Vera Tschechowa
Birthday: 1940-07-22 | Place of Birth: Berlin, GermanyVera 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self
as Hanna Frey
as Anita Cliff
as Charlotte
as Baronin
as Gisela
as Victoria
as Fräulein Blüthe
as Hilke
as Frau Dr. Wunder
as Vollina Harders
as Franziska
as Corinna
as Evridiki
as Clara
as Katharina Feldmann
as Dr. Wera
as Kristina
as Nina
as Vera Paterny
as Barbara Winkler
as Julia
as Feder-Lissy
as The dancer Camilla
as Lisa Roth
as Manuela O’Brien
