Agnes Ayres (born Agnes Eyre Henkel; April 4, 1891 – 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 opposite Rudolph Valentino.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022. 10:00

Agnes Ayres -Actress

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Profile :



Born Agnes Eyre Henkel,  April 4, 1891, Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.

Died December 25, 1940 (aged 49), Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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Other names Agnes Eyre, Agnes Rendleman

Occupation Actress

Years active 1914–1929, & 1936–1937

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Spouse(s)

1.Frank Schuker - ​(m. 1918; div. 1921)​

2.S. Manuel Reachi - ​(m. 1924; div. 1927)​

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Children 1

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Introduction :



Agnes Ayres (born Agnes Eyre Henkel; April 4, 1891 – 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 opposite Rudolph Valentino.

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Early life and career :



Agnes Eyre Henkel was born on April 4, 1891, in Carbondale, Illinois, the second child to Solon Augustus Henkel and Emma Slack Rendleman. She had an older brother, Solon William Henkel. After her father's death, her mother remarried to Franklin "Frank" Rendleman, a farmer, in 1895.[citation needed] She left school after completing the 8th grade,[citation needed] and the family moved to Chicago when Ayres was a teenager. She had ambitions to study law, and in 1910 she was working as a bookkeeper.




She 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 Manhattan, 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. During this period Ayres divorced Franklin "Frank" Schucker, 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 The 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 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.



Ayres lost her fortune and real estate holdings in the Wall Street Crash of 1929. 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 — but, unable to secure starring roles, and somewhat overweight, Ayres appeared in mostly uncredited bit parts and finally retired from acting for good in 1937.

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Later years and death :

                                                                with her daughter  Reachi.


After her retirement, Ayres became despondent and was eventually committed to a sanatorium. In 1939, she also lost custody of her daughter to Reachi.


She died from a cerebral hemorrhage on December 25, 1940, at her home in Hollywood, California, at the age of 49; she had been ill for several weeks. She is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. In 1960, Ayres was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6504 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.


Her daughter Maria Reachi had a small part in the movie East Side, West Side (1949).

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Selected filmography :




Year Title Role Notes

1914 The Masked Wrestler Uncredited

1915 His New Job Extra, Secretary Alternative title: Charlie's New Job

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1917

Motherhood The Mother Credited as Agnes Eyre

Lost film

The Debt Countess Ann Credited as Agnes Eyre

Lost film

Mrs. Balfame Alys Crumley Credited as Agnes Eyre

Hedda Gabler Credited as Agnes Eyre

The Mirror undetermined Credited as Agnes Eyre

Lost film

The Dazzling Miss Davison Lillian, Miss Davison's sister Credited as Agnes Eyre

Lost film

The Defeat of the City Alicia Van Der Pool Credited as Agnes Eyre

The Bottom of the Well Alice Buckingham

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1918

The Purple Dress Maida

The Enchanted Profile Ida Bates

Sisters of the Golden Circle Mrs. James Williams

One Thousand Dollars Margarett Hayden

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1919

The Girl Problem Helen Reeves

A Stitch in Time Lela Trevor

In Honor's Web Carson

Sacred Silence

The Gamblers Isabel Merson

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1920

A Modern Salome Helen Torrence Lost film

The Inner Voice Barbara

Go and Get It Helen Allen


1920 - *Held by the Enemy Rachel Hayne Lost film

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1921

The Love Special Laura Gage

Forbidden Fruit Mary Maddock

Too Much Speed Virginia MacMurran Unknown/presumably lost

Cappy Ricks Florrie Ricks Incomplete film

The Affairs of Anatol Annie Elliott


1921 - The Sheik Lady Diana Mayo

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1922

The Lane That Had No Turning Madelinette Lost film


1922 -*Bought and Paid For Virginia Blaine Lost film

The Ordeal Sybil Bruce Lost film


1922 - *A Daughter of Luxury Mary Fenton

Clarence Violet Pinney Lost film

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1923

The Heart Raider Muriel Gray (a speed girl)

Racing Hearts Virginia Kent Lost film

The Ten Commandments The Outcast

The Marriage Maker Alexandra Vancy Lost film

Don't Call It Love Alice Meldrum

Hollywood Herself (cameo) Lost film

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1924

When a Girl Loves Sasha Boroff

Bluff Betty Hallowell

1924 - *The Guilty One Irene Short

Detained Short film

The Story Without a Name Mary Walsworth Lost film

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1925

Tomorrow's Love Judith Stanley

Her Market Value Nancy Dumont

The Awful Truth Lucy Satterlee


1925-*Morals for Men Bessie Hayes

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1926

The Son of the Sheik Lady Diana

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1927

Eve's Love Letters The Wife

1928

Into the Night Billie Mardon

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1929

The Donovan Affair Lydia Rankin

Bye, Bye, Buddy Glad O'Brien

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1936

Small Town Girl Catherine Uncredited

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1937

Maid of Salem Bit Part Uncredited

Midnight Taxi Society woman Uncredited

Souls at Sea Bit Role Uncredited

Morning Judge Mrs. Kennedy


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*Agnes Ayres Speaking with a Colleague
(Original Caption) In movie land. At the Lasky Studios, Agnes Ayres finds the Stearns Knight a good location to do her business from.

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