Vera Drew is an American filmmaker, actress, and comedian. She is best known for her film The People's Joker, which she directed, wrote, produced and starred in.
Drew was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a teenager, she studied improv comedy through a Second City youth pilot program.
Drew has worked in entertainment television since 2009, including as an editor for On Cinema, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and Who Is America?. In 2019, Drew was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming for her work on Who Is America?.
The crowdfunded film The People's Joker, which she directed and starred in as the Joker, debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
Drew is a trans woman and resides in Los Angeles.