Vera Tschechowa
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1940-07-22
- Died
- 2024-04-03
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Also known as
- Wera Cecova
Biography
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
TV Shows (25)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Wiktorija
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
A Case For Two
1981
as Julia Winter
Riverboat
1992
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Christin Wendrich
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Candidate
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Der Fahnder
1984
as Lena
Die Pyramide
1979
as Self
Peter Strohm
1989
as Alexandra Aust
Mit Leib und Seele
1989
as Frau Rahner
Jörg Preda berichtet
1966
as Jennifer Vernon
Insel der Träume
1991
as Lisa Rostow
Cliff Dexter
1966
as Violet
Losberg
1986
as Ruth von Trenz
The Illegal
1972
as Katharina Feldmann
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
1964
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
1978
as Moira
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
1974
as Sécurité-Agentin
Duell zu Dritt
1971
as Liz Bentley
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
1972
as Alberts Geliebte
Interpol
1963
as Jeanette
Frau über vierzig
1981
as Hanna Lachner
Geschäft mit der Sonne
1977
as Birgit Schulz
Movies (59)
Blaubart
1984
as Gisela
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979
Love at Twenty
1962
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
as Self
Love and So Forth
1968
as Nina
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
as Self
The Young Sinner
1960
as Carola
The First Circle
1973
as Clara
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957
as Anne Scherzer
Cold Blood
1975
as Corinna
Desperado City
1982
as Hilke
The Bread of Those Early Years
1962
as Ulla Wickwebe
The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958
as Tamara
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
as Feder-Lissy
Euridice BA 2037
1975
as Evridiki
Tarot
1986
as Charlotte
Angel in a Taxi
1958
as The dancer Camilla
Die chinesische Mauer
1965
as Julia
Panic Time
1980
as Frau Dr. Wunder
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958
as Katja
Haus Vaterland
1983
Der Schimmelreiter
1978
as Vollina Harders
Call Girls of Frankfurt
1966
as Vera Paterny
Olifant
1973
as Charis
And That on Monday Morning
1959
as Monika
Love at First Sight
1991
as Elsas Mutter
Tausend Augen
1984
as Victoria
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
1984
as Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Krebsstation
1970
as Dr. Wera
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
1979
Der Rebell, der keiner war
1965
as Minnie Powell
Thomas More
1964
as Margaret More
Reserl am Hofe
1984
as Baroness
Directing Hell
2011
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
as Manuela O’Brien
Meine 99 Bräute
1958
as Else Heer
Verhör am Nachmittag
1965
as Barbara Winkler
Wassa Schelesnowa
1963
as Lisa
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
as Sinitschka
Erika's Passions
1976
as Franziska
Unter Achtzehn
1957
as Elfie Breitner
Frei zum Abschuß
1989
Anatomie eines Unfalls
1965
as Lilo Förster
Tschechow in meinem Leben
1985
as Self
Froher Herbst des Lebens
1961
as Ginevra Dunbar
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
1977
as Sylvia
Suspicion of Guilt
1996
as Mrs. Clausthal
Melodie und Rhythmus
1959
as (uncredited)
Earthbound
1989
as Hanna Frey
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
as Anita Cliff
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
1975
as Lucy Lockit
Der Schleier fiel…
1960
as Lisa Roth
Leocadia
1964
as Amanda
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
1970
as Kristina
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
1963
as Blanche Fleury
Der eine Tag im Jahr
1967
as Jane
Neptun und Isolde
1992
The Axe of Wandsbek
1982
as Fräulein Blüthe
About Vera Tschechowa
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 televisi… With 84 credits spanning from 1951 to 2022, Vera Tschechowa has appeared in 59 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vera Tschechowa Movies
- Blaubart (1984) — as Gisela
- Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen (1979)
- Love at Twenty (1962)
- Rex Gildo: The Last Dance (2022) — as Self
- Love and So Forth (1968) — as Nina
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