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.
59 movies · 25 shows
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022·4.1
Directing Hell
2011·5.5
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008·0.0
Suspicion of Guilt
1996·8.0
Neptun und Isolde
1992·7.0
Love at First Sight
1991·4.0
Frei zum Abschuß
1989·7.0
Earthbound
1989·8.0
Tarot
1986·6.0
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986·7.0
Tschechow in meinem Leben
1985·8.0
Reserl am Hofe
1984·7.0
Blaubart
1984·3.0
Tausend Augen
1984·6.2
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
1984·9.0
Haus Vaterland
1983·0.0
The Axe of Wandsbek
1982·8.0
Desperado City
1982·3.7
Panic Time
1980·7.8
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979·8.0
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
1979·0.0
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978·0.0
Der Schimmelreiter
1978·8.0
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
1977·7.0
Erika's Passions
1976·4.2
Euridice BA 2037
1975·6.7
Cold Blood
1975·5.5
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
1975·10.0
The First Circle
1973·6.5
Olifant
1973·7.0
Krebsstation
1970·0.0
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
1970·4.7
Love and So Forth
1968·10.0
Der eine Tag im Jahr
1967·0.0
Call Girls of Frankfurt
1966·5.7
Der Rebell, der keiner war
1965·0.0
Anatomie eines Unfalls
1965·0.0
Die chinesische Mauer
1965·7.0
Verhör am Nachmittag
1965·8.5
Thomas More
1964·0.0
Leocadia
1964·0.0
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964·7.0
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964·5.7
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
1963·0.0
Wassa Schelesnowa
1963·10.0
Love at Twenty
1962·6.7
The Bread of Those Early Years
1962·6.5
Froher Herbst des Lebens
1961·0.0
The Young Sinner
1960·5.5
Der Schleier fiel…
1960·8.0
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959·8.0
Melodie und Rhythmus
1959·5.8
And That on Monday Morning
1959·8.0
Meine 99 Bräute
1958·9.0
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958·9.5
Angel in a Taxi
1958·9.0
The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958·7.5
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957·6.1
Unter Achtzehn
1957·10.0