Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 22, 1940
Died
Apr 03, 2024
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Credits
87 titles
Vera Tschechowa
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Self
Directing Hell
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Self
Suspicion of Guilt
Mrs. Clausthal
Klaus-Maria Brandauer - Ansichten eines Räuberhauptmanns
Director
Hans-Dietrich Genscher – Mein Halle
Director
Neptun und Isolde
Wolffs Revier
Christin Wendrich
Riverboat
Self
Love at First Sight
Elsas Mutter
Insel der Träume
Lisa Rostow
Mit Leib und Seele
Frau Rahner
Peter Strohm
Alexandra Aust
Earthbound
Hanna Frey
Frei zum Abschuß
Devil's Paradise
Producer
Losberg
Ruth von Trenz
Tarot
Charlotte
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Anita Cliff
Tschechow in meinem Leben
Self
Reserl am Hofe
Baroness
Blaubart
Gisela
Der Fahnder
Lena
Tausend Augen
Victoria
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
Haus Vaterland
The Axe of Wandsbek
Fräulein Blüthe
Desperado City
Hilke
A Case For Two
Julia Winter
Frau über vierzig
Hanna Lachner
Panic Time
Frau Dr. Wunder
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
Die Pyramide
Self
NDR Talk Show
Self
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
Der Schimmelreiter
Vollina Harders
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
Moira
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
Sylvia
Geschäft mit der Sonne
Birgit Schulz
Erika's Passions
Franziska
Euridice BA 2037
Evridiki
Cold Blood
Corinna
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
Lucy Lockit
3 nach 9
Self
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
Sécurité-Agentin
The First Circle
Clara
Olifant
Charis
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
Alberts Geliebte
The Illegal
Katharina Feldmann