Vera Gordon

Vera Gordon was born on Jun 11, 1886 in Russia. Vera Gordon's big-screen debut came with Humoresque directed by Frank Borzage in 1920.

American character actor of Russian heritage in silent films and early talkies. She emigrated with her family to the U.S. when she was seven years old. She became involved in the theatre even as a child and participated for several years in the Jewish theatre in New York. At the age of 34 she was cast by Frank Borzage in his version of 'Humoresque (1920)', and thereafter played in dozens of films, often as the family matriarch. She appeared in several films in the comedic Cohens and Kellys series. She died in 1948.