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