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