Cast
Vera Tschechowa
Acting
Cast
Vera Tschechowa
Known for
Acting
Born
1940-07-22
From
Berlin, Germany
Died
2024-04-03
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 âThe Girl with the Cat Eyesâ 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 frĂŒhen 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 Ăberwiegend heiter: Mein ziemlich bewegtes Leben was published in 2022.
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5.5
MOVIE1960
The Young Sinner
as Carola
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8.0
MOVIE1985
Tschechow in meinem Leben
as Self
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10.0
MOVIE1968
Love and So Forth
as Nina
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7.0
MOVIE1973
Olifant
as Charis
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6.5
MOVIE1962
The Bread of Those Early Years
as Ulla Wickwebe
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6.5
MOVIE1973
The First Circle
as Clara
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9.0
MOVIE1958
Meine 99 BrÀute
as Else Heer
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8.0
MOVIE1959
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
as Manuela OâBrien
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8.0
MOVIE1979
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
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7.0
MOVIE1977
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
as Sylvia
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5.5
MOVIE1975
Cold Blood
as Corinna
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5.9
MOVIE1964
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
as Feder-Lissy
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6.7
MOVIE1962
Love at Twenty
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6.1
MOVIE1957
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
as Anne Scherzer
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7.5
MOVIE1958
The Doctor of Stalingrad
as Tamara
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7.0
MOVIE1984
Reserl am Hofe
as Baroness
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4.7
MOVIE1970
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
as Kristina
MOVIE1965
Anatomie eines Unfalls
as Lilo Förster
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6.3
MOVIE1984
Tausend Augen
as Victoria
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6.7
MOVIE1975
Euridice BA 2037
as Evridiki
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7.8
MOVIE1980
Panic Time
as Frau Dr. Wunder
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5.8
MOVIE1959
Melodie und Rhythmus
as (uncredited)
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8.0
MOVIE1978
Der Schimmelreiter
as Vollina Harders
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4.0
MOVIE1991
Love at First Sight
as Elsas Mutter
MOVIE2008
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
as Self
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3.7
MOVIE1982
Desperado City
as Hilke
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9.0
MOVIE1958
Angel in a Taxi
as The dancer Camilla
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5.7
MOVIE1966
Call Girls of Frankfurt
as Vera Paterny
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9.5
MOVIE1958
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
as Katja
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8.0
MOVIE1959
And That on Monday Morning
as Monika
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8.0
MOVIE1996
Suspicion of Guilt
as Mrs. Clausthal
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8.0
MOVIE1982
The Axe of Wandsbek
as FrĂ€ulein BlĂŒthe
MOVIE1963
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
as Blanche Fleury
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6.0
MOVIE1986
Tarot
as Charlotte
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8.0
MOVIE1960
Der Schleier fielâŠ
as Lisa Roth
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7.0
MOVIE1986
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
as Anita Cliff
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7.0
MOVIE1964
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
as Sinitschka
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5.5
MOVIE2011
Directing Hell
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8.5
MOVIE1965
Verhör am Nachmittag
as Barbara Winkler
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3.0
MOVIE1984
Blaubart
as Gisela
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4.1
MOVIE2022
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
as Self
MOVIE1983
Haus Vaterland
â
10.0
MOVIE1957
Unter Achtzehn
as Elfie Breitner
MOVIE1970
Krebsstation
as Dr. Wera
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9.0
MOVIE1984
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
as Katia, TĂ€nzerin in Paris
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8.0
MOVIE1989
Earthbound
as Hanna Frey
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7.0
MOVIE1992
Neptun und Isolde
MOVIE1961
Froher Herbst des Lebens
as Ginevra Dunbar
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7.0
MOVIE1965
Die chinesische Mauer
as Julia
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10.0
MOVIE1975
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
as Lucy Lockit
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4.3
MOVIE1976
Erika's Passions
as Franziska
MOVIE1964
Leocadia
as Amanda
MOVIE1967
Der eine Tag im Jahr
as Jane
MOVIE1964
Thomas More
as Margaret More
MOVIE1978
⊠von Herzen mit Schmerzen
MOVIE1979
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
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7.0
MOVIE1989
Frei zum AbschuĂ
â
10.0
MOVIE1963
Wassa Schelesnowa
as Lisa
MOVIE1965
Der Rebell, der keiner war
as Minnie Powell