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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Character:Self
Release Date:30/06/2022
Directing Hell
Character:
Release Date:27/05/2011
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/2008
Suspicion of Guilt
Character:Mrs. Clausthal
Release Date:22/01/1996
Neptun und Isolde
Character:
Release Date:21/09/1992
Love at First Sight
Character:Elsas Mutter
Release Date:28/05/1991
Frei zum Abschuß
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Earthbound
Character:Hanna Frey
Release Date:01/01/1989
Tarot
Character:Charlotte
Release Date:11/09/1986
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Character:Anita Cliff
Release Date:18/05/1986
Reserl am Hofe
Character:Baronin
Release Date:26/12/1984
Blaubart
Character:Gisela
Release Date:27/10/1984
Tausend Augen
Character:Victoria
Release Date:13/05/1984
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Character:Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Release Date:01/01/1984
Haus Vaterland
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1983
The Axe of Wandsbek
Character:Fräulein Blüthe
Release Date:16/08/1982
Desperado City
Character:Hilke
Release Date:29/04/1982
Panic Time
Character:Frau Dr. Wunder
Release Date:17/04/1980
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
Character:
Release Date:06/10/1979
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
Character:
Release Date:28/04/1979
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
Character:
Release Date:28/12/1978
Der Schimmelreiter
Character:Vollina Harders
Release Date:29/03/1978
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
Character:Sylvia
Release Date:05/12/1977
Erika's Passions
Character:Franziska
Release Date:18/11/1976
Euridice BA 2037
Character:Evridiki
Release Date:23/09/1975
Cold Blood
Character:Corinna
Release Date:18/07/1975
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
Character:Lucy Lockit
Release Date:30/04/1975
The First Circle
Character:Clara
Release Date:10/11/1973
Olifant
Character:Charis
Release Date:01/01/1973
Krebsstation
Character:Dr. Wera
Release Date:07/11/1970
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
Character:Kristina
Release Date:03/04/1970
Love and So Forth
Character:Nina
Release Date:29/09/1968
Der eine Tag im Jahr
Character:Jane
Release Date:23/05/1967
Call Girls of Frankfurt
Character:Vera Paterny
Release Date:17/08/1966
Der Rebell, der keiner war
Character:Minnie Powell
Release Date:26/11/1965
Anatomie eines Unfalls
Character:Lilo Förster
Release Date:18/10/1965
Die chinesische Mauer
Character:Julia
Release Date:15/09/1965
Verhör am Nachmittag
Character:Barbara Winkler
Release Date:25/02/1965
Thomas More
Character:Margaret More
Release Date:01/11/1964
Leocadia
Character:Amanda
Release Date:07/07/1964
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Character:Sinitschka
Release Date:30/06/1964
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Character:Feder-Lissy
Release Date:30/04/1964
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
Character:Blanche Fleury
Release Date:10/04/1963
Wassa Schelesnowa
Character:Lisa
Release Date:02/04/1963
Love at Twenty
Character:
Release Date:22/06/1962
The Bread of Those Early Years
Character:Ulla Wickwebe
Release Date:23/05/1962
Froher Herbst des Lebens
Character:Ginevra Dunbar
Release Date:06/07/1961
The Young Sinner
Character:Carola
Release Date:19/10/1960
Der Schleier fiel…
Character:Lisa Roth
Release Date:25/04/1960
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Character:Manuela O’Brien
Release Date:12/12/1959
And That on Monday Morning
Character:Monika
Release Date:13/07/1959
Meine 99 Bräute
Character:Else Heer
Release Date:04/12/1958
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
Character:Katja
Release Date:28/11/1958
Angel in a Taxi
Character:The dancer Camilla
Release Date:04/09/1958
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Character:Tamara
Release Date:20/02/1958
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Character:Anne Scherzer
Release Date:06/09/1957
Unter Achtzehn
Character:Elfie Breitner
Release Date:01/06/1957
Television Appearances
Wolffs Revier
Character:Christin Wendrich
Riverboat
Character:Self
Insel der Träume
Character:Lisa Rostow
Mit Leib und Seele
Character:Frau Rahner
Peter Strohm
Character:Alexandra Aust
Losberg
Character:Ruth von Trenz
Der Fahnder
Character:Lena
A Case For Two
Character:Julia Winter
Frau über vierzig
Character:Hanna Lachner
Die Pyramide
Character:Self
NDR Talk Show
Character:Self
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
Character:Moira
Geschäft mit der Sonne
Character:Birgit Schulz
3 nach 9
Character:Self
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
Character:Sécurité-Agentin
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
Character:Alberts Geliebte
The Illegal
Character:Katharina Feldmann
Dalli Dalli
Character:Self - Candidate
Dalli Dalli
Character:Self
Duell zu Dritt
Character:Liz Bentley
Scene of the Crime
Character:Wiktorija
Cliff Dexter
Character:Violet
Jörg Preda berichtet
Character:Jennifer Vernon
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
Character:
Interpol
Character:Jeanette
German Film Award
Character:Self
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