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Agnes Ayres
Deceased

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Died aged 48
Also known asAgnes Eyre Henkel, Agnes EyreGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/04/1892Born inCarbondale, Illinois, USADied25/12/1940 (aged 48)Died inLos AngelesCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ255682 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#148821 ↗

Agnes Ayres was an American actress who rose to fame during the period of silent films. She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in The Sheik opposite Rudolph Valentino.

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Filmography30 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoMovieSelf (archive footage)69
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)MovieSelf (archive footage)50
1937Maid of SalemMovieTownswoman (Uncredited)45
1937Midnight TaxiMovieSociety Woman45
1936Small Town GirlMovieCatherine (uncredited)44
1929The Donovan AffairMovieLydia Rankin37
1927Life in Hollywood No. 7MovieHerself35
1927Eve's Love LettersMovieThe wife35
1926The Son of the SheikMovieDiana - Wife of the Sheik34
1925The Awful TruthMovieLucy Satterlee33
1925Tomorrow's LoveMovieJudith Stanley33
1924The Guilty OneMovieIrene Short32
1924When a Girl LovesMovieSasha Boroff32
1924The Story Without a NameMovieMary Walsworth32
1924DetainedMovie—32
1924Don't Call It LoveMovieAlice Meldrum32
1923HollywoodMovieAgnes Ayres31
1923The Ten CommandmentsMovieThe Outcast31
1922A Daughter of LuxuryMovieMary Fenton30
1922ClarenceMovieViolet Pinney30
1922Bought and Paid ForMovieVirginia Blaine30
1922The Lane That Had No TurningMovieMadelinette30
1921The SheikMovieLady Diana Mayo29
1921Too Much SpeedMovieVirginia MacMurran29
1921The Affairs of AnatolMovieAnnie Elliott29
1921Forbidden FruitMovieMary Maddock29
1920Go and Get ItMovieHelen Allen28
1919Sacred SilenceMovieMadge Summers27
1917The VenturersMovieMary Marsden25
1917Richard the BrazenMovieImogene25