Vera Tschechowa
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.
Directed (3)
Acting (58)
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