
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.

Blaubart
as Gisela

Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen

Desperado City
as Hilke

The First Circle
as Clara

The Young Sinner
as Carola

Love at Twenty

Cold Blood
as Corinna

Love and So Forth
as Nina

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
as Feder-Lissy

Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
as Kristina

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
as Self

Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
as Anne Scherzer

Euridice BA 2037
as Evridiki

The Doctor of Stalingrad
as Tamara

Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
as Self

Tausend Augen
as Victoria

Reserl am Hofe
as Baroness

Angel in a Taxi
as The dancer Camilla

The Bread of Those Early Years
as Ulla Wickwebe

And That on Monday Morning
as Monika

Tarot
as Charlotte

Haus Vaterland

Call Girls of Frankfurt
as Vera Paterny

Der Schimmelreiter
as Vollina Harders

The Girl with the Cat Eyes
as Katja

Die chinesische Mauer
as Julia

Der Rebell, der keiner war
as Minnie Powell

Love at First Sight
as Elsas Mutter

Olifant
as Charis

Panic Time
as Frau Dr. Wunder

Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
as Katia, TĂ€nzerin in Paris

Krebsstation
as Dr. Wera

Jahreszeiten der Liebe

Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
as Sylvia

Thomas More
as Margaret More

Melodie und Rhythmus
as (uncredited)

Directing Hell

Wassa Schelesnowa
as Lisa

Der Schleier fielâŠ
as Lisa Roth

Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
as Sinitschka

Verhör am Nachmittag
as Barbara Winkler

Earthbound
as Hanna Frey

Meine 99 BrÀute
as Else Heer

⊠von Herzen mit Schmerzen

Frei zum AbschuĂ

Freddy unter fremden Sternen
as Manuela OâBrien

Anatomie eines Unfalls
as Lilo Förster

Unter Achtzehn
as Elfie Breitner

Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
as Blanche Fleury

Froher Herbst des Lebens
as Ginevra Dunbar

Suspicion of Guilt
as Mrs. Clausthal

Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
as Lucy Lockit

Leocadia
as Amanda

Tschechow in meinem Leben
as Self

Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
as Anita Cliff

Neptun und Isolde

Erika's Passions
as Franziska

The Axe of Wandsbek
as FrĂ€ulein BlĂŒthe

Der eine Tag im Jahr
as Jane