
Acting
Born July 22, 1940 · Berlin, Germany
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.

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022

Directing Hell
2011
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
Suspicion of Guilt
1996
Neptun und Isolde
1992

Love at First Sight
1991
Frei zum Abschuß
1989

Earthbound
1989

Tarot
1986

Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
Reserl am Hofe
1984
Blaubart
1984

Tausend Augen
1984

Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
1984
Haus Vaterland
1983
The Axe of Wandsbek
1982

Desperado City
1982

Panic Time
1980
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
1979
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
1979
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
1978

Der Schimmelreiter
1978
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
1977

Erika's Passions
1976

Euridice BA 2037
1975

Cold Blood
1975
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
1975

The First Circle
1973
Olifant
1973
Krebsstation
1970

Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
1970

Love and So Forth
1968
Der eine Tag im Jahr
1967

Call Girls of Frankfurt
1966
Der Rebell, der keiner war
1965
Anatomie eines Unfalls
1965

Die chinesische Mauer
1965

Verhör am Nachmittag
1965
Thomas More
1964
Leocadia
1964
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
1963
Wassa Schelesnowa
1963

Love at Twenty
1962

The Bread of Those Early Years
1962
Froher Herbst des Lebens
1961

The Young Sinner
1960

Der Schleier fiel…
1960

Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959

Melodie und Rhythmus
1959

And That on Monday Morning
1959

Meine 99 Bräute
1958

The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958

Angel in a Taxi
1958

The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958

Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957

Unter Achtzehn
1957