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 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 (84 titles)
4.1MovieRex Gildo: The Last Dance
Self · 2022
5.5MovieDirecting Hell
2011
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Self · 2008
Suspicion of Guilt
Mrs. Clausthal · 1996
Neptun und Isolde
1992
3.7ShowWolffs Revier
Christin Wendrich · 1992
5.3ShowRiverboat
Self · 1992
4.0MovieLove at First Sight
Elsas Mutter · 1991
Insel der Träume
Lisa Rostow · 1991
Mit Leib und Seele
Frau Rahner · 1989
6.8ShowPeter Strohm
Alexandra Aust · 1989
Frei zum Abschuß
1989
8.0MovieEarthbound
Hanna Frey · 1989
Losberg
Ruth von Trenz · 1986
6.0MovieTarot
Charlotte · 1986
7.0MovieDas Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Anita Cliff · 1986
8.0MovieTschechow in meinem Leben
Self · 1985
Reserl am Hofe
Baroness · 1984
Blaubart
Gisela · 1984
7.3ShowDer Fahnder
Lena · 1984
6.3MovieTausend Augen
Victoria · 1984
9.0MovieTreffpunkt im Unendlichen
Katia, Tänzerin in Paris · 1984
Haus Vaterland
1983
The Axe of Wandsbek
Fräulein Blüthe · 1982
3.7MovieDesperado City
Hilke · 1982
5.6ShowA Case For Two
Julia Winter · 1981
Frau über vierzig
Hanna Lachner · 1981
7.8MoviePanic Time
Frau Dr. Wunder · 1980
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
1979