Vera Tschechowa
Vera Wilhelmowna Rust Tschechowa[1] (born 22 July 1940) is a German film actress, producer, director, and screenwriter. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1957 and was widely known as Elvis Presley's companion, particularly in connection with his Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (OPV) public booster- advocacy and which they both undertook during Presley's first year in Germany with the US Army (1959).
Vera Tschechowa | |
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 Tschechowa in Angel in a Taxi (1958) | |
| Born | Vera Wilhelmowna Rust 22 July 1940 Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Actress Producer Director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Spouse(s) | Hartmut Reck (divorced) Peter Paschek |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Ada Tschechowa Wilhelm Rust |
| Relatives | Olga Chekhova (grandmother) Michael Chekhov (grandfather) Alexander Chekhov (great-grandfather) Lev Knipper (great-uncle) Anton Chekhov (great-great uncle) Olga Knipper (great-great aunt) Marina Ried (first cousin once removed) |
Her mother Ada Tschechowa was the daughter of Michael Chekhov and Olga Chekhova. Vera herself appeared, on 6 June 1971. as one of 28 women under the banner We've had abortions! (Wir haben abgetrieben!) on the cover page of the West German magazine Stern. In that issue, 374 women publicly stated that they had had pregnancies terminated, which at that time was illegal.[2]
Selected filmography
- Widower with Five Daughters (1957)
- The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958), as Tamara
- Angel in a Taxi (1958), as Camilla
- The Muzzle (1958)
- Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (1958)
- My Ninety Nine Brides (1958)
- And That on Monday Morning (1959), as Monika
- The Young Sinner (1960), as Carola
- The Bread of Those Early Years (1962), as Ulla Wickweber
- Love at Twenty (1962)
- The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964), as Feder-Lissy
- Liebe und so weiter (1968), as Nina Michel
- Som hon bäddar får han ligga (1970), as Kristina
- The First Circle (1973), as Clara
- Das Amulett des Todes (1975), as Corinna
- Euridice BA 2037 (1975), as Eurydice
- Der Schimmelreiter (1978), as Vollina Harders
- Panic Time (1980), as Frau Dr. Wunder
- Desperado City (1981), as Hilke
- The Confessions of Felix Krull (1982, TV miniseries), as Maria Pia
- Dies rigorose Leben (1983), as Salka
- Tausend Augen (1984), as Victoria
- Bluebeard (1984, TV film), as Gisela
- Tarot (1986), as Charlotte
- Ein Heim für Tiere (1987–1991, TV series), as Dr. Julia Gessner
References
- "Genealogy - Geni - private profile - Genealogy". www.geni.com.
- Deutschland, Stiftung Deutsches Historisches Museum, Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik. "Gerade auf LeMO gesehen: LeMO Objekt: Druckgut Stern "Wir haben abgetrieben!"". www.hdg.de (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2019.