Vera Tschechowa
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-07-22 in Berlin, Germany
Died
2024-04-03
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.
Most Known For
Scene of the Crime
as Wiktorija
NDR Talk Show
as Self
A Case For Two
as Julia Winter
3 nach 9
as Self
Riverboat
as Self
Dalli Dalli
as Self - Candidate
Dalli Dalli
as Self
Wolffs Revier
as Christin Wendrich
Der Fahnder
as Lena
German Film Award
as Self
Peter Strohm
as Alexandra Aust
Die Pyramide
as Self
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
Olifant
as Charis
Anatomie eines Unfalls
as Lilo Förster
Mit Leib und Seele
as Frau Rahner
Cliff Dexter
as Violet
Losberg
as Ruth von Trenz
Duell zu Dritt
as Liz Bentley
Jörg Preda berichtet
as Jennifer Vernon