Vera Tschechowa
Known for: Acting
Born: July 21, 1940 in Berlin, Germany - Died: April 2, 2024
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.
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Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Anne Scherzer
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Self
Cold Blood
Corinna
Euridice BA 2037
Evridiki
The Bread of Those Early Years
Ulla Wickwebe
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Tamara
The Young Sinner
Carola
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Feder-Lissy
The Axe of Wandsbek
Fräulein Blüthe
Desperado City
Hilke
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Manuela O’Brien
Meine 99 Bräute
Else Heer
Panic Time
Frau Dr. Wunder
Der Schimmelreiter
Vollina Harders
And That on Monday Morning
Monika
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Sinitschka
Tarot
Charlotte
Call Girls of Frankfurt
Vera Paterny
Wassa Schelesnowa
Lisa
Unter Achtzehn
Elfie Breitner
Suspicion of Guilt
Mrs. Clausthal
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Anita Cliff