Vera Tschechowa

German actress (1940–2024)

Hartmut Reck (divorced)

Vadim Glowna

(m. 1967; div. 1990)

Peter Paschek

Children1 (adopted)Parent(s)Ada Tschechowa
Wilhelm RustRelativesOlga 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)

Vera Wilhelmowna Rust^[1] (22 July 1940 – 3 April 2024), known as Vera Tschechowa, was a German producer, director, screenwriter, and actress of Russian descent. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1996. She 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 U.S. Army (1959).

Her mother, Ada Tschechowa, was the daughter of Michael Chekhov (nephew of the Russian playwright and short story writer, Anton Chekov) and Olga Chekhova. Vera's name 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]

Vera Tschechowa died in Berlin on 3 April 2024, at the age of 83.^[3]

Selected filmography

Widower with Five Daughters (1957)
The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958), as Tamara
Angel in a Taxi (1958), as Camilla
The Muzzle (1958)
The Girl with the Cat Eyes [de] (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
Call Girls of Frankfurt [de] (1966), as Vera Paterny
Liebe und so weiter (1968), as Nina Michel
Som hon bäddar får han ligga [sv] (1970), as Kristina
The First Circle (1973), as Clara
Cold Blood [de] (1975), as Corinna
Euridice BA 2037 (1975), as Eurydice
Erika's Passions (1976, TV film), as Franziska
The Rider on the White Horse (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
Thousand Eyes [de] (1984), as Victoria
Bluebeard [pl] (1984, TV film), as Gisela
Tarot (1986), as Charlotte
Ein Heim für Tiere (1987–1991, TV series, 19 episodes), as Dr. Julia Gessner
The Post Office Girl (1988, TV film), as Clara van Boolen
Frei zum Abschuss (1989, TV film), as Marthe Ruben
Love at First Sight [de] (1991), as Elsa's Mother

References

^ "Genealogy - Geni - private profile - Genealogy". geni.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ Deutschland, Stiftung Deutsches Historisches Museum, Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik. "Gerade auf LeMO gesehen: LeMO Objekt: Druckgut Stern "Wir haben abgetrieben!"". hdg.de (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Deutsche Schauspielerin Vera Tschechowa ist tot". zeit.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2024.