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, Vera has toured the UK in lead roles for TARA and New Perspectives and performed as Fanny in Eastern Angles' hit Christmas show Mansfield Park & Ride. In London, she’s premiered new writing for Soho Theatre and Yellow Earth, and appeared in exciting revivals for Primavera and The New Factory of the Eccentric Actor. Whilst at Oxford, Vera toured Japan with a Thelma Holt/OUDS production of The Winter’s Tale.

On screen, she has worked for multi-BAFTA-winning Daniel Mulloy, Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing, Optimistic Productions and Sue Dunderdale. Vera has a host of shorts to her name, and has a couple of features in the pipeline.

Vera is founder and artistic director of Saltpeter Productions