Carmel Myers

1899-04-04 – 1980-11-09 (age 81) San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Carmel Myers was an American actress successful in, particularly, Silent films. She is best remembered for her performance as Egyptian seductress Iras in the 1925 epic Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

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Known For

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

as Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Iras

The Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)

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The Heiress at Coffee Dan's

1916

as Waitress

Svengali

1931

as Madame Honorine

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as Woman Journalist

Whistle Stop

1946

as Estelle

The Mad Genius

1931

as Sonya Preskoya

Lady for a Night

1942

as Mrs. Dickson

Nick and Nora

1975

1925 Studio Tour

1925

as Self

Beau Brummel

1924

as Lady Hester Stanhope

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926

as Agatha

The Careless Age

1929

as Ray

The Kiss

1921

as Erolinda Vargas

The Ship from Shanghai

1930

as Viola Thorpe

The City of Tears

1918

as Rosa Carillo

Reno

1923

as Mrs. Dora Carson Tappan

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The Stronger Sex

1930

as The Novelist

No Living Witness

1932

as Emilia