Vera Gordon

Known for ActingBorn 1886-06-09Died 1948-05-08

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland

The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa

Your Best Friend

The Good Provider

Michael O'Halloran

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

An Affair of the Follies

Millionaires

Kosher Kitty Kelly

The Cohens and Kellys

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter

Potash and Perlmutter

The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris

Private Izzy Murphy

The Greatest Love

The North Wind's Malice

Four Walls

Abie's Irish Rose

Sweet Daddies

You and Me

Stage Door Canteen

The Big Street

Madam Satan

Humoresque

The Living Ghost