Vera was raised in Malaysia, read Archaeology and Anthropology at Oxford University, and trained as an actress at The Poor School in London.

Since graduating in 2007, theatrical productions have included highly successful, sell-out tours and runs for Eastern Angles, TARA, Soho Theatre, Primavera, New Perspectives, Yellow Earth, and The New Factory of the Eccentric Actor.

She has worked with filmmakers and artists including multiple BAFTA-winning Daniel Mulloy, Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing, Optimistic Productions, Lucy Pawlak, avant-garde musician Scanner, and BBC director Sue Dunderdale.