Vera Tschechowa
Born July 22, 1940 (Age: 85)
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Berlin, Germany
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.
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
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Suspicion of Guilt
1996
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as Mrs. Clausthal
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Age: 55
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Neptun und Isolde
1992
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Age: 52
Love at First Sight
1991
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as Elsas Mutter
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Age: 50
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Frei zum Abschuß
1989
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Age: 48
Earthbound
1989
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as Hanna Frey
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Age: 48
Panic Time
1980
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as Frau Dr. Wunder
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Age: 39
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… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978
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Age: 38
Der Schimmelreiter
1978
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as Vollina Harders
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Age: 37
The First Circle
1973
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as Clara
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Age: 33
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Olifant
1973
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as Charis
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Age: 32
Love and So Forth
1968
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as Nina
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Age: 28
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Der Rebell, der keiner war
1965
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as Minnie Powell
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Age: 25
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Anatomie eines Unfalls
1965
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as Lilo Förster
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Age: 25
Die chinesische Mauer
1965
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as Julia
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Age: 25
Verhör am Nachmittag
1965
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as Barbara Winkler
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Age: 24
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Thomas More
1964
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as Margaret More
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Age: 24
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Leocadia
1964
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as Amanda
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Age: 23
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Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
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as Sinitschka
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Age: 23
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
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as Feder-Lissy
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Age: 23
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Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
1963
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as Blanche Fleury
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Age: 22
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Wassa Schelesnowa
1963
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as Lisa
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Age: 22
Love at Twenty
1962
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Age: 21
The Bread of Those Early Years
1962
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as Ulla Wickwebe
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Age: 21
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Froher Herbst des Lebens
1961
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as Ginevra Dunbar
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Age: 20
The Young Sinner
1960
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as Carola
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Age: 20
Der Schleier fiel…
1960
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as Lisa Roth
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Age: 19
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
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as Manuela O’Brien
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Age: 19
Melodie und Rhythmus
1959
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 19
And That on Monday Morning
1959
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as Monika
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Age: 18
Meine 99 Bräute
1958
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as Else Heer
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Age: 18
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958
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as Katja
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Age: 18
Angel in a Taxi
1958
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as The dancer Camilla
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Age: 18
The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958
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as Tamara
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Age: 17