Cast & creator
Vera Tschechowa
Best known for Scene of the Crime, NDR Talk Show, Riverboat
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.
Also known as: Wera Cecova
66
film credits
26
television credits
85
1951–2022 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (92)
Showing 92 of 92 credits
Scene of the Crime
Wiktorija
1970
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Riverboat
Self
19923 nach 9
Self
1974
A Case For Two
Julia Winter
1981
Dalli Dalli
Self - Candidate
1971Dalli Dalli
Self
1971
Wolffs Revier
Christin Wendrich
1992German Film Award
Self
1951
Der Fahnder
Lena
1984Die Pyramide
Self
1979
Peter Strohm
Alexandra Aust
1989Mit Leib und Seele
Frau Rahner
1989Losberg
Ruth von Trenz
1986
Cliff Dexter
Violet
1966Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
Sécurité-Agentin
1974Insel der Träume
Lisa Rostow
1991Jörg Preda berichtet
Jennifer Vernon
1966Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
Sylvia
1977Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
1964
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
Alberts Geliebte
1972Geschichten aus der Zukunft
Moira
1978
Interpol
Jeanette
1963Geschäft mit der Sonne
Birgit Schulz
1977
The Illegal
Katharina Feldmann
1972
The Bread of Those Early Years
Ulla Wickwebe
1962
Love at Twenty
1962
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Tamara
1958Duell zu Dritt
Liz Bentley
1971Frau über vierzig
Hanna Lachner
1981
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Anne Scherzer
1957
Cold Blood
Corinna
1975
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Manuela O’Brien
1959Olifant
Charis
1973
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Self
2022
Angel in a Taxi
The dancer Camilla
1958
Love and So Forth
Nina
1968
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Feder-Lissy
1964Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979
Call Girls of Frankfurt
Vera Paterny
1966
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Self
2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Producer
2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Director
2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Writer
2008
Tschechow in meinem Leben
Self
1985
And That on Monday Morning
Monika
1959
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
Katja
1958
Devil's Paradise
Producer
1987
The Young Sinner
Carola
1960
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
Kristina
1970The Axe of Wandsbek
Fräulein Blüthe
1982Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
Blanche Fleury
1963… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
Lucy Lockit
1975Der Rebell, der keiner war
Minnie Powell
1965
The First Circle
Clara
1973Anatomie eines Unfalls
Lilo Förster
1965Hans-Dietrich Genscher – Mein Halle
Director
1993
Love at First Sight
Elsas Mutter
1991
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Katia, Tänzerin in Paris
1984Froher Herbst des Lebens
Ginevra Dunbar
1961
Melodie und Rhythmus
(uncredited)
1959Reserl am Hofe
Baroness
1984
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Anita Cliff
1986
Tausend Augen
Victoria
1984
Panic Time
Frau Dr. Wunder
1980Klaus-Maria Brandauer - Ansichten eines Räuberhauptmanns
Director
1994
Directing Hell
2011
Der Schimmelreiter
Vollina Harders
1978
Unter Achtzehn
Elfie Breitner
1957
Die chinesische Mauer
Julia
1965Krebsstation
Dr. Wera
1970
Verhör am Nachmittag
Barbara Winkler
1965Blaubart
Gisela
1984Der eine Tag im Jahr
Jane
1967
Meine 99 Bräute
Else Heer
1958
Tarot
Charlotte
1986Neptun und Isolde
1992Haus Vaterland
1983
Euridice BA 2037
Evridiki
1975
Earthbound
Hanna Frey
1989
Der Schleier fiel…
Lisa Roth
1960Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Sinitschka
1964
Desperado City
Hilke
1982Desperado City
Producer
1982
Erika's Passions
Franziska
1977Wassa Schelesnowa
Lisa
1963Jahreszeiten der Liebe
1979Thomas More
Margaret More
1964Leocadia
Amanda
1964Frei zum Abschuß
1989Suspicion of Guilt
Mrs. Clausthal
1996