Acting
Vera Tschechowa
Born Jul 22, 1940 · Berlin, Germany · Died Apr 3, 2024
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.
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Acting
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
Documentary · Drama
Directing Hell
2011
Documentary
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
Documentary
Wolffs Revier
1992
Crime
Love at First Sight
1991
Romance
Insel der Träume
1991
Peter Strohm
1989
Crime
Earthbound
1989
Drama
Tarot
1986
Drama
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
Crime
Tschechow in meinem Leben
1985
Documentary
Der Fahnder
1984
Crime
Tausend Augen
1984
Drama · Thriller
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
1984
Documentary · Drama
Desperado City
1982
Drama
A Case For Two
1981
Drama · Crime
Panic Time
1980
Crime · Comedy
Der Schimmelreiter
1978
Drama
Erika's Passions
1977
TV Movie · Drama
Euridice BA 2037
1975
Drama
Cold Blood
1975
Thriller
The First Circle
1973
Drama
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
1972
Comedy · Drama
The Illegal
1972
Drama
Scene of the Crime
1970
Drama · Crime
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
1970
Comedy
Love and So Forth
1968
Drama
Cliff Dexter
1966
Crime
Call Girls of Frankfurt
1966
Drama · Crime
Die chinesische Mauer
1965
Comedy · TV Movie · History
Verhör am Nachmittag
1965
Crime · TV Movie
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
Crime
Interpol
1963
Crime
Love at Twenty
1962
Drama · Romance
The Bread of Those Early Years
1962
Romance · Drama
The Young Sinner
1960
Drama · Romance
Der Schleier fiel…
1960
Drama
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
Music · Adventure · Western
Melodie und Rhythmus
1959
Music · Comedy
And That on Monday Morning
1959
Comedy
Meine 99 Bräute
1958
Romance
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958
Crime · Drama
Angel in a Taxi
1958
Comedy · Fantasy
The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958
Drama · War · Romance
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957
Comedy
Unter Achtzehn
1957
Drama
Directed
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
Documentary