien
Melodie und Rhythmus
(uncredited)
And That on Monday Morning
Monika
Meine 99 Bräute
Else Heer
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
Katja
Angel in a Taxi
The dancer Camilla
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Tamara
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Anne Scherzer
Unter Achtzehn
Elfie Breitner