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Agnes Ayres
Acting

Agnes Ayres
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1892-04-04,Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
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 a career in acting, Ayres was spotted by actress Alice Joyce. Joyce noticed the physical resemblance the two shared, which eventually led to Ayres being cast in Richard the Brazen (1917) as Joyce's character's sister. Ayres' career began to gain momentum when Paramount Pictures founder Jesse Lasky began to take an interest in her. Lasky gave her a starring role in the Civil War drama Held by the Enemy (1920), and also lobbied for parts for her in several Cecil B. DeMille productions. It was during this time that Ayres married, and quickly divorced, Captain Frank P. Schuker, an army officer whom she had wed during World War I. She also began a romance with Lasky. In 1921, Ayres shot to stardom when she was cast as Lady Diana Mayo, an English heiress opposite "Latin lover" Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik. Ayres later reprised her role as Lady Diana in the 1926 sequel Son of the Sheik. Following the release of The Sheik, she went on to have major roles in many other films including The Affairs of Anatol (1921) starring Wallace Reid, Forbidden Fruit (1921), and Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1923). By 1923, Ayres' career began to wane following the end of her relationship with Jesse Lasky. She married Mexican diplomat S. Manuel Reachi in 1924. The couple had a daughter before divorcing in 1927. In 1929, Ayres lost her fortune and real estate holdings in the Crash of '29. That same year, she also appeared in her last major role in The Donovan Affair, starring Jack Holt. To earn money, she left acting and played the vaudeville circuit. She returned to acting in 1936, confident that she could make a comeback. Unable to secure starring roles and somewhat overweight, Ayres appeared in mostly uncredited bit parts, and finally retired from acting for good in 1937. After her retirement, Ayres became despondent and was eventually committed to a sanatorium. She also lost custody of her daughter to Reachi, in 1939. She died from a cerebral hemorrhage on December 25, 1940 at her home at the age of 42. She is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. For her contribution to motion pictures, Agnes Ayres has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6504 Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography

The Ten Commandments

6.566

The Ten Commandments
1923-11-23

The Story Without a Name

0

The Story Without a Name
1924-10-27

7

Hollywood
1923-08-19

The Donovan Affair

6

The Donovan Affair
1929-04-11

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

0

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922-11-05

5.9

The Sheik
1921-11-20

0

Racing Hearts
1923-07-15

The Affairs of Anatol

5.6

The Affairs of Anatol
1921-09-25

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

0

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961-05-24

The Son of the Sheik

6.3

The Son of the Sheik
1926-09-05

0

Too Much Speed
1921-06-05

0

Clarence
1922-10-15

0

The Guilty One
1924-06-08

0

The Ordeal
1922-05-21

Eve's Love Letters

6.3

Eve's Love Letters
1927-05-28

0

Mrs. Balfame
1917-04-09

1

Sacred Silence
1919-10-12

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

0

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942-01-01

6

Go and Get It
1920-07-18

Bought and Paid For

0

Bought and Paid For
1922-04-16

0

The Venturers
1917-08-01

Small Town Girl

6.2

Small Town Girl
1936-04-10

A Daughter of Luxury

0

A Daughter of Luxury
1922-01-01

5

Midnight Taxi
1937-04-04

0

Morals for Men
1925-12-01

A Little Ouija Work

0

A Little Ouija Work
1918-01-07

Forbidden Fruit

6.1

Forbidden Fruit
1921-01-03

5.5

Detained
1924-10-01

The Inner Voice

0

The Inner Voice
1920-09-03

Life in Hollywood No. 7

0

Life in Hollywood No. 7
1927-08-25

Her Market Value

0

Her Market Value
1925-02-09

The Marriage Maker

0

The Marriage Maker
1923-09-30

Don't Call It Love

0

Don't Call It Love
1924-01-06

The Love Special

0

The Love Special
1921-03-20

The Awful Truth

5

The Awful Truth
1925-04-06

The Heart Raider

0

The Heart Raider
1923-06-10

0

Cappy Ricks
1921-08-21

The Love Goddesses

6.3

The Love Goddesses
1965-03-03

0

The Furnace
1920-11-01

Held by the Enemy

0

Held by the Enemy
1920-10-24

5.9

Maid of Salem
1937-02-12

0

Motherhood
1917-03-26

0

The Debt
1917-04-23

Mammon and the Archer

0

Mammon and the Archer
1918-07-21