Clara Beyers (c.1880 – c.1950?) was an American

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stock actress.A stock actress was an actress who was employed by the studio on a contract much like present day employee contracts. Beyers acted on stage for nine years before she began making films. She acted with stock theater companies in Omaha, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Vancouver. When she turned to film, she signed with the Balboa company. She was signed in 1913 and starred in 32 films before her retirement from film in 1922. She starred with

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in films such as '' His Picture''.

Filmography

*''The Field Foreman'' (1913) *''Just a Song at Twilight'' (1914) *''The Reform Candidate'' (1914) *''The Rector's Story'' (1914) (as Clara Byers) *'' Salomy Jane'' (1914) (as Clara Byers) *''

Mignon ''Mignon'' () is an 1866 ''opéra comique'' (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel '' Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre''. ...

'' (1915) *''The Bribe'' (1915) *''The Lily of Poverty Flat'' (1915) *'' Under Southern Skies'' (1915) (as Clara Byers) *''The Meddler'' (1915) *''The Law of Life'' (1916) *''The Strength of the Weak'' (1916) (as Clara Byers) *''His Brother's Pal'' (1916) *''The Crimson Trail'' (1916) *''Autumn'' (1916) (as Clara Byers) *''His World of Darkness'' (1916) *''Half a Rogue'' (1916) *''A Double Fire Deception'' (1916) *'' His Picture'' (1916) *''The Crystal's Warning'' (1916) *''The Come On'' (1916) *''Temptation and the Man'' (1916) *''The Narrow Path'' (1916) *''The Broken Spur'' (1916) *''Cheaters'' (1916) (as Clara Byers) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1917) *''The Beautiful Impostor'' (1917) *''To the Highest Bidder'' (1917) *'' The Sporting Life'' (1918) *''

L'apache ''L'apache'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by Adele Buffington in her first screenplay, John Lynch, and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Robert Elliott, Macey Harlam, Austin Webber, ...

'' (1919) *''

What Women Want ''What Women Want'' is a 2000 American romantic fantasy comedy film written by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, and Diane Drake, directed by Nancy Meyers, and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. The film was released on December 15, 2000 by ...

'' (1920) *'' The Black Bag'' (1922)

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