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Agnes Eyre Henkel
Agnes Eyre
Agnes Ayres
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia
Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1892 – December 25, 1940) was an American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era. She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in The Sheik and The Son of the Sheik opposite Rudolph Valentino.
She was born Agnes Eyre Henkel in Carbondale, Illinois to Solon and Emma Slack Henkel on April 4, 1898. She had an older brother named Solon William Henkel born in 1888.
Ayres began her career in 1914 when she was noticed by an Essanay Studios staff director and cast as an extra in a crowd scene. After moving to New York City with her mother to pursue…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Midnight Taxi
as Society Woman
Maid of Salem
as Townswoman (Uncredited)
Small Town Girl
as Catherine (uncredited)
The Donovan Affair
as Lydia Rankin
Into the Night
as Billie Mardon
Life in Hollywood No. 7
as Herself
Eve's Love Letters
as The wife
The Son of the Sheik
as Diana - Wife of the Sheik