Carmel Myers

Known for

Acting

Born

April 4, 1899

Birthplace

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

November 9, 1980 (aged 81)

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.

Best known work

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Svengali

1931

Whistle Stop

1946

The Mad Genius

1931

Tell It to the Marines

1926

1925 Studio Tour

1925

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

Beau Brummel

1924

The Conspirators

1944

Filmography

1980
Erte
as Self
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Woman Journalist
1975
Nick and Nora
1974
Chico and the ManTV
1948
Studio OneTV
1946
Whistle Stop
as Estelle
1944
The Conspirators
as Baroness von Kluge (uncredited)
1942
Pretty Dolly
as Mrs. Errol
1942
Lady for a Night
as Mrs. Dickson
1934
The Countess of Monte Cristo
as Flower Girl
1932
No Living Witness
as Emilia
1931
Nice Women
as Dorothy Drew
1931
Chinatown After Dark
as Madame Ying Su
1931
The Mad Genius
as Sonya Preskoya
1931
Pleasure
as Dorothy Whitney
1931
Svengali
as Madame Honorine
1931
The Lion and the Lamb
as Inez
1930
A Lady Surrenders
as Sonia
1930
The Stronger Sex
as The Novelist
1930
The Ship from Shanghai
as Viola Thorpe
1929
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
1929
Broadway Scandals
as Valeska
1929
The Careless Age
as Ray
1929
Careers
as The Woman Mme. André
1929
The Ghost Talks
as Marie Haley