Vera Tschechowa
Known for: Acting
Born: July 22, 1940
Died: April 3, 2024
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
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
62 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
4.1
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
5.5
Directing Hell
2011
NR
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
20088.0
Suspicion of Guilt
1996NR
Klaus-Maria Brandauer - Ansichten eines Räuberhauptmanns
1994NR
Hans-Dietrich Genscher – Mein Halle
19937.0
Neptun und Isolde
1992
3.7
Wolffs Revier
1992
5.2
Riverboat
1992
4.0
Love at First Sight
1991NR
Insel der Träume
19919.0
Mit Leib und Seele
1989
6.8
Peter Strohm
19897.0
Frei zum Abschuß
1989
8.0
Earthbound
1989
5.7
Devil's Paradise
19877.0
Losberg
1986
6.0
Tarot
1986
7.0
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
8.0
Tschechow in meinem Leben
19857.0
Reserl am Hofe
19843.0
Blaubart
1984
7.3
Der Fahnder
1984
6.2
Tausend Augen
1984
9.0
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
1984NR
Haus Vaterland
19838.0
The Axe of Wandsbek
1982
3.7
Desperado City
1982
5.7
A Case For Two
19817.0
Frau über vierzig
1981
7.8
Panic Time
19808.0
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979NR
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
19797.5
Die Pyramide
1979
6.6
NDR Talk Show
1979NR
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978
8.0
Der Schimmelreiter
19788.5
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
19787.0
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
1977NR
Geschäft mit der Sonne
1977
4.2
Erika's Passions
1976
6.7
Euridice BA 2037
1975
5.5
Cold Blood
197510.0
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
19757.2
3 nach 9
19747.0
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
1974
6.5
The First Circle
19737.0
Olifant
1973
NR
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
1972
10.0
The Illegal
1972
9.3
Dalli Dalli
197110.0
Duell zu Dritt
1971
6.2
Scene of the Crime
1970NR
Krebsstation
1970
4.7
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
1970
10.0
Love and So Forth
1968NR
Der eine Tag im Jahr
1967
9.0
Cliff Dexter
1966
5.7
Call Girls of Frankfurt
19667.0
Jörg Preda berichtet
1966NR
Der Rebell, der keiner war
1965NR
Anatomie eines Unfalls
1965
7.0
Die chinesische Mauer
1965
8.5
Verhör am Nachmittag
1965NR
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
1964NR
Thomas More
1964NR
Leocadia
19647.0
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
5.7
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
6.0
Interpol
1963NR
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
196310.0
Wassa Schelesnowa
1963
6.7
Love at Twenty
1962
6.5
The Bread of Those Early Years
1962NR
Froher Herbst des Lebens
1961
5.5
The Young Sinner
1960
8.0
Der Schleier fiel…
1960
8.0
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
5.8
Melodie und Rhythmus
1959
8.0
And That on Monday Morning
1959
9.0
Meine 99 Bräute
1958
9.5
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958
8.0
Angel in a Taxi
1958
7.5
The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958
6.1
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957
10.0
Unter Achtzehn
19576.0
German Film Award
1951