Agnes Ayres

Agnes Ayres

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1891-04-04
Deathday: 1940-12-25 (49 years old)

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Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1898 – 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.

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Filmography

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Movies 44

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The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses (1965)

Movie
Self
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

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

Movie
Self (scene with Rudolph Valentino)
Personality Parade

Personality Parade (1938)

Movie
Society Woman
Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi (1937)

Movie
Townswoman (Uncredited)
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem (1937)

Movie
Catherine (uncredited)
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl (1936)

Movie
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The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Movie
Lydia Rankin
The Donovan Affair

The Donovan Affair (1929)

Movie
Herself
Life in Hollywood No. 7

Life in Hollywood No. 7 (1927)

Movie
The Wife
Eve's Love Letters

Eve's Love Letters (1927)

Movie
Diana - Wife of the Sheik
The Son of the Sheik

The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Movie
Bessie Hayes
Morals for Men

Morals for Men (1925)

Movie
Lucy Satterly
The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth (1925)

Movie
Nancy Dumont
Her Market Value

Her Market Value (1925)

Movie
Mary Walsworth
The Story Without a Name

The Story Without a Name (1924)

Movie
Actress
Detained

Detained (1924)

Movie
Irene Short
The Guilty One

The Guilty One (1924)

Movie
Alice Meldrum
Don't Call It Love

Don't Call It Love (1924)

Movie
The Outcast
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (1923)

Movie
6
Alexandra Vancy
The Marriage Maker

The Marriage Maker (1923)

Movie
Agnes Ayres
Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

Movie
Virginia Kent
Racing Hearts

Racing Hearts (1923)

Movie
Muriel Gray - A Speed Girl
The Heart Raider

The Heart Raider (1923)

Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922)

Movie
Violet Pinney
Clarence

Clarence (1922)

Movie
Self
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown (1922)

Movie
Sybil Bruce
The Ordeal

The Ordeal (1922)

Movie
Virginia Blaine
Bought and Paid For

Bought and Paid For (1922)

Movie
Mary Fenton
A Daughter of Luxury

A Daughter of Luxury (1922)

Movie
Lady Diana Mayo
The Sheik

The Sheik (1921)

Movie
3.67
Annie Elliott
The Affairs of Anatol

The Affairs of Anatol (1921)

Movie
Florrie Ricks
Cappy Ricks

Cappy Ricks (1921)

Movie
Virginia MacMurran
Too Much Speed

Too Much Speed (1921)

Movie
Laura Gage
The Love Special

The Love Special (1921)

Movie
Mary Maddock
Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit (1921)

Movie
Folly Vallance
The Furnace

The Furnace (1920)

Movie
Rachel Hayne
Held by the Enemy

Held by the Enemy (1920)

Movie
Helen Allen
Go and Get It

Go and Get It (1920)

Movie
Madge Summers
Sacred Silence

Sacred Silence (1919)

Movie
Mary Marsden
The Venturers

The Venturers (1917)

Movie
Alys Crumley
Mrs. Balfame

Mrs. Balfame (1917)

Movie
The Mother
Motherhood

Motherhood (1917)

Movie
Secretary
His New Job

His New Job (1915)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1891-04-04

Deathday
1940-12-25 (49 years old)

Birth Name
Agnes Henkel

Birth Place
Carbondale, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Agnes Eyre Henkel, Agnes Eyre

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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