Vera Tschechowa
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.
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Self
Directing Hell
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Self
Suspicion of Guilt
Mrs. Clausthal
Neptun und Isolde
Love at First Sight
Elsas Mutter
Earthbound
Hanna Frey
Frei zum Abschuß
Tarot
Charlotte
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Anita Cliff
Reserl am Hofe
Baronin
Blaubart
Gisela
Tausend Augen
Victoria
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Haus Vaterland
The Axe of Wandsbek
Fräulein Blüthe
Desperado City
Hilke
Panic Time
Frau Dr. Wunder
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
Der Schimmelreiter
Vollina Harders
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
Sylvia
Erika's Passions
Franziska
Euridice BA 2037
Evridiki
Cold Blood
Corinna
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
Lucy Lockit
The First Circle
Clara
Olifant
Charis
Krebsstation
Dr. Wera
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
Kristina
Love and So Forth
Nina
Der eine Tag im Jahr
Jane
Call Girls of Frankfurt
Vera Paterny
Der Rebell, der keiner war
Minnie Powell
Anatomie eines Unfalls
Lilo Förster
Die chinesische Mauer
Julia
Verhör am Nachmittag
Barbara Winkler
Thomas More
Margaret More
Leocadia
Amanda
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Sinitschka
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Feder-Lissy
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
Blanche Fleury
Wassa Schelesnowa
Lisa
Love at Twenty
The Bread of Those Early Years
Ulla Wickwebe
Froher Herbst des Lebens
Ginevra Dunbar
The Young Sinner
Carola
Der Schleier fiel…
Lisa Roth
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Manuela O’Brien
Melodie und Rhythmus
(uncredited)
And That on Monday Morning
Monika
Meine 99 Bräute
Else Heer
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
Katja
Angel in a Taxi
The dancer Camilla
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Tamara
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Anne Scherzer
Unter Achtzehn
Elfie Breitner