Acting
Vera Tschechowa
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.
Filmography
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Film · 2022
Directing Hell
Film · 2011
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Film · 2008
Suspicion of Guilt
Film · 1996
Neptun und Isolde
Film · 1992
Wolffs Revier
Series · 1992
Riverboat
Series · 1992
Love at First Sight
Film · 1991
Insel der Träume
Series · 1991
Frei zum Abschuß
Film · 1989
Earthbound
Film · 1989
Peter Strohm
Series · 1989
Mit Leib und Seele
Series · 1989
Tarot
Film · 1986
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
Film · 1986
Losberg
Series · 1986
Tschechow in meinem Leben
Film · 1985
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Film · 1984
Blaubart
Film · 1984
Tausend Augen
Film · 1984
Reserl am Hofe
Film · 1984
Der Fahnder
Series · 1984
Haus Vaterland
Film · 1983
The Axe of Wandsbek
Film · 1982
Desperado City
Film · 1982
A Case For Two
Series · 1981
Frau über vierzig
Series · 1981
Panic Time
Film · 1980
Jahreszeiten der Liebe
Film · 1979
Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
Film · 1979
Die Pyramide
Series · 1979
NDR Talk Show
Series · 1979
Der Schimmelreiter
Film · 1978
… von Herzen mit Schmerzen
Film · 1978
Geschichten aus der Zukunft
Series · 1978
Erika's Passions
Film · 1977
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
Film · 1977
Geschäft mit der Sonne
Series · 1977
Cold Blood
Film · 1975
Euridice BA 2037
Film · 1975
Polly oder Die Bataille am Bluewater Creek
Film · 1975
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin
Series · 1974
3 nach 9
Series · 1974
The First Circle
Film · 1973
Olifant
Film · 1973
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
Series · 1972
The Illegal
Series · 1972
Dalli Dalli
Series · 1971
Dalli Dalli
Series · 1971
Duell zu Dritt
Series · 1971
Krebsstation
Film · 1970
Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?
Film · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Love and So Forth
Film · 1968
Der eine Tag im Jahr
Film · 1967
Call Girls of Frankfurt
Film · 1966
Cliff Dexter
Series · 1966
Jörg Preda berichtet
Series · 1966
Anatomie eines Unfalls
Film · 1965
Die chinesische Mauer
Film · 1965
Verhör am Nachmittag
Film · 1965
Der Rebell, der keiner war
Film · 1965
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Film · 1964
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Film · 1964
Leocadia
Film · 1964
Thomas More
Film · 1964
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
Series · 1964
Wassa Schelesnowa
Film · 1963
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
Film · 1963
Interpol
Series · 1963
The Bread of Those Early Years
Film · 1962
Love at Twenty
Film · 1962
Froher Herbst des Lebens
Film · 1961
The Young Sinner
Film · 1960
Der Schleier fiel…
Film · 1960
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Film · 1959
And That on Monday Morning
Film · 1959
Melodie und Rhythmus
Film · 1959
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Film · 1958
Meine 99 Bräute
Film · 1958
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
Film · 1958
Angel in a Taxi
Film · 1958
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Film · 1957
Unter Achtzehn
Film · 1957
German Film Award
Series · 1951