Vera Gordon
Acting
1886-06-09
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress. Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old. Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side. In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother. She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.
movieAbie's Irish Rose
as Mrs. Cohen · 1946 · 7.0
movieStage Door Canteen
as Vera Gordon · 1943 · 6.3
movieThe Big Street
as Mrs. Lefkowitz · 1942 · 5.8
movieThe Living Ghost
as Sister Lapidus · 1942 · 4.3
movieYou and Me
as Mrs. Levine · 1938 · 6.6
movieMichael O'Halloran
as Mrs. Levinsky · 1937 · 9.0
movieThe Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
as Mrs. Cohen · 1930 · 10.0
movieMadam Satan
as One of Henry VIII's Wives · 1930 · 5.9
movieThe Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
as Mrs. Cohen · 1930 · 10.0
movieThe Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
as Melitta Cohen · 1929 · 9.0
movieFour Walls
as Benny's Mother · 1928 · 7.3
movieThe Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
as Mrs. Cohen · 1928 · 8.0
movieAn Affair of the Follies
as · 1927 · 9.0
moviePrivate Izzy Murphy
as Sara Goldberg · 1926 · 8.0
movieMillionaires
as Esther Rubens · 1926 · 9.0
movieKosher Kitty Kelly
as Mrs. Feinbaum · 1926 · 9.0
movieSweet Daddies
as Rose Finklebaum · 1926 · 7.0
movieThe Cohens and Kellys
as Mrs. Cohen · 1926 · 9.0
movieIn Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Rosie Potash · 1924 · 9.0
moviePotash and Perlmutter
as Rosie Potash · 1923 · 9.0
movieThe Good Provider
as Becky Binswanger · 1922 · 10.0
movieYour Best Friend
as Mrs. Esther Meyers · 1922 · 10.0
movieThe Greatest Love
as Mrs. Lantini · 1920 · 8.0
movieThe North Wind's Malice
as Rachel Guth · 1920 · 8.0